Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PFC 106 Andreev vs Darkk
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Andreev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Andreev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Darkk's guard.
Andreev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darkk is pulling down on Andreev's head to control his posture.
Andreev with a nice head shot there.
Andreev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darkk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andreev preventing the sweep.
Andreev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Andreev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk trying to keep a closed guard but Andreev is proving a slippery customer.
Andreev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andreev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Darkk pulls Andreev in close to his closed guard and prevents Andreev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Darkk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Andreev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Darkk's guard.
Darkk wants to improve his position but Andreev is controlling well.
Andreev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Andreev connects with a nice short shot to Darkk's temple.
Darkk trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
Andreev trying to control from Darkk's half guard. Darkk has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Darkk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andreev's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Andreev is looking for a triangle but Darkk pushes his legs off easily.
Darkk with a nice head shot there.
Darkk wants to pass the guard but Andreev is keeping the position.
Andreev is looking to sweep but instead, Darkk has passed into half guard. #SUB#
Andreev actively working from the bottom here.
Andreev trying to control from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Andreev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T3#
Andreev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Andreev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Darkk controlling the pace.
Andreev trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Andreev wants to hold on but Darkk pushes him away.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Darkk raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andreev tries to lock up and control but Darkk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andreev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andreev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darkk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Andreev wants to control but Darkk is having none of it.
Andreev is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darkk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andreev is trying to escape the mount.
Andreev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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 Alexey Andreev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Darkk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andreev throws out the jab. #TD#
Andreev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darkk to the mat! Darkk manages to get full guard.
Andreev working some strikes from top position.
Darkk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Darkk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andreev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andreev trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Darkk seems content to control.
Darkk is trying to control. Andreev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andreev tries to get to full guard but Darkk has control of the leg.
Andreev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Andreev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Andreev wants to sweep here but Darkk controlling him for the moment.
Andreev is working hard here to advance position.
Andreev working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Andreev throws his legs up looking for a submission but Darkk uses it to pass to side control.
Darkk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Andreev down.
Andreev wants to control but Darkk postures up.
Andreev sneaks back into half guard.
Andreev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T2#
Darkk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Andreev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Andreev being controlled here, momentarily.
Andreev working a defensive guard here.
Darkk tries to free his leg and advance position but Andreev is retaining full guard.
Darkk wants to control from the top but Andreev keeps moving. #T3##SUB#
Andreev is looking for a triangle but Darkk pushes his legs off easily.
Darkk tries to free his leg and advance position but Andreev is retaining full guard.
Darkk is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Andreev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darkk trying to control but Andreev is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Andreev has his foot on Darkk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Darkk works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Andreev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Darkk defends it easily.
Darkk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alexey Andreev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andreev is trying to control the position but Darkk postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andreev misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andreev misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Andreev dominated that second round.
That's time! Andreev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Darkk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andreev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Darkk throws a counter combo.
Andreev misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Andreev lands with a straight right. Darkk didn't see that one coming.
Andreev connects with a body shot that sends Darkk's belly button to the back.#TD#
Andreev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev is looking to stall here but Darkk recovers full guard.
Andreev works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T1##SUB#
Andreev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Darkk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Darkk is looking for a sweep. Andreev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andreev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andreev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Darkk trying to control but Andreev postures up.
Andreev wants to control but Darkk is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Andreev is trying to work for a kimura but Darkk is defending well.
Darkk is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andreev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darkk defending well though.
Darkk keeping hold of Andreev's head, controlling as best he can.
Darkk trying to control here.
Darkk is looking for a sweep. Andreev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andreev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darkk moves into full guard.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Darkk keeps moving.
Andreev is really struggling to control Darkk but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andreev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Andreev connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Darkk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andreev, pushing him back against the cage.
Andreev is working Darkk over against the cage.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk tries a body shot but Andreev blocks it. #BC#
Andreev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andreev works over Darkk's head and body with a nice combination.
Alexey Andreev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
A jab from Andreev misses.
Andreev connects with a jab.
Alexey Andreev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreev digs a good body shot into Darkk's ribs.
Andreev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darkk. Darkk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andreev tries for a takedown but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Darkk defending well as Andreev loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Andreev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andreev misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Darkk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk throws out a counter right but Andreev avoids it with no problem.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Andreev!
In his post fight interview, Alexey Andreev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: PFC 97 Mirage vs Kitano
Date: Apr 06, 2019

#R1#
Fda throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fda throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darkk tries to move into range but Fda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darkk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk tries a low kick but Fda avoids it.
Darkk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk wants to clinch.
Fda lunges at Darkk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkk's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Darkk does it's job there.
Darkk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fda under the eye.
Fda avoids the body shot from Darkk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fda! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fda throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Darkk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fda to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fda moves away.
Fda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Darkk tries to clinch up.
Fda keeps the fight on the outside.
Fda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.
Fda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fda misses with a straight left.
Darkk tries to clinch but Fda is having none of it.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darkk wants to land a leg kick but Fda is out of range.
Fda 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.
Darkk drops his hands momentarily and Fda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk throws a low kick but Fda avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Fda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk fails with an attempt to clinch. #T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Fda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fda. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fda.
Fda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fda throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darkk in his tracks.
Darkk lands with a cross.
Fda with a nice cross.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fda.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darkk missing with a left hand there. Fda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fda looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darkk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T3##CL#
Darkk has managed to clinch.
A short right from Fda on the inside.
Fda misses with some punches.
Fda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda lands a right hand.
Darkk gets through Fda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fda tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Fda back against the cage.
Fda jumps guard but Darkk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Darkk gets through Fda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Fda lands with a left to the head.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda prevents a body shot from Darkk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fda working aggressively here. #T4#
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Fda controls his hands.
Fda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darkk digs a right hand into Fda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fda's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fda struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fda throws a head punch that misses.
Fda takes a shot to the head.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Darkk.
Fda looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk works on Fda's body with a couple of short punches.
Darkk gets through Fda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Darkk.
Fda working aggressively here.
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 Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Darkk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Fda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fda checks a leg kick nicely.
Fda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Darkk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darkk wants to clinch but Fda slips to the side
and Fda counters with a straight right hand.
Darkk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fda's calf.
Fda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk connects with a jab.
Darkk is looking to clinch but Fda is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fda misses with a looping right.#CL#
Darkk closes the distance and pushes Fda back into the cage.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Fda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda blocks a body shot from Darkk.
Darkk tries to work over Fda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Darkk can't find room to land a body shot as Fda controls the action.
Darkk lands with a light punch inside.
Darkk pushes Fda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkk can't find room to land a body shot as Fda controls the action.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Fda.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fda.
Darkk tries to work over Fda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fda prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fda backwards.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Fda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fda fails to pull guard.
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fda working aggressively here. #T2#
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda misses with the head strike.
Fda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fda prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Fda scores with a nice hook 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!
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darkk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkk.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
Fda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ebeneezer Darkk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Fda controls his hands.
Darkk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fda can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fda.
Darkk scores with a shoulder strike.
Fda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Fda.
Fda misses with the head strike.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Fda backwards. #T3#
Fda misses with a body punch.
Fda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darkk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Fda.
Darkk tries to work over Fda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Fda controls his hands.
Fda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darkk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fda can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Darkk.
Fda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fda or not.
Fda is breathing heavily.
Darkk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Darkk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darkk.
Darkk cracks Fda with a nice body shot.
Darkk lands a right hand.
Darkk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Fda blocks a body shot from Darkk.
A short left from Darkk.
Darkk lands a left hand.
Fda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darkk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Darkk gets through Fda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Fda misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk lands with a left to the head.
Darkk lands a body punch.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fda misses with some punches.
Darkk lands a body shot.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darkk smiles and moves away.
Fda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fda throws a body shot but no joy.
Fda misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Fda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darkk throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC#
Fda is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Fda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fda.
Fda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fda looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Darkk clobbers Fda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fda scores with a nice right hand.
Fda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fda is still on wobbly legs! Can Darkk finish him?
Darkk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darkk drops Fda with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fda! Darkk dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: PFC 89 Alzheimer vs Larusso 3
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Tetsuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Tetsuo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darkk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Tetsuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tetsuo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Darkk instigates a clinch.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Tetsuo throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Tetsuo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darkk tries a body shot but Tetsuo blocks it.
Tetsuo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tetsuo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkk.
Tetsuo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
Tetsuo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk tries to throw a body punch but Tetsuo avoids it by throwing Darkk back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Darkk.
Darkk lands a body punch.
Tetsuo is breathing heavily.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tetsuo swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tetsuos head. #T1#
Tetsuo swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD#
Tetsuo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darkk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darkk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tetsuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darkk wants to sweep but no luck.
Tetsuo landing with the ground and pound.
Darkk controls Tetsuo momentarily but Tetsuo frees himself. #T2##SUB2#
Darkk looking for a guillotine here but Tetsuo defends easily.
Tetsuo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Darkk looking to control.
Darkk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Darkk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Darkk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3#
Tetsuo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Darkk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tetsuo's head.
Tetsuo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darkk.
Tetsuo moves into full guard.
Tetsuo looking for a sweep. Not yet Tetsuo, not yet.
Tetsuo is pulling down on Darkk's head. It's preventing any offense from Darkk, at least for the moment.
Darkk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tetsuo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tetsuo keeping moving, preventing Darkk from controlling successfully.
Darkk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tetsuo's head.
Tetsuo controlling Darkk's posture.
Darkk trying to control the position from guard on top but Tetsuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tetsuo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Tetsuo throws a series of punches but Darkk avoids them all with ease.
Darkk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tetsuo's hands.
Tetsuo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darkk. Darkk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Darkk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Tetsuo controls his hands.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Tetsuo has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Tetsuo lands a right hand.
Tetsuo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tetsuo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tetsuo gets through Darkk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tetsuo scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Tetsuo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkk.
Tetsuo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Tetsuo has Darkk pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tetsuo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Darkk tumbling to the mat - Tetsuo dives into Darkk's guard.
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Tetsuo from controlling successfully. #T1#
Darkk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Darkk is trying to keep Tetsuo in close.
Darkk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Darkk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tetsuo passes into side control.
Darkk is looking to regain half guard here but Tetsuo keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tetsuo working away.
Darkk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tetsuo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tetsuo trying to control from half guard but Darkk is working away.
Jurgen Tetsuo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tetsuo prevents Darkk from improving his position.
Tetsuo not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Darkk taking some punishment here, with Tetsuo in his half guard.
Darkk has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ground and pound from Tetsuo.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darkk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tetsuo looking to pass the guard.
Tetsuo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tetsuo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Darkk isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tetsuo stacks Darkk on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tetsuo!
Darkk tries to buck Tetsuo off but Tetsuo is having none of it.#T4#
Tetsuo working the head and body with strikes.
Darkk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Darkk is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Darkk wants to get back to full guard.
Tetsuo works his way into side control.
Darkk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tetsuo off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Tetsuo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Tetsuo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Darkk needs to keep his hands up - Tetsuo had a free shot at his head there.
Darkk lands a jab to Tetsuo's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Darkk misses with a body shot. #TD#
Tetsuo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darkk was covering up waiting for the punch and Tetsuo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darkk looking for a sweep. Not yet Darkk, not yet.
Darkk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetsuo showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Darkk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tetsuo passes into half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Darkk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tetsuo lands strikes from half guard.
Darkk has hold of Tetsuo's hands but Tetsuo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tetsuo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tetsuo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Darkk wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Tetsuo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darkk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ROC#
Darkk is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tetsuo lands a nice short elbow.
Darkk is still in real trouble! Can Tetsuo finish him?
Tetsuo lands a big elbow - Darkk is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tetsuo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurgen Tetsuo!
A very excited looking Jurgen Tetsuo 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: PFC 85 Andreev vs Gravas
Date: Jan 26, 2019

#R1#
Reid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk moves forwards but Reid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darkk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Reid connects with a leg kick. Darkk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk slips a jab from Reid.
Darkk is looking for a counter combo.
Reid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darkk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reid tries to clinch there but Darkk circles away.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid cracks Darkk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darkk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darkk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Reid jabs Darkk right on the nose. Darkk blinks but takes it well.
Reid throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reid.
Darkk throwing a counter right hand but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaheim Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reid's corner calls for a 1-2. Reid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
That kick from Reid tenderised Darkk's leg. Darkk is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Darkk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reid lands a nice shot that snaps Darkk's head back.
Reid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Reid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk throws the left hand but Reid avoids the punch easily.
Darkk backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reid is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darkk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Darkk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reid.
Darkk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reid swings widly with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a one-two to the body.
Reid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darkks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Darkk slips under a jab.
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darkk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Reid.
Reid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Reid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It appears Darkk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reid throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Reid throws a front kick aimed at Darkk's knee but Darkk avoids it well.
Darkk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for Reid.
Darkk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Darkk.
It looked like Darkk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reid.
Reid missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk throwing a counter right hand but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid digs a good body shot into Darkk's ribs.
Darkk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reid looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reid misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Reid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darkk doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaheim Reid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Reid misses the shot to the body.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reid misses with a kick to the body
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaheim Reid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkk moves out of range as Reid throws a body kick.
Darkk checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reid pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darkk back to the cage. Reid follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Darkk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reid misses with a lunging right hand #KD#
and Darkk counters with a crisp one two that drops Reid! Darkk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Reid to his feet! Reid is in big trouble!#ROC#
Reid is rocked!
Reid misses with a hook
and Darkk counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: PFC 78 Andreev vs Darkk
Date: Dec 08, 2018

#R1#
Andreev misses with a left hand
and Darkk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Andreev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Andreev.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Andreev looks to land a combination. Darkk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good shot there by Andreev.
Andreev blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darkk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andreev misses with a body shot. #T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Andreev.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andreev.
It seemed like Darkk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andreev connects with a right hand. Darkk shakes it off.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andreev.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Alexey Andreev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreev digs a good hook to Darkk's body.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darkk sprawls well. Darkk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andreev gets slowly back to his feet.
Darkk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andreev with a body shot.#T2#
The fighters circling - Andreev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Andreev misses the target.
Andreev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andreev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Jab from Darkk.#T3#
Andreev throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Ebeneezer Darkk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andreev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance.
Darkk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darkk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andreev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T4#
Darkk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andreev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darkk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andreev shoots for a double leg takedown but Darkk sprawls well. He's pushed Andreev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andreev throws a combination that misses
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andreev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darkk slips a jab from Andreev.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Andreev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Andreev throws out a powerful jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Darkk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Andreev has got the better of the exchanges.
Andreev misses with a takedown attempt #KD2#
and Darkk counters with a nice right hand that sends Andreev toppling to the canvas! Andreev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Darkk finish him?!#ROC2#
Andreev is rocked!
Darkk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andreev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andreev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darkk. #T1#
Andreev scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Andreev misses the target.
Darkk misses with a lunging right hand
and Andreev counters with a nice uppercut.
Andreev misses with a looping right.
Darkk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andreev misses with a looping left.
Darkk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Nice jab there from Andreev.
Darkk swings for the body but Andreev moves out of range.
Andreev throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Andreev's front leg but catches the back leg as Andreev tries to avoid it.
Andreev connects with the punch.
Andreev lunges at Darkk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkk's hand.
Andreev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T3#
Andreev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darkk swivels and escapes.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darkk sprawls well. Darkk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andreev gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Darkk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andreev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andreev takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Andreev swinging wildly here.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Andreev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andreev throws a big shot that misses.
Andreev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Darkk responds with a good body kick, but Andreev manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Andreev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darkk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Darkk slips a straight right by Andreev.
Alexey Andreev is winning the standup battle so far.
Andreev throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk flicks out a counter leg kick but Andreev steps away.
Andreev fails with the takedown.
Darkk unleashes a big counter combination but Andreev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Darkk enables Andreev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Darkk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andreev trying to control but Darkk is working from the bottom. #T1#
Darkk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Darkk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreev stopping the sweep attempt from Darkk.
Andreev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Darkk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andreev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andreev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andreev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andreev postures up in Darkk's guard and throws a big left but Darkk blocks it. #SUB2#
Andreev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Andreev's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Darkk looking for a sweep. Not yet Darkk, not yet.
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
Andreev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darkk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darkk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andreev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Darkk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andreev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darkk's hands.#T3#
Darkk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darkk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Darkk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andreev throws a series of punches but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk throws out a counter right but Andreev avoids it with no problem.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
It looked like Andreev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Darkk.
Andreev throws a right and a left that Darkk avoids nicely. #T4#
Andreev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darkk defends it nicely.
Andreev lands with a nice combination. Darkk backs away looking to recover.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Andreev clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev'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#
Andreev misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkk throws a body kick that misses
and Darkk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk feints and then cracks Andreev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andreev down.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Andreev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Andreev blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darkk throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Andreev shoots in for a takedown but Darkk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darkk scores with a body shot.
Darkk stuffs the takedown.
Andreev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Darkk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Andreev.
Darkk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T2#
Andreev scores with a nice strike.
Andreev misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Darkk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andreev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darkk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darkk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andreev throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Darkk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Andreev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T3#
Darkk is trying to get back to full guard.
Darkk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darkk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Darkk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andreev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreev trying to control the position but Darkk is working away.
Darkk has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Andreev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #SUB#
Andreev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Darkk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Darkk tries to buck Andreev off but Andreev is having none of it.#T4#
Darkk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Andreev off and has taken his back!
Andreev rolls, trying to escape but Darkk keeps control of the position.
Andreev covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Darkk lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Darkk punishes Andreev with strikes from the back mount.
I really don't envy Andreev right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andreev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
I really don't envy Andreev right now.
Darkk lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Andreev throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andreev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Andreev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Darkk's half guard.
Darkk manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Darkk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1##SUB2#
Andreev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darkk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andreev has managed to get both his arms back between Darkk's legs - danger averted.
Andreev showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Darkk working for a triangle but Andreev defends it easily.
Andreev postures up and lands a big shot to Darkk's brow. #SUB2#
Darkk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andreev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andreev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Andreev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andreev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andreev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Andreev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andreev distracts Darkk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andreev throws a big elbow that misses.
Darkk controls Andreev momentarily but Andreev frees himself.
Darkk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Darkk keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Andreev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darkk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andreev has managed to get both his arms back between Darkk's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Darkk has his foot on Andreev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andreev works his way back into a safe position though.
Andreev trying to control but Darkk is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Andreev misses with a takedown
and Darkk counters with a left to the body. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andreev connects with a body shot.
Andreev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darkk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darkk throws a counter combo.
Andreev throws a nice looking combination but Darkk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darkk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andreev with a body shot.
Andreev throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkk throws a body kick that misses
and Andreev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Andreev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andreev 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 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev retains his middleweight title!
Alexey Andreev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC 70 Fitzpatrick vs Van Gaal
Date: Oct 27, 2018

#R1#
Kansleri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kansleri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darkk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kansleri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk lands a slapping body shot.
Kansleri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Kansleri wants to slow Darkk down by chopping away at his legs.
Kansleri misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darkk misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Kansleri as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kansleri.
Darkk throws a leg kick
and Kansleri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kansleri cracks Darkk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darkk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Kansleri lands with a shot to the body.
Kansleri cracks Darkk with an open hand slap.
Darkk tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Kansleri.
Kansleri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darkk back to the cage. Kansleri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Darkk digs a good body shot into Kansleri's ribs.#T1#
Kansleri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kansleri 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.
Darkk moves in looking to clinch but Kansleri pushes him off.
Kansleri looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Kansleri throws out a leg kick but Darkk moves out of range and Kansleri only half commits. #CL#
Darkk has managed to clinch.
Darkk lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Kansleri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkk tests Kansleri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darkk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kansleri misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Darkk tries to clinch there but Kansleri circles away.
Kansleri misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Kansleri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Kansleri's knee but Kansleri avoids it well.
Darkk tries to clinch but Kansleri moves away
and Kansleri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk scores with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Darkk there.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kansleri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darkk misses with an uppercut
enabling Kansleri to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Darkk swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kansleri to counter with a crisp jab.
Kansleri throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Darkk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kansleri tries a head kick but it misses.
Kansleri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kansleri looks to land a combination but Darkk avoids it well.
Kansleri throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansleri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Darkk throws a head kick but Kansleri moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Darkk. That snapped Kansleri's head back.
Kansleri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darkk with a jab.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Kansleri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kansleri with a nice cross.
Kansleri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kansleri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kansleri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Darkk tries to clinch
and Kansleri counters with a thumping low kick.
Darkk feints and then cracks Kansleri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kansleri down.
Darkk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Kansleri slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Kansleri.
Kansleri cracks Darkk with a good jab.
A big right from Kansleri misses.
Kansleri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
Darkk sizes up Kansleri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darkk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kansleri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darkk's hands.
Darkk is looking to clinch.
Darkk connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kansleri.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kansleri. Darkk shrugs it off though.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kansleri.
The fighters circling - Kansleri throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Kansleri throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Kansleri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkk slips under a jab from Kansleri.
Darkk doesn't manage to clinch there - Kansleri circles away.
It seemed like Kansleri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That kick from Darkk tenderised Kansleri's leg. Kansleri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kansleri throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkk tries to clinch up but Kansleri circles away and keeps his distance.
Kansleri throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kansleri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kansleri scores with a spinning back kick!#CL#
Darkk rushes Kansleri and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Kansleri manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kansleri missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kansleri throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansleri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kansleri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rauta Kansleri dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Kansleri misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Kansleri cracks Darkk with a good jab.
Kansleri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kansleri keeps the fight on the outside.
Kansleri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kansleri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Kansleri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Kansleri looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Kansleri moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Darkk lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kansleri misses the target.
Kansleri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kansleri there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Kansleri gets tackled into the cage by Darkk. Darkk maintains the clinch.
Kansleri swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansleri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Kansleri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Kansleri.
Darkk tries a body shot but Kansleri blocks it.
A hook to the body from Kansleri.
Kansleri can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kansleri fails to land.
Kansleri blocks an uppercut.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Kansleri.
Darkk lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Kansleri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darkk tries to clinch but Kansleri is having none of it.
Darkk scores with a decent looking hook.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kansleri.
Kansleri looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Darkk is looking to counter the offense by Kansleri and move into the clinch.
Kansleri throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk tries to clinch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Kansleri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Darkk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kansleri.
Kansleri throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Kansleri tries to keep at a distance but Darkk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kansleri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kansleri blocks a body shot from Darkk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kansleri lands a nice shot to the body.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kansleri lands a hook that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Kansleri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Darkk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkk lands a shoulder strike.
Darkk misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kansleri fails to land.
Kansleri can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Kansleri lands an uppercut.
Kansleri lands a body punch. #BC2#
Kansleri breaks the clinch.
Kansleri swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Kansleri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darkk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Kansleri.#T3#
Kansleri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansleri.
Kansleri throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Kansleri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darkk scores with a nice strike.
Kansleri misses with an uppercut.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkk tries to clinch up.
Kansleri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
Darkk cracks Kansleri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Darkk moves into range and clinches up with Kansleri.
Kansleri tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Kansleri back against the cage. #BC2#
Kansleri manages to break the clinch.
Kansleri lands an overhand right.#CL#
Darkk has managed to clinch.
Kansleri misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Kansleri tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Kansleri back against the cage.
Darkk lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Kansleri's head.
Darkk blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Kansleri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Darkk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kansleri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kansleri is breathing heavily.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Kansleri blocking some punches.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kansleri blocking some punches.
Darkk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkk cracks Kansleri with a nice body shot.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
A short body shot lands from Darkk as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk scores with a shoulder strike.
Kansleri throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Kansleri looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Darkk clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Darkk.
Darkk works on Kansleri's body with a couple of short punches.
Darkk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Kansleri blocks an uppercut.
Kansleri blocks a body shot from Darkk.
Kansleri tries to break the clinch but Darkk is controlling the position.
A short left from Darkk.
Kansleri tries to break free but Darkk pushes him back against the cage.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ebeneezer Darkk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kansleri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darkk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kansleri or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk scores with a hook to the body.
Darkk lands a body punch.
Darkk pushes Kansleri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kansleri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darkk digs a right hand underneath Kansleri's ribcage. Kansleri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kansleri blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Kansleri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kansleri misses with the head strike.
Darkk gets through Kansleri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Kansleri's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kansleri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kansleri misses with the head strike.
Darkk lands a left hand.
Darkk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darkk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kansleri backwards.
Darkk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kansleri is trying to break the clinch but Darkk has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Darkk as the two fighters clinch.
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk works on Kansleri's body with a couple of short punches.
Darkk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kansleri.
Darkk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darkk.#T2#
Kansleri tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Kansleri back against the cage.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Kansleri working hard to break the clinch.
Darkk keeps control of Kansleri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kansleri blocks an uppercut.
Kansleri is trying to break free.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Darkk.
Kansleri lands a hook that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Kansleri working aggressively here.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk lands a nice shot to the body.
Darkk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kansleri backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkk.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kansleri blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Darkk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kansleri working aggressively here.
Kansleri working aggressively here.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.
Kansleri tries to work over Darkk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkk scores with a hook to the body.
Darkk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Darkk.
Darkk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kansleri can do to turn this around?
Darkk tries to work over Kansleri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Darkk.
Kansleri blocks a body shot from Darkk.
Kansleri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kansleri working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Darkk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darkk scores with a hook to the body.
Kansleri takes a shot to the head.
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darkk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Kansleri's head. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Kansleri's head.
Kansleri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kansleri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk is working Kansleri over against the cage.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kansleri backwards. #ROC#
Kansleri is rocked!
Darkk working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Darkk.
Kansleri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darkk prevents Kansleri from breaking the clinch.
Darkk tries a body shot but Kansleri blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Kansleri is trying to break the clinch but Darkk has him pressed against the cage.
Kansleri working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Darkk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebeneezer Darkk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darkk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: PFC 59 Brophy vs Gaetz II*
Date: Aug 25, 2018

#R1#
Darkk lands a jab to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a hook. Darkk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darkk checks a low kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab.
Darkk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Darkk drives through and clinches with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop against the cage.
Darkk tries to break the clinch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is controlling the position.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A shot in the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk gets through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darkk gets through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
A body shot lands from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk can't find room to land a body shot as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop controls the action.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's shoulder, as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to avoid the shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop walks into a stiff left hand from Darkk.
Darkk avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws the kick towards the body but Darkk avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is just out of range.#T2#
Darkk misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Darkk punishes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a nice straight punch.
Darkk takes a swing at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's ribcage but misses.
Darkk throws a jab but it's blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop flicks out a counter leg kick but Darkk steps away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darkk connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body kick.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Darkk misses its intended target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter with a clinch but Darkk shakes him off and moves away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a kick to the midsection.#CL#
Darkk closes the distance and pushes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back into the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darkk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can turn it around.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Darkk taking a breather.
Darkk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darkk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop working aggressively here. #BC2#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Darkk cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Darkk coming out on top.
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!
Darkk misses with a hook. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducked under it nicely.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away and avoids it.
Darkk takes a swing at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Darkk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a wild body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop needs to keep his hands up - Darkk had a free shot at his head there.
Darkk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Darkk throws out a loose jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a counter combo.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips the punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darkk is looking to counter the offense by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop and move into the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab from Darkk.
A punch combination from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Darkk.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darkk scores with a sloppy right hand. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop should have avoided that one.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T1#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a head kick.
Darkk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Darkk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Nice defenses there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A telegraphed right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop! But no joy.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swinging wildly here. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk is looking to chop away at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's legs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop saw that one coming.
Darkk is looking to chop away at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's legs.
Darkk throws a low kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darkk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. That's going to slow Darkk down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab.
A low kick from Darkk is predictable there
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a good, hard body kick but Darkk shrugs it off.
Darkk throws a low kick, looking for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leg but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to score with a low kick but Darkk checks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk swings for the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a nice head kick!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a punch to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop - that will leave a mark! #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk connects with a right hand. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shakes it off.
Darkk connects with a right hand. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shakes it off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Darkk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. That did some damage!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkk connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets a clinch.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Darkk blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
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 Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body kick.
Darkk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darkk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk with a hook.
Darkk jabs Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop right on the nose. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blinks but takes it well.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk fails to land with a series of punches.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a straight right.
Darkk throws out a loose jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a sloppy head kick and Darkk moves out of range easily. #T1#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings widly with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thinking.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop drops his hands momentarily and Darkk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the body shot from Darkk.
Darkk throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darkk counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
An inside leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Darkk clobbers Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darkk misses with a head kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Darkk misses with a hook. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducked under it nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a right and a left that Darkk avoids nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, right into the meat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL2#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rushes Darkk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.#T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to get back to striking at distance but Darkk won't allow it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk tries a body shot but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks an uppercut.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk stalling in the clinch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop improves position.
Darkk is pushing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darkk.
Darkk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Darkk controlling the action here for a moment.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop digs a right hand underneath Darkk's ribcage. Darkk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body shot.
A short right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a shot to the side of Darkk's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.#CL2#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves into range and clinches up with Darkk.
Darkk stalling the fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darkk avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darkk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.#T1#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darkk throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks it.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darkk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scrambles back to his feet.#CL#
Darkk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Darkk breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to score with a low kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk throws a jab when Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range.
Darkk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Darkk.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Darkk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a left to the body.
Darkk misses with a hook. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducked under it nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut.
Darkk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out a leg kick but Darkk moves out of range and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop only half commits.
Darkk throws a low kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it.
Darkk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop in his tracks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Darkk as he checks the leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away from the strike by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darkk throws out a loose jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk throws a jab when Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T3#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with an uppercut that bounces Darkk off the cage and back into range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #ROC2#
Darkk is rocked!
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Darkk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a series of punches but Darkk avoids them all with ease.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk seems to have got his legs back now.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darkk doesn't seem bothered though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a looping right.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk swings for the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Darkk instigates a clinch. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Darkk breaks from the clinch.
Darkk misses with a leg kick
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a body kick.
Darkk throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Darkk scores with a jab.
A solid body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A head kick misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk sets himself, and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps forward looking for the clinch! Darkk avoids it this time.
That kick from Darkk tenderised Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leg. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop just manages to avoid it.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkk swings away with a body shot that misses #CL2#
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkk.
Darkk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop working aggressively here.
Darkk swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Darkk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Darkk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darkk connects with a nice looking jab.
Darkk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is able to avoid easily.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darkk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range as Darkk strikes.#CL#
Darkk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a left to the head.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darkk lands a body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Darkk.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darkk cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darkk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop at a distance.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Darkk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darkk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darkk misses the body punch
letting Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counter with a right hand.
Darkk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop - just one landing.
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!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.#T4#
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a series of punches but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a chopping leg kick but Darkk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Darkk cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darkk counters with a right hand to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Darkk misses with a body shot
and Darkk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk misses with a hook to the body
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebeneezer Darkk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, 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: PFC 54 Com vs Stone*
Date: Jul 28, 2018

#R1#
Clifton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Darkk does no damage.
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clifton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
A punch lands to the side of Clifton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clifton throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darkk jabs Clifton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Clifton blocks a jab.
Clifton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Darkk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Darkk
and Clifton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Darkk looks to clinch
and Clifton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkk throws a head kick that half lands.
Darkk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clifton looks to land a combination but Darkk avoids it well.
Darkk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Clifton down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clifton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clifton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Clifton.
It looked like Darkk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tony Clifton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clifton walks into a stiff left hand from Darkk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk feints and then cracks Clifton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clifton down.
Darkk checks a low kick from Clifton.
No joy there for Clifton, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T2#
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk punishes Clifton's body with a nice straight punch.
Clifton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darkk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clifton scrambles back to his feet.
Clifton throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
Clifton throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clifton.
It appears Darkk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Clifton swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clifton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Clifton counters with a body kick.#T3#
Clifton throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clifton looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Clifton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Clifton misses with a hook to the body
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk throws the kick towards the body but Clifton avoids it.
Clifton lands a head kick. Darkk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darkk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clifton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clifton.
Clifton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clifton misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Clifton throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk cracks Clifton with a right hand to the side of the head.#T4#
Darkk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clifton manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Clifton misses with a right hand
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk lands a nice looking body shot.
Darkk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clifton's hands.#CL#
Darkk has Clifton up against the cage in a clinch.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifton.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Clifton.
A body shot lands from Darkk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clifton misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Clifton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Clifton controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Darkk moves into the clinch successfully.
Darkk lands a body punch.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Clifton fails to land.
Darkk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clifton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darkk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Clifton.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk is stalling here.
Clifton blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton blocks an uppercut.
Clifton pushes off an throws an elbow but Darkk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clifton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clifton delivers a nice body kick.#T1#
Darkk tries to move into range but Clifton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darkk throws a leg kick
and Clifton counters with a solid body kick.
Clifton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darkk counters with a solid body kick.
Clifton blocks a low kick nicely.
Clifton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick from Clifton.
Clifton misses with a jab to the body
and Darkk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Clifton tenderised Darkk's leg. Darkk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clifton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Clifton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clifton.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Clifton slips the punch.
Clifton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clifton looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Darkk misses its target.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Clifton.
Clifton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Darkk misses its target.
Jab by Darkk.
Clifton keeps Darkk at a distance using the push kick.
Darkk throws a shot to the body.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
Clifton throws a hook but Darkk blocks it.
Darkk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clifton manages to avoid it.
Clifton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clifton's hands.#ROC#
Clifton is rocked!
Darkk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clifton is still on wobbly legs! Can Darkk finish him?
Clifton is breathing heavily.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clifton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clifton seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
Darkk swings for the body but Clifton moves out of range.
Darkk throws a low kick but Clifton moves out of range easily.
Darkk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clifton can do to turn this around?
Darkk throws a jab when Clifton was well out of range.
Darkk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clifton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Clifton stalks Darkk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Darkk's face. Darkk staggers backwards, shaken.
Clifton loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Darkk misses its target.
Clifton looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Clifton throws a nice looking combination but Darkk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clifton misses with a body shot
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkk is looking to wear down Clifton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clifton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.#T4#
Darkk misses with a hook.
Clifton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk scores with a spinning back kick!
Darkk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clifton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darkk drops Clifton with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Clifton! Darkk dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebeneezer Darkk!
Ebeneezer Darkk retains his lightweight title!

Event: PFC 49 Com vs Darkk*
Date: Jun 30, 2018

#R1#
Com misses with a low kick.
Com tries to work over Darkk's front leg with a kick but Darkk checks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Com or perhaps it was just good defense by Darkk, which made it look bad.
Despite the aggression on Darkk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Com throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Darkk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Com misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Darkk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Com, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Com.
We've been hearing reports that Com has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#BC#
Com pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Com walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Com walks into a straight right hand from Darkk.
Darkk tries to move into range but Com moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donk. Darkk catches Com right on the button with a cross.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Com sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Com is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Com avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Com checks the leg kick.
Com takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Com wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
Com checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Com feints and then cracks Darkk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darkk down. #T1#
Com misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Darkk coming out on top.
Com bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Com. That's going to slow Darkk down.
An inside leg kick from Com misses.
Darkk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Com throws a right and a left that Darkk avoids nicely.
Darkk cracks Com with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darkk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Com.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
Darkk slips a straight right by Com.
Darkk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Darkk moves out of range as Com strikes.
Ebeneezer Darkk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Com tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Com scores with a takedown into Darkk's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Darkk has control of Com's left arm, preventing Com from doing any damage.
Com trying to control but Darkk is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Com accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darkk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Com stands and throws Darkk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Com taking a break here but Darkk is having none of it and regains half guard.
Com prevents Darkk from improving his position.#T3#
Com missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Com not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Com not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Com missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Com is pressing down on Darkk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Darkk is holding on for now.
Com has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Darkk keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Darkk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Com. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Com wants to pass to mount but Darkk is defending the position.
Darkk is looking for a sweep. Com is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Com is looking to take a break and control but Darkk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darkk is trying is best to control the position here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Darkk blocks a low kick nicely.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Com slips a straight right by Darkk.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses.
Com walks into a left hand.
Com listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darkk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Com delivers a nice body kick.
Darkk lands a lovely overhand right.
Com throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk tries a quick counter leg kick but Com is wise to it.
Com cracks Darkk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Darkk finds it's way through Com's defenses.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Com saw that one coming.
Darkk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Com looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darkk clobbers Com with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Com has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Darkk slips under a jab from Com.
Com is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
Darkk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Com.
Com throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk throws a body punch but Com moves out of range.
Com misses with a low kick.
Com uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
Com swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range. #T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Com.
Darkk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darkk lands a nice looking body shot.
Darkk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Com.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Com.
Darkk is looking to clinch.
Com throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darkk's waist but Darkk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Com off to one side.
Darkk walks into a left hand.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Com was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Com lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Com swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Com looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL2#
Darkk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Com swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Com misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Com goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Com lands a hook that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Darkk drives through and clinches with Com against the cage. #T2#
Com has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Com lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk works on Com's body with a couple of short punches.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Com controls his hands. #BC#
Com breaks the clinch.
Com keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a hook.
Com throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Com misses its intended target. #TD#
Com throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darkk was covering up waiting for the punch and Com finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Com pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darkk is keeping the position for now.
Com throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Com from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Com throwing strikes from guard but Darkk blocks nicely.
Darkk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Com is one step ahead there.
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Com from controlling successfully.
Com throws an elbow that misses. Darkk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Com's guard. Nice move by Darkk!#REVB#
Com keeping moving, preventing Darkk from controlling successfully. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Com wants to sweep here but Darkk controlling him for the moment.
Bomb Com overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darkk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Com swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Com throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darkk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Darkk trying to control but Com is working from the bottom.
Darkk preventing the sweep.
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 Bomb Com will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Com changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darkk tries to avoid it but Com manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darkk to the ground. Darkk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Com. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but Com is out of range.
Com throws a sloppy head kick and Darkk moves out of range easily.
Darkk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk lunges at Com with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Com's hand.
Com throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk sizes up Com with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darkk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Com if he has to take too many more of those.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body.
Com feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darkks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darkk checks the leg kick.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Com tried to counter with a leg kick but Darkk avoided it.
Com takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Com fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Com bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
Com wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Com closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Com connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Darkk lands a jab to the head. #CL2#
Darkk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darkk pushes Com back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Com lands with an overhand left.
Com with a nice cross.
Darkk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Com.
Darkk scores with a shot to the body.
Darkk stuffs the takedown.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Com keeps the fight on the outside.
Darkk scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Com goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Com misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Com takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Darkk moves into the clinch.
Com is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darkk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bomb Com. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkk. #T2#
Com blocking some punches.
Com lands a right hand.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Com's head.
Com swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Com lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Com working hard to break the clinch.
Darkk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Com.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk stuns Com with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Com throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Com misses.
Com throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Com is just out of range.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Com throws out the jab. #T3#
Darkk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Com under the eye.
Com looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Com fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darkk checks a leg kick.
Com on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darkk. Darkk obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkk lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Com moves his leg out of the way.
Com lands with a nice body punch.
Com connects with the punch.
Com scores with a jab to the head.
Com chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Com throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Com sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Darkk misses.
Jab, jab by Darkk - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Com circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Com uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darkk has time to react.#T4#
Donk. Darkk catches Com right on the button with a cross.
Darkk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Com throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Com connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darkk. Darkk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Com.
A little jabbing left from Darkk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Com swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Com is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Com.
Com keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Com shoots in for a takedown but Darkk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Com missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Com steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Darkk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Com stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darkk's corner calls for a 1-2. Darkk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darkk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Com is looking to land body kicks.
Com throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Darkk.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darkk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Com avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Darkk thuds a left hand into Com's body.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Com has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Com moves his leg out of the way.
Com fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darkk.
Com misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Com does no damage.
Com throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range. #CL2#
Darkk drives through and clinches with Com against the cage.
Darkk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside.
Com tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk tries to throw a body punch but Com avoids it by throwing Darkk back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Darkk - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Com.
Com lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Com lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Darkk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Darkk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Com pushes Darkk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk looking to stall.
Com misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Com is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darkk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Com.
Com lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Com lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Com throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Darkk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Com's elbow.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Com uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Com walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darkk.#T2#
Com misses with the combination.
Darkk walks into a stiff left hand from Com.
Com bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Com throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Com is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darkk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darkk catches Com with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Com misses with a leg kick.
Darkk takes a swing at Com's ribcage but misses.
Com checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darkk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Com. Com obviously looking to wear him down.
Com walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Com fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bomb Com. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Com swats away the attempt to clinch by Darkk.
Com uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
An attempted straight right counter from Com misses the target.
Com shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Com looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Com's sensitive parts.
Com checks a leg kick.
Com takes a jab right on the kisser.
Com on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darkk. Darkk obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Com cracks Darkk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Com wants to slow Darkk down by chopping away at his legs.
Com pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darkk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Com checks a low kick from Darkk.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darkk throws a hook but Com blocks it.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Com moved away.
Darkk throws out a loose jab but Com uses good head movement to avoid it.
Com throws a counter high kick but Darkk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Com's knee but Com avoids it well.
Darkk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Darkk enables Com to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Darkk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Com wants to control from the top but Darkk keeps moving.
Darkk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Com is looking to work some ground and pound but Darkk has wrist control.
Com scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Darkk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Com trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Com from controlling successfully.
Com stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darkk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Bomb Com will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Darkk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Com throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk checks a low kick from Com.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darkk, as that shot connected.
Com throws out a leg kick but Darkk moves out of range and Com only half commits.
Com throws a nice inside leg kick.
Com swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Com is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk throws a jab when Com was well out of range.
Darkk jabs Com to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Com throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darkk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Com checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Com scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Com tries to move into full mount but can't pass Darkk's legs.
Darkk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T1#
Com moves nicely into side control.
Darkk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Darkk wants to get back to his feet.
Darkk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Darkk is looking to control Com's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darkk avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Com is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Com there.
Darkk gets full guard.
Darkk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Com.
Com throws a big elbow that misses.
Com throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Com's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Com throws a big right hand that misses.
Darkk can't keep his opponent in guard - Com advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Com throwing shots but Darkk is blocking nicely. #T3#
Com throwing shots but Darkk is blocking nicely.
Com seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Darkk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Com wants to pass the guard but Darkk is defending well.
Com controlling the pace. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Darkk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Com manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Com throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Com sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Darkk misses with a straight right. #T4#
Darkk tries to clinch there but Com circles away.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Com was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Com counters with a series of strikes. Darkk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Com momentarily.
Com takes one to the chin there.
Com is looking to score with low kicks.
Com shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Com.
Darkk defending well as Com loads up on a big left hand.
Com is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Com throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Com misses with a hook.
Com is looking to land body kicks.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darkk moves in looking to clinch but Com pushes him off.
A left and a right from Darkk both land. Nice combination.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Com paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Com.

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 Bomb Com.
I think Com 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bomb Com!
Bomb Com retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Bomb Com was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: PFC 43 Breaking Point*
Date: Jun 02, 2018

#R1#
A leg kick checked by Darkk.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a nice leg kick.
Darkk catches Yamaguchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darkk moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Darkk misses with a head kick.
Darkk misses with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamaguchi 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 Darkk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
Darkk lands with a cross.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
Yamaguchi 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.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Yamaguchi as he checks the leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darkk.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
A shot to the body from Darkk misses
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Darkk swinging wildly here.
Yamaguchi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk walks into a left hand.
Yamaguchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Darkk's head.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darkk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Darkk avoids it.#T2#
Jab from Darkk.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Nice body kick there by Yamaguchi.
Darkk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamaguchi on the side of the head.
Darkk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Darkk.
Yamaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk scores with a kick to the body.
Darkk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamaguchi's head backwards.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Darkk tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.
It looks like Darkk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkk misses the jab.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it well.
Yamaguchi thinks about the counter body kick.
An inside leg kick from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yamaguchi - that will leave a mark!
A punch lands to the side of Yamaguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darkk swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamaguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch there but Darkk circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Darkk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Darkk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamaguchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
It appears Darkk was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamaguchi tries to score with a low kick but Darkk moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Darkk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the nose.
Darkk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darkk throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yamaguchi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Darkk has got the better of the exchanges.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Darkk.
Good work by Yamaguchi as he checks the leg kick.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Darkk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Darkk seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Darkk slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Yamaguchi cracks a nice hook into Darkk's ribs.
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi 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.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Yamaguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamaguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Yamaguchi cracks Darkk with an open hand slap.#T2#
Darkk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Yamaguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamaguchi is able to avoid easily.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Yamaguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance. #T3#
Darkk slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi connects with a high kick.
A jab from Darkk finds it's way through Yamaguchi's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk connects with a crisp jab.
Darkk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamaguchi in his tracks.
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamaguchi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamaguchi keeps Darkk at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi blocks a head kick by Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses the body punch
and Darkk counters with a three punch combo that has Yamaguchi backing up. Yamaguchi nods at Darkk to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamaguchi takes one to the side of the head. #T4#
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Darkk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Darkk avoids it.
A low kick from Darkk is predictable there
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darkk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darkk scrambles back to his feet.
Yamaguchi jabs Darkk right on the nose. Darkk blinks but takes it well.
Darkk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darkk clobbers Yamaguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
Darkk blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk throws a low kick, looking for Yamaguchi's leg but Yamaguchi calmly moves out of range.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamaguchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Darkk throws a one two combo.
Yamaguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkk walks into a stiff left hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi stuns Darkk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Darkk slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch up but Darkk circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Darkk scores with a shot to the body.
Darkk tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Darkk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darkk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darkk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk throws the kick towards the body but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi counters with a body kick.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Darkk.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yamaguchi.
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but Yamaguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaguchi lands with a good body shot.
Darkk throws the kick towards the body but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darkk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range and Darkk settles back down.
A big left from Darkk misses.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Darkk throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.#T3#
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
A nice side step and Yamaguchi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body punch.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamaguchi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Darkk - the referee stops the clock and Yamaguchi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Darkk. Yamaguchi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Darkk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamaguchi stuns Darkk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Yamaguchi counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T4#
Darkk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darkk up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaguchi being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi. #BC#
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Darkk.
Darkk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebeneezer Darkk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Darkk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Darkk connects with a single shot there.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaguchi 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.
Yamaguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk is looking to chop away at Yamaguchi's legs.
Yamaguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yamaguchi scores with a body shot.
Yamaguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamaguchi is able to avoid easily.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darkk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Darkk.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.#T1#
Darkk looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
That kick from Yamaguchi tenderised Darkk's leg. Darkk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a looping right.
Darkk moves out of range as Yamaguchi throws a body kick.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darkk throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamaguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamaguchi.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T2#
Yamaguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darkk's sensitive parts.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamaguchi, as that shot connected.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Darkk misses with a left hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi takes one to the chin there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
A big left from Darkk misses.
Yamaguchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darkk - that will leave a mark!
Darkk tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.#T3#
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Darkk's corner calls for a 1-2. Darkk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamaguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darkk throws a jab when Yamaguchi was well out of range.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi blocks the body kick.
Yamaguchi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Darkk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darkk takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook to the body. Darkk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaguchi is looking to clinch. #T4#
Yamaguchi tries to score with a low kick but Darkk moves his leg out of the way.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Darkk does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk throws a good cross that connects.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the head.
Darkk misses with an uppercut.
Darkk misses with a hook
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
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 Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darkk is out of range and Yamaguchi settles back down.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk 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.
Yamaguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Darkk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, jab by Yamaguchi - just one landing. #T1#
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Yamaguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darkk.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
Darkk moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Darkk.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Darkk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamaguchi!
Darkk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamaguchi is looking to clinch.
Darkk thumps Yamaguchi with a low kick.
Kai Yamaguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Yamaguchi tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
It seemed like Yamaguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamaguchi's sensitive parts.
Yamaguchi throws a solid leg kick but Darkk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamaguchi.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Darkk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darkk checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Yamaguchi gets a clinch.
Darkk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi gets through Darkk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Darkk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi. #T4#
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk lands with an overhand left.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi slips a straight right by Darkk.
Darkk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Darkk there.

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 Ebeneezer Darkk.
I think Darkk 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!
Ebeneezer Darkk retains his lightweight title!

Event: Supernova VIII
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Darkk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Darkk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges connects with a right hand. Darkk shakes it off.
Darkk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Darkk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
St. Georges cracks the inside of Darkk's front leg.
Darkk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkk lands with a right hand.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St. Georges checks a leg kick.
Darkk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
St. Georges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darkk defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a slapping body shot.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Darkk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St. Georges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darkk lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back. #T1#
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Darkk looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St. Georges lunges at Darkk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkk's hand.
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand.
Darkk throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Darkk lands a nice looking body shot.
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
St. Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Darkk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St. Georges's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darkk throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
Darkk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St. Georges had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Darkk throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
Darkk misses with a straight left. #T2#
St. Georges tests Darkk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
Darkk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
Darkk blocks a low kick nicely.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darkk keeps St. Georges at a distance using the push kick.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Darkk coming out on top.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Darkk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges throws out a leg kick but Darkk moves out of range and St. Georges only half commits.
The fighters circling - Darkk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges cracks Darkk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
St. Georges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
Darkk throws a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges is looking to chop away at Darkk's legs.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Darkk checks a leg kick.#T3#
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St. Georges takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk misses with a leg kick.
Darkk cracks a nice hook into St. Georges's ribs.
St. Georges finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St. Georges lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darkk will feel that in the morning.
St. Georges connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darkk checks a leg kick.
St. Georges is looking to chop away at Darkk's legs.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Darkk avoids it.
Darkk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Georges steps away.
Darkk throws a lazy uppercut
and St. Georges counters with a good low kick that Darkk was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St. Georges's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darkk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St. Georges scrambles back to his feet.
Darkk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
St. Georges wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! St. Georges slams his shin into Darkk's torso.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
St. Georges fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darkk.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk cracks a nice hook into St. Georges's ribs.
St. Georges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darkk looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges thuds his shin into the meat of Darkk's side.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Darkk moves his leg out of the way.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St. Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darkk throws a right hand that misses
and St. Georges counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darkk thinking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
Darkk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Darkk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Darkk misses with a looping left.
Darkk lands a jab to the head.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick as St. Georges jumps back.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Darkk off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
St. Georges defending well as Darkk loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk jabs St. Georges right on the nose. St. Georges blinks but takes it well.
Darkk thows a body kick. St. Georges tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
Darkk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darkk.
Nice straight punches there by St. Georges. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1#
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Darkk misses the jab.
Darkk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St. Georges stuns Darkk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Darkk's front leg but catches the back leg as Darkk tries to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Darkk's front leg but catches the back leg as Darkk tries to avoid it.
St. Georges moves forwards but Darkk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St. Georges scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Darkk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Darkk tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges throws a low kick, looking for Darkk's leg but Darkk calmly moves out of range. #T2#
Darkk misses with the combination.
Darkk missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkk looks to land a combination but St. Georges avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by St. Georges. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but St. Georges blocks it well.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk walks into a jab.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk scores with a jab.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Darkk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges lands a front kick.
St. Georges takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
A leg kick checked by Darkk.
Darkk is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
St. Georges looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darkk checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Darkk's front leg but catches the back leg as Darkk tries to avoid it.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Darkk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Darkk throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Darkk only half commits.
St. Georges looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darkk looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St. Georges lands a nice shot that snaps Darkk's head back.
St. Georges swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darkk misses with a jab, cross combination.
St. Georges defending well as Darkk loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk scores with a leg kick. #T4#
Darkk lets loose with a powerful body kick. St. Georges will feel that in the morning.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Darkk thuds his right hand into St. Georges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St. Georges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darkk.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St. Georges lands a body shot.
Darkk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Darkk.
Darkk avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Darkk throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darkk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but St. Georges saw it coming and moves away.
As Darkk tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but Darkk manages to avoid the attempt.
Darkk lands a nice looking body kick.
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 Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St. Georges 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 Darkk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow St. Georges down.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Darkk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
St. Georges needs to keep his hands up - Darkk had a free shot at his head there.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
St. Georges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darkk.
St. Georges misses with a wild combination.
Darkk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
St. Georges is looking to score with low kicks.
St. Georges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges checks a leg kick nicely.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St. Georges momentarily.
St. Georges blocks a jab.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkk's calf.#T1#
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses St. Georges's sensitive parts.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges tries a low kick but Darkk avoids it.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
Darkk throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Darkk.
St. Georges's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darkk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St. Georges scrambles back to his feet.
Darkk misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges ducks right into an uppercut from Darkk. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk misses with a looping left.
As Darkk backs away, St. Georges returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
Darkk throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darkk slips a jab from St. Georges.
Darkk throws a combination. St. Georges tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St. Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St. Georges with a jab.
Darkk misses with a head kick.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
St. Georges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darkk missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darkk throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.#T3#
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
As Darkk backs away, St. Georges returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Darkk lands an impressive looking overhand right. St. Georges doesn't seem phased though.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
Darkk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darkk slips under a jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by St. Georges.
St. Georges checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St. Georges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
Darkk misses with a leg kick #CL#
and St. Georges counters by clinching up. #BC#
St. Georges manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges tries to move into range but Darkk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.
Darkk lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darkk has time to react.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as St. Georges blocks the low kick.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darkk lands a jab.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Darkk lands an impressive looking overhand right. St. Georges doesn't seem phased though.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
Darkk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St. Georges scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Darkk throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Darkk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for St. Georges.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
A lazy left from Darkk finds it's target.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
A jab from Darkk misses.
Darkk defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darkk just manages to avoid it.
Darkk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Darkk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Darkk's body.#T1#
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like St. Georges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Darkk.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Darkk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Darkk scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darkk cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk lunges at St. Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Georges's hand.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darkk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Darkk slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges slips a jab from Darkk.
St. Georges throws a chopping leg kick but Darkk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T2#
Darkk checks a leg kick.
St. Georges misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
Darkk misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St. Georges drops his hands momentarily and Darkk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darkk scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darkk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from St. Georges does no damage.
A left lands for St. Georges.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
St. Georges cracks the inside of Darkk's front leg.
St. Georges 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.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
Darkk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk looks for the body kick but St. Georges saw that one coming.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St. Georges closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darkk lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Darkk - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk connects with the punch.#T4#
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Darkk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some bone on bone action there as Darkk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St. Georges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darkk staying out of range there.
St. Georges walks into a straight right hand from Darkk.
Darkk walks forward, straight into a front kick from St. Georges.
Jab by Darkk.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges thumps Darkk with a low kick.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Darkk tried to score with a low kick but St. Georges checks it.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Darkk connects with a good right hand that stumbles St. Georges. St. Georges circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darkk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St. Georges works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges lands a lovely overhand right.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good work by St. Georges as he checks the leg kick.
St. Georges scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Darkk with a hook.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
Darkk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkk's calf.#T1#
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Georges throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
Darkk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Darkk tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by St. Georges.
A clash of legs there as St. Georges blocks the low kick.
It looked like St. Georges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St. Georges checks a leg kick.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gauthier St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darkk throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by St. Georges.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a solid leg kick but Darkk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Georges.
St. Georges moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a looping right.
Darkk throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
St. Georges takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St. Georges delivers a nice body kick.
Darkk misses with a looping left.#T3#
St. Georges with a hook.
St. Georges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St. Georges moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkk.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darkk on the side of the head.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Darkk wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Darkk is looking for the big counter here.
St. Georges digs a good body shot into Darkk's ribs.
Darkk takes a jab right on the kisser.
St. Georges swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St. Georges. St. Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Georges in his tracks.
St. Georges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
A jab from Darkk finds it's way through St. Georges's defenses.
Darkk misses with a looping left.
Darkk tries to work over St. Georges's front leg with a kick but St. Georges checks it.
Darkk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk throws a leg kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
St. Georges takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ebeneezer Darkk.
I think Darkk 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 James Glass scores the fight 47:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: PFC 33 Yamaguchi vs Darkk II
Date: Apr 14, 2018

#R1#
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Yamaguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Yamaguchi does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
We've been informed that Yamaguchi 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.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Jab from Darkk.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darkk looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Darkk throws a body kick.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.#T1#
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Darkk misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamaguchi tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Darkk scores with a nice strike.#CL2#
Yamaguchi gets a clinch. #BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkk cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Yamaguchi moves forwards but Darkk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Darkk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Darkk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
A jab lands there for Darkk.#T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkk connects with the punch.
Darkk throws a front kick that sends Yamaguchi stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Darkk misses
letting Yamaguchi counter with a right hand.
Yamaguchi punishes Darkk's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Darkk misses.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Darkk.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
A low kick from Darkk is predictable there
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Darkk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.#T3#
Darkk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Darkk scores with a three punch combo!
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamaguchi's sensitive parts.
Darkk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a front kick.
Darkk throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Darkk's body.
Yamaguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Darkk tests Yamaguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook to the body. Darkk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
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 Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Yamaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Yamaguchi.
Nice shot lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk scores with a hook.
Yamaguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T1#
Yamaguchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Darkk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk thuds his shin into the meat of Yamaguchi's side.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a series of strikes. Yamaguchi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamaguchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Darkk misses.
Yamaguchi thuds his shin into the meat of Darkk's side.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Darkk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamaguchi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darkk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamaguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy left from Darkk finds it's target.
Darkk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Darkk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi. #T3#
Darkk scores with a hook to the body. Yamaguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Darkk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Darkk.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Some bone on bone action there as Darkk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Darkk does it's job there.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Darkk checks the leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. #T4#
Darkk slips a jab from Yamaguchi.
A little feinted left hand from Darkk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darkk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk connects with a body shot.
Darkk throws a head kick that Yamaguchi semi-blocks.
Darkk with a nice cross.
Darkk throws out a powerful jab.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Yamaguchi.
Darkk cracks Yamaguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darkk misses with a hook.
Darkk throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Darkk moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamaguchi can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darkk throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Some bone on bone action there as Darkk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Yamaguchi misses the target.
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darkk.
Yamaguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamaguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Darkk.
Yamaguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Darkk throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamaguchi cracks Darkk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Darkk.
Darkk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamaguchi connects with a single shot there.
Yamaguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk cracks Yamaguchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamaguchi. Darkk shrugs it off though.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darkk scores with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2#
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
Yamaguchi walks into a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamaguchi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #CL2#
Yamaguchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk slows down the pace here.
Darkk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
A right hand to the body from Darkk.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darkk.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk lands a body shot.
Darkk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Darkk - that landed with a thud.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Darkk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamaguchi is keeping busy.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk taking a breather.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darkk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamaguchi 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!
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebeneezer Darkk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darkk works over Yamaguchi's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darkks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamaguchi tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Darkk avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Darkk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Darkk blocks it.
Darkk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.#T1#
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Yamaguchi sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Darkk lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Darkk.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
Darkk walks into a stiff left hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darkk.
Darkk connects with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamaguchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darkk jabs Yamaguchi right on the nose. Yamaguchi blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk checks the leg kick.#T2#
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Darkk 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.
Darkk checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick as Darkk jumps back.
Darkk cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Darkk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamaguchi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Darkk defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down. #T3#
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi is looking to clinch but Darkk is avoiding it.
Yamaguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darkk slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
The fighters circling - Darkk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk lands a head shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.#T4#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Darkk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Darkk scores with a jab. Yamaguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamaguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamaguchi defending well as Darkk loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk digs a good body shot into Yamaguchi's ribs.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Darkk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darkk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
A lazy left from Yamaguchi finds it's target.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk had his way with Kai Yamaguchi in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Yamaguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamaguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darkk throws out a leg kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range and Darkk only half commits.
Yamaguchi throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darkk cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamaguchi cracks the inside of Darkk's front leg.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Darkk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaguchi feints and then cracks Darkk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darkk down.
Darkk looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Yamaguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Darkk as he checks the leg kick.
Darkk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Darkk misses.
Yamaguchi lunges at Darkk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkk's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk thuds his right hand into Yamaguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Darkk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk swings away with a leg kick that misses.#CL2#
Yamaguchi moves into range and clinches up with Darkk.
Yamaguchi is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
Darkk stalls.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Yamaguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Kai Yamaguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick.
Darkk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamaguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T3#
Yamaguchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
Darkk slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Darkk misses with a hook.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk cracks Yamaguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Darkk there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it well.
Yamaguchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darkk with a body shot.
Darkk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Darkk half committed to a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darkk.
Yamaguchi stuns Darkk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamaguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamaguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.

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 Ebeneezer Darkk.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darkk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!
Ebeneezer Darkk is the new lightweight champion!

Event: PFC 28 Romanow vs Darkk
Date: Mar 24, 2018

#R1#
Darkk lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanow's head.
Darkk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Romanow's head.
Darkk throws a low kick but Romanow avoids it.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romanow.
Romanow misses with a jab to the body
and Darkk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Romanow moved away.
Darkk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romanow is out of range and Darkk settles back down.
Romanow checks a leg kick nicely.
Romanow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanow punishes Darkk's body with a nice straight punch.
Romanow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romanow throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romanow misses with a body punch
enabling Darkk to counter with a crisp jab.
Darkk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romanow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow clobbers Darkk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romanow throws a lazy body kick
enabling Darkk to counter with a crisp jab.
Romanow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darkk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Darkk slams his shin into Romanow's torso.#T1#
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Romanow.
Darkk's corner calls for a 1-2. Darkk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
A good leg kick by Darkk.
Romanow scores with a jab.
Romanow scores with a nice head shot.
Romanow moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darkk!
Romanow throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
Darkk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Romanow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk throws out a leg kick but Romanow moves out of range and Darkk only half commits.
Romanow slips a straight right by Darkk.
Nice straight punches there by Darkk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darkk.
Darkk misses with a leg kick
and Romanow counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Romanow moves out of range of the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Romanow tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Romanow is just out of range.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Romanow.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darkk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romanow scrambles back to his feet.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Romanow misses with a leg kick.
Romanow moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarkk.
Romanow misses with a low kick.
Romanow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romanow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Romanow's head coaches at Heritage Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T3#
Romanow throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Romanow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Romanow misses with a hook.
Romanow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darkk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romanow's sensitive parts.
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romanow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Darkk misses.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
Romanow misses with a head kick.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Romanow thows a leg kick but Darkk checks it
and Darkk counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
A left lands for Darkk.#T4#
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Romanow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darkk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Romanow moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darkk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Romanow misses with a body kick.
Romanow cracks Darkk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romanow throws a nice looking combination but Darkk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Romanow.
Darkk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romanow throws out a powerful jab.
Romanow throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romanow on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romanow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romanow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Romanow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Darkk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Romanow tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but Romanow is out of range.
Romanow throws a shot to the body.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romanow takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Darkk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Romanow lands a head kick. Darkk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Romanow sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Romanow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darkk misses with a hook. Romanow ducked under it nicely.
Romanow misses the jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darkk.
Romanow misses with a hook
and Darkk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters with a low kick, right behind Romanow 's knee.
Romanow misses the jab.
Darkk wants to slow Romanow down by chopping away at his legs.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanow. That did some damage!
Darkk throws a shot to the body.
Romanow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Romanow looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.#T1#
Darkk staying out of range there.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Romanow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Romanow.
A jab from Darkk misses.
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Romanow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darkk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darkk tries to work over Romanow's front leg with a kick but Romanow checks it.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Romanow.
Darkk misses with a low kick as Romanow jumps back.
Darkk thuds his shin into the meat of Romanow's side.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Romanow might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Romanow lands the left hand.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Romanow saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romanow checks a leg kick.
Romanow wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow throws an off balance right hand
letting Darkk counter with a right hand. #T2#
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romanow checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Romanow blocks the low kick.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Romanow misses with a hook.
Romanow cracks Darkk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanow works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Darkk slips a straight right by Romanow.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
Romanow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Darkk throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanow.
Romanow scores with a head kick. Darkk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Romanow checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darkk.
Darkk slips a straight right by Romanow.
Darkk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romanow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darkk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T3#
Darkk defending well as Romanow loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Romanow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romanow.
Darkk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Darkk lands with a nice body kick.
Darkk lands a body shot.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Romanow.
Darkk tried to score with a low kick but Romanow checks it.
Romanow tries a low kick but Darkk avoids it.
Romanow throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Romanow throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romanow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow throws a body shot but no joy.
Romanow misses with a double jab.
Darkk lunges at Romanow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romanow's hand.
Romanow misses the shot to the body.
Romanow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanow throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Romanow connects with a single shot there.
Romanow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Darkk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanow takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Romanow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkk lands a body shot.
Darkk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romanow's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Romanow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Romanow misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Romanow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk flicks out a counter leg kick but Romanow steps away.
Darkk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darkk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Romanow.
Romanow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romanow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romanow throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk connects with a single shot there.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Romanow checks it.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk ducks right into an uppercut from Romanow.
Romanow misses the body punch
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Darkk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darkk 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 Romanow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romanow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Romanow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Romanow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romanow pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Romanow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romanow connects with the punch.
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romanow looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Romanow takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Darkk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romanow's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Romanow down.
A head kick by Romanow misses
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanow checks a leg kick.
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lars Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romanow throws a leg kick which misses Darkk's front leg but catches the back leg as Darkk tries to avoid it.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Romanow off balance momentarily.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romanow walks into a straight right hand from Darkk.
The fighters circling - Darkk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romanow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters with a thumping low kick.
Darkk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Romanow blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Romanow tenderised Darkk's leg. Darkk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romanow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darkk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romanows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses
and Romanow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romanow there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
Romanow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Darkk needs to keep his hands up - Romanow had a free shot at his head there.
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romanow thuds a left hand into Darkk's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darkk looks for the body kick but Romanow saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Romanow down.
Romanow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.#T4#
Darkk avoids a kick to the body.
Romanow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkk's calf.
Nice body punch from Romanow.
Darkk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romanow misses with an uppercut.
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romanow's sensitive parts.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Romanow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Romanow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanow connects with a solid leg kick.
Romanow tries to work over Darkk's front leg with a kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Romanow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebeneezer Darkk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darkk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: PFC 21 Yamaguchi vs Darkk
Date: Mar 02, 2018

#R1#
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Donk. Yamaguchi catches Darkk right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Darkk blocks the leg kick.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Darkk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamaguchi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darkk manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yamaguchi lands with a slapping head kick.
Darkk throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi thows a body kick. Darkk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamaguchi blocks the body kick.
Yamaguchi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T1#
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkk slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Darkk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Yamaguchi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkk's calf.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamaguchi is looking to wear down Darkk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darkk throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been informed that Darkk 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.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk wants to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Yamaguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Darkk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yamaguchi sizes up Darkk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Darkk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yamaguchi blocks it well.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamaguchi connects with a high kick.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Yamaguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darkk. Darkk obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Yamaguchi tried to score with a low kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darkk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
Darkk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Darkk's shoulder, as Darkk tries to avoid the shot.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Darkk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamaguchi throws a sloppy body shot
and Darkk counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi connects with the punch.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darkk.
Yamaguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamaguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darkk takes a step back to recover.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Darkk misses with a leg kick.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi 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.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand.
Darkk scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamaguchi should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
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 Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod.
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#
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk digs a good body shot into Yamaguchi's ribs.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darkk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamaguchi.
Darkk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Yamaguchi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands with a slapping head kick.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a kick to the body.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamaguchi wants to slow Darkk down by chopping away at his legs.
Darkk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk thuds his shin into the meat of Yamaguchi's side.
Kai Yamaguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Yamaguchi blocks the low kick.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darkk 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 Yamaguchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamaguchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darkk lands with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.#T2#
Darkk with a nice cross.
Yamaguchi with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darkk. Yamaguchi shrugs it off though.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk looks to land a body kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Darkk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darkk 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.
Darkk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darkk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamaguchi's head backwards.
Yamaguchi lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamaguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamaguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Yamaguchi sees coming a mile off.#T4#
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Darkk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Darkk thumps Yamaguchi with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Crunch! Darkk slams his shin into Yamaguchi's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Yamaguchi as he checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Good shot there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body kick.
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 Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Darkk throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Darkk lunges at Yamaguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamaguchi's hand.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Darkk thuds a left hand into Yamaguchi's body.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamaguchi has time to react.
Nice jab there from Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands a front kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darkk in his tracks.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance.
Darkk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamaguchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Yamaguchi coming out on top.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand. #T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Darkk throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi throws a shot to the body.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Yamaguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamaguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darkk blocks a leg kick.
Darkk misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk. #T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Yamaguchi.
Darkk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darkk throws a leg kick that misses.
Darkk throws a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but Darkk is having none of it.
Darkk looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Darkk flicks out a counter leg kick but Yamaguchi steps away.
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.
Darkk throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body. #T4#
Darkk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darkk lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darkk stuns Yamaguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk lands a nice looking body kick.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamaguchi.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
A good leg kick by Darkk.
Yamaguchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamaguchi blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
Darkk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamaguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
Yamaguchi misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice body shot.
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darkk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamaguchi. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick.#T1#
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Yamaguchi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yamaguchi.
Decent striking displayed by Darkk there.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Darkk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk 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.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darkk.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2#
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamaguchi throwing a counter right hand but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Darkk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice strike.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Darkk jabs Yamaguchi right on the nose. Yamaguchi blinks but takes it well.
Yamaguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamaguchi can pounce on him.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Darkk's corner calls for a 1-2. Darkk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T3#
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but Yamaguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Darkk throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Darkk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Yamaguchi.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Yamaguchi.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Darkk slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
Darkk misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamaguchi's sensitive parts.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick as Darkk jumps back.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darkk doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darkk misses with a low kick. #CL#
Yamaguchi drives through and clinches with Darkk against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi is working Darkk over against the cage.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Nice body punch from Darkk - that landed with a thud.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yamaguchi.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
Darkk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Darkk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai Yamaguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamaguchi is working Darkk over against the cage.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Darkk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkk backwards. #T3#
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darkk takes a shot to the head.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi is working Darkk over against the cage.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi digs a right hand into Darkk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darkk's gas tank.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi throws an elbow that misses.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi cracks Darkk with a nice body shot.#T4#
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Darkk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Darkk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Darkk back against the cage.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Darkk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Yamaguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamaguchi 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47

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

Event: Aspire 100: The End of an Era
Date: Feb 04, 2018

#R1#
Darkk lands with a nice combination. McGee backs away looking to recover.#CUT#
It looks like Bonerz McGee has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Darkk. Beautiful body shot.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGee throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from McGee.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Bonerz McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGee throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a nice body shot.
McGee moves out of range of the body kick from Darkk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
McGee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab lands there for McGee.#T1#
Darkk blocks a jab.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
McGee scores with a shot to the body.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGee misses with a body kick.
McGee jabs Darkk right on the nose. Darkk blinks but takes it well.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGee.
McGee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
McGee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darkk defends it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McGee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McGee with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but Darkk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from McGee misses
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
McGee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Darkk counters with a right hand to the body.
Darkk jabs at McGee's body.#T3#
Darkk jabs McGee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
Darkk throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee looks to throw a body kick
and Darkk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGee thinking.
Darkk jabs McGee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGee looks winded!#KD#
Darkk connects with a vicious head kick that knocks McGee to the floor! Darkk dives in looking for the finish!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee moves into full guard.
Darkk controlling from the top position.
Darkk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGee is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Darkk trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGee looking for a sweep. Not yet McGee, not yet.
Darkk content to stall in guard here.
McGee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
McGee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darkk advances to half guard.
Darkk is trying to control the action in half guard but McGee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Darkk wants to pass the guard but McGee is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bonerz McGee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A lazy left from McGee finds it's target.
Darkk throws a low kick, looking for McGee's leg but McGee calmly moves out of range.
McGee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Darkk is looking to wear down McGee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Darkk misses its target.
An inside leg kick from McGee misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee fakes the leg kick and cracks Darkk in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Darkk as he checks the leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGee.#T1#
McGee misses with a combination
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darkk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGee is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
McGee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darkk lands with a good body shot.
McGee misses with a takedown
and Darkk counters with a left to the body.
Ebeneezer Darkk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGee's head.
Darkk is looking to slow McGee down with leg kicks.
McGee stuns Darkk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McGee misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Darkk.
McGee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Decent striking displayed by Darkk there.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3##TD2#
McGee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McGee lands in his opponent's guard.
Darkk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGee's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darkk avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
McGee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darkk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darkk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Darkk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGee swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
McGee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Darkk escapes and throws McGee's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T4#
Darkk tries to move to mount but McGee blocks the move with his legs.
McGee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Darkk connects with a decent elbow.
Darkk tries to move into full mount but can't pass McGee's legs.
McGee tries to bench press Darkk off him but Darkk keeps the position.
Darkk wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGee keeps working.
McGee is trying to improve his position.
Darkk passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McGee!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bonerz McGee'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#
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGee misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGee thinking.
McGee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darkk throws a powerful right kick. McGee tried to block low but the kick was high! McGee was taken right off of his feet! Darkk jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ebeneezer Darkk!
Ebeneezer Darkk retains his lightweight title!

Event: Aspire 96: Bosch vs. Jones
Date: Dec 31, 2017

#R1#
Costacurta scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Darkk misses its intended target.
Darkk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darkk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costacurta at a distance.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Costacurta.
A telegraphed right hand from Costacurta misses the target.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Costacurta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Costacurta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costacurta throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Costacurta 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 Darkk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costacurta tries to score with a low kick but Darkk moves his leg out of the way.
Darkk misses with a looping left.
Darkk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk lands a head kick. Costacurta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darkk tries to work over Costacurta's front leg with a kick but Costacurta checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Darkk blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Darkk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costacurta.
Darkk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Costacurta misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk moves out of range as Costacurta strikes.
Costacurta 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.
Darkk keeps Costacurta at a distance using the push kick.
Darkk walks into a left hand.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costacurta scores with the left hand. Darkk knows he should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darkk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab, jab by Darkk - just one landing.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Costacurta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T2#
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Costacurta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk slips a jab from Costacurta.
Costacurta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Costacurta throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costacurta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk lands with a straight right. Costacurta didn't see that one coming.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk missing with a left hand there. Costacurta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costacurta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Costacurta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Costacurta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Costacurta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Costacurta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk slips a jab from Costacurta.
Costacurta tries to score with a low kick but Darkk moves his leg out of the way.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costacurta with a jab.#T3#
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Costacurta.
Darkk checks a low kick from Costacurta.
Darkk throws a nice head kick!
Costacurta swings widly with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costacurta checks a leg kick.
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costacurta counters with a nice body shot.
Darkk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Costacurta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darkk throws the kick towards the body but Costacurta avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Costacurta as he connects with a hook.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costacurta swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Costacurta misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but Costacurta ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Costacurta motions for Darkk to come forward. Costacurta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darkk moves out of range as Costacurta strikes.
Costacurta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Costacurta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Darkk thumps Costacurta with a low kick.
Darkk slips under a jab from Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a leg kick but Darkk checks it.
Costacurta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
Costacurta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Darkk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Costacurta checks it well.
Darkk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Darkk blocks the low kick.
Costacurta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkk's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Darkk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Costacurta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
A good leg kick by Darkk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Costacurta moves away and avoids it.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut
and Costacurta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but Costacurta is out of range.
Costacurta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darkk wants to land a leg kick but Costacurta is out of range.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costacurta throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costacurta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Costacurta saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
Costacurta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Darkk throws a sloppy head kick and Costacurta moves out of range easily.
Costacurta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Costacurta might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Costacurta's shoulder, as Costacurta tries to avoid the shot.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk 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.
Darkk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costacurta.
A big right from Costacurta misses.
Costacurta looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Darkk misses.
Costacurta throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkk misses with a looping left.
Darkk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Costacurta is out of range.
Costacurta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Darkk.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Costacurta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costacurta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darkk moves out of range of the leg kick from Costacurta.
Darkk throws a counter combo.
Darkk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#T2#
Darkk misses with a left hand
and Costacurta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Costacurta scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Costacurta.
Darkk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costacurta swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk looks to land a body kick but Costacurta moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Costacurta 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 Darkk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk defending well as Costacurta loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darkk.
Darkk 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.
Darkk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darkk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costacurta manages to avoid it.
Costacurta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk swings widly with a right hand
and Costacurta counters with a low kick, right behind Darkk 's knee. #T3#
Costacurta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decent striking displayed by Costacurta there.
Costacurta checks a low kick from Darkk.
A good leg kick by Costacurta.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Costacurta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick from Darkk.
Costacurta staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Costacurta.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darkk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Costacurta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkk lands with a slapping head kick.
Costacurta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darkk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Costacurta. Costacurta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darkk throws a shot to the body. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk cracks the inside of Costacurta's front leg.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Costacurta momentarily.
Costacurta blocks the body kick.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Costacurta off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Costacurta moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Darkk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Costacurta checks it
and Costacurta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costacurta lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Costacurta misses.
Darkk throws a hook but Costacurta blocks it.
Darkk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costacurta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Costacurta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Costacurta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darkk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Costacurta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darkk scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Darkk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Costacurta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Costacurta throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk counters with a leg kick.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costacurta misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a good low kick that Costacurta was not able to check.
Costacurta is looking to land body kicks.
Costacurta 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.
Darkk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costacurta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costacurta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk is looking to chop away at Costacurta's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
Darkk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costacurta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darkk lands with a thumping leg kick. #T1#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darkk. Costacurta shrugs it off though.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Darkk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darkk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Costacurta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk misses with a kick to the body.
Costacurta dodges the punch combination from Darkk.
Costacurta half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Costacurta is out of range.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Costacurta is just out of range.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Costacurta moved away.
Costacurta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darkk just manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Costacurta blocks the leg kick.
Costacurta misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costacurta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darkk.
Costacurta throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Costacurta looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costacurta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Costacurta.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costacurta was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Costacurta with a jab.
Costacurta slips a straight right by Darkk.
Darkk walks into a stiff left hand from Costacurta.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.#T3#
Jab from Darkk.
Darkk throws a leg kick
and Costacurta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darkk checks the leg kick.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Costacurta checks a low kick from Darkk.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costacurta.
Darkk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costacurta.
Darkk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darkk throws the left hand but Costacurta avoids the punch easily.
Costacurta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk sizes up Costacurta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darkk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costacurta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Costacurta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darkk.
Darkk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T4#
Darkk avoids the body shot from Costacurta.
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!
Costacurta throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a leg kick.
Darkk throws a jab when Costacurta was well out of range.
Darkk misses with a leg kick.
Costacurta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Costacurta tries to work over Darkk's front leg with a kick but Darkk checks it.
Costacurta defending well as Darkk loads up on a big left hand.
Costacurta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Costacurta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Costacurta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Darkk misses
and Costacurta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costacurta throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Costacurta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darkk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costacurta.
Costacurta looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Costacurta blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Costacurta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk tries to bum rush Costacurta with a series of wild strikes but Costacurta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Costacurta misses the target.
Costacurta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick from Darkk.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Good work by Costacurta as he checks the leg kick.
Costacurta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Darkk thumps Costacurta with a low kick.
Costacurta looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Costacurta ducks right into an uppercut from Darkk.
Costacurta throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
A big left from Costacurta misses.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick from Darkk.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
Darkk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Costacurta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Costacurta misses the jab.
Costacurta moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkk.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costacurta has time to react.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Costacurta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Costacurta sees coming a mile off.
Darkk lands with an overhand left.
Good standup being displayed there by Costacurta as he connects with a hook.
Costacurta wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
A slow jab from Costacurta misses its intended target.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Darkk misses with a leg kick
and Costacurta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Costacurta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Costacurta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk checks a low kick from Costacurta.
Costacurta dodges the punch combination from Darkk.
Costacurta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Costacurta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Costacurta.
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Costacurta's knee but Costacurta avoids it well.
Costacurta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darkk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Costacurta checks a leg kick.
Darkk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Costacurta in his tracks.
Darkk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Costacurta is out of range and Darkk settles back down.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body. #T3#
Costacurta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Costacurta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costacurta motions for Darkk to come forward. Costacurta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darkk. Costacurta shrugs it off though.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Costacurta.
A clash of legs there as Costacurta blocks the low kick.
As Darkk backs away, Costacurta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Costacurta checks a leg kick.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Costacurta checks a leg kick.
Darkk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costacurta. Costacurta obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Costacurta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
You can see that Darkk has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Costacurta off balance momentarily.#T4#
Darkk slips a straight right by Costacurta.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Costacurta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Costacurta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costacurta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Good shot there by Darkk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Costacurta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Costacurta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darkk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darkk stuns Costacurta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Costacurta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Costacurta throws a solid leg kick but Darkk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Costacurta.
A jab from Costacurta misses.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Costacurta misses with a body shot.
A jab from Costacurta misses.
Costacurta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but Costacurta is out of range.
Darkk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darkk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darkk.
Costacurta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Costacurta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Costacurta scores with a nice head shot.
Darkk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Costacurta doesn't seem bothered though.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costacurta.
Costacurta tried to score with a low kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Costacurta misses the shot to the body.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Costacurta lands a jab to the nose.
Darkk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Darkk lands with a cross.
Costacurta checks a leg kick.
Costacurta cracks Darkk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Costacurta.
Rosinante Costacurta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Darkk is looking to slow Costacurta down with leg kicks.
Costacurta looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costacurta staying out of range there.
Costacurta looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Costacurta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Costacurta is looking to chop away at Darkk's legs.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costacurta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Darkk connects with a nice looking jab.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Costacurta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Ebeneezer Darkk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Costacurta blocks a low kick nicely.
Costacurta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk lands a jab to the head.
Darkk lands with an overhand left.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick from Costacurta.
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costacurta.
Darkk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Costacurta if he has to take too many more of those.
Darkk misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Darkk.
Costacurta throws a low kick but Darkk avoids it.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Costacurta misses with a low kick as Darkk jumps back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darkk - that will leave a mark!
Costacurta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him. #T4#
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Darkk blocks the leg kick.
Darkk cracks the inside of Costacurta's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costacurta with a nice cross.
Darkk misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Darkk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Darkk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Costacurta with a body shot.
Costacurta scoring well with a low kick there.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costacurta.
Darkk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Costacurta counters with a nice uppercut.
Costacurta lands a nice hook to Darkk's body. Darkk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Costacurta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebeneezer Darkk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darkk 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!
Ebeneezer Darkk is the new lightweight champion!

Event: Aspire 93: Jones vs. Corvus
Date: Dec 06, 2017

#R1#
Darkk looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Darkk misses with a double jab.
Darkk throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Darkk's ribs.
Lopez throws a hook but Darkk blocks it.
Lopez throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk. #CL#
Darkk rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Darkk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkk lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Lopez is leaning against Darkk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Darkk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Darkk working aggressively here.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Darkk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez lands a right hand.
Darkk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Darkk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darkk blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darkk avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Darkk lands with a right to the head.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Darkk.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Darkk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darkk takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cruz Lopez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darkk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Darkk.
Lopez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darkk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez moves out of range as Darkk throws a body kick.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target. #T1#
Darkk lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Lopez thumps Darkk with a low kick.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez misses with a body shot
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk lands with a slapping head kick.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Darkk. Beautiful body shot.
Darkk motions for Lopez to come forward. Darkk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez misses the jab.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Darkk moves out of range easily.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Darkk's body. Darkk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Darkk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Lopez avoided it.
Darkk 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.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk scores with a jab.
Darkk misses with a head kick. #T4#
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Darkk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Darkk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darkk sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Darkk knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darkk is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk counters with a left to the body.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Darkk scores with a one two! Lopez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darkk blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Darkk lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Darkk counters with a quick kick to the body but Lopez blocks it.
Darkk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darkk's knee momentarily.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T1#
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darkk scores with a push kick.
Darkk connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez moves out of range as Darkk throws a body kick.
Darkk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk blocks a leg kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darkk lands a body shot. #T2#
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darkk misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
A solid body kick from Darkk.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darkk lands a nice shot to the body.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Darkk's ribs.
Darkk checks a low kick from Lopez.
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darkk takes a step back to recover.
Darkk moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darkk.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a left and a right that stings Lopez.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez flicks out a counter leg kick but Darkk steps away.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darkk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ebeneezer Darkk.
I think Darkk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: Aspire 88: Savkov v Gracie
Date: Nov 08, 2017

#R1#
Nassar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darkk circles away quickly and effectively.
Nassar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darkk's hands.
Nassar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darkk finds it's way round the side to connect with Nassar's head.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nassar moves away.#CL2#
Darkk moves into the clinch successfully.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nassar is trying to pull guard but Darkk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Nassar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darkk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nassar.
Nassar tries to pull guard but Darkk holds him up against the cage and eventually Nassar drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Nassar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Darkk.
Darkk blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Nassar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Darkk misses.
Darkk jabs Nassar right on the nose. Nassar blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Darkk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Nassar.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Nassar lands a jab to the head.
Darkk scoring well with a low kick there.
Nassar throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nassar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nassar scores with a hook to the body. Darkk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nassar lands a jab to Darkk's midsection.
Nassar drops his hands momentarily and Darkk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk swinging wildly here.
Nassar throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.#T2#
Nassar throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a thumping low kick. #CL#
Nassar instigates a clinch.
Nassar blocks an uppercut.
Nassar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Nassar.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Darkk. #BC#
Nassar breaks the clinch.
Nassar takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
As Darkk looks to move away, Nassar throws a big counter combo but Darkk just gets out of the way.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Nassar checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkk keeps the fight on the outside.
Darkk misses with a hook. Nassar ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Nassar.
Nassar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Darkk. #T3#
Nassar wants to clinch.
Darkk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nassar tries to bum rush Darkk with a series of wild strikes but Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darkk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nassar cracks Darkk with an open hand slap.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Darkk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nassar scores with a decent looking hook.
Darkk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nassar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nassar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nassar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nassar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Nassar misses with a double jab.
Darkk throws a series of punches but Nassar moves out of range.
Darkk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nassar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Nassar connects with the punch.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nassar looks to land a combination but Darkk avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Nassar. Those never looked like landing.
Ebeneezer Darkk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nassar.
Darkk 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nassar thuds a left hand into Darkk's body.
Nassar slips a straight right by Darkk.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Nassar clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nassar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darkk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darkk slips a jab and a cross from Nassar.
Nassar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darkk takes a swing at Nassar's ribcage but misses.
Darkk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nassar.
Darkk stuffs the takedown attempt from Nassar. Nassar gets slowly back to his feet.
Nassar misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darkk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nassar will feel that in the morning.
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nassar's head.
Darkk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar misses with a jab to the body
enabling Darkk to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Nassar throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkk throws an overhand right that drops Nassar like a sack of potatoes! Darkk dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: Aspire 84: McGee v Yamaguchi
Date: Oct 18, 2017

#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
Darkk thumps Costacurta with a low kick.
Darkk thumps Costacurta with a low kick.
Costacurta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
Costacurta misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Costacurta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Darkk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Costacurta.
Costacurta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Costacurta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darkk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta throws a leg kick which misses Darkk's front leg but catches the back leg as Darkk tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Darkk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Costacurta, pushing him back against the cage.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costacurta misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Darkk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costacurta can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Costacurta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Costacurta has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Costacurta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costacurta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Darkk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Costacurta is keeping busy.
Darkk blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darkk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Costacurta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costacurta.
Costacurta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Costacurta.
A short left from Costacurta.
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!
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Darkk tries to work over Costacurta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Costacurta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Costacurta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costacurta can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
A short uppercut from Darkk.
Costacurta misses with the head strike.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Costacurta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
Darkk takes a shot to the head.
Costacurta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkk misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Costacurta.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Darkk pushes Costacurta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta blocks a body shot from Darkk.
Costacurta blocks an uppercut.
Darkk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darkk working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costacurta lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Darkk.
Darkk lands with a right to the head.
Costacurta blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Costacurta on the inside.
Costacurta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costacurta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costacurta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costacurta throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Costacurta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Costacurta. #T4#
Costacurta tries to work over Darkk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costacurta swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta lands with a short shot to the head.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
Costacurta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Costacurta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Costacurta lands a hook that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Costacurta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Costacurta takes a shot to the head.
Costacurta throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Darkk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Costacurta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Costacurta.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk is trying to stall.
Costacurta is working Darkk over against the cage.
Costacurta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darkk looks winded!
Costacurta has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Costacurta has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosinante Costacurta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Darkk misses with a looping left.
Costacurta scores with a jab.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Costacurta blocks a head kick by Darkk.
Darkk lands with a straight right. Costacurta didn't see that one coming.
Darkk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Costacurta under the eye.
Darkk throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Costacurta checks a low kick from Darkk.
Costacurta misses the jab.
Darkk 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.
A swing and a miss from Costacurta.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costacurta counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Costacurta missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk looks to land a body kick but Costacurta moved away.
Costacurta misses with a body kick.
Costacurta is looking to score with low kicks.
Costacurta lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Darkk coming out on top.#T1#
Darkk staying out of range there.
Jab by Costacurta.
Darkk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Darkk.
Costacurta slips a jab from Darkk.
Costacurta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darkk just manages to avoid it.
Costacurta throws an off balance right hand
and Costacurta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut.
Rosinante Costacurta is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
Costacurta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darkk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Costacurta scrambles back to his feet.
Costacurta misses the shot to the body.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Costacurta.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch but Costacurta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costacurta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darkk.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darkk. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Darkk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk scores with a kick to the body.
Darkk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costacurta blocks a jab.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Costacurta swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Costacurta throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Costacurta catches Darkk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darkk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Costacurta counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#
Darkk is rocked!
Costacurta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkk is still on wobbly legs! Can Costacurta finish him?
Costacurta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk drops his hands momentarily. Costacurta doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Darkk staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Darkk doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rosinante Costacurta!
Rosinante Costacurta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Aspire 78: McGee v Gabagool
Date: Sep 27, 2017

#R1#
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bundles throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Bundles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundles throws an overhand right that lands on Darkk's shoulder, as Darkk tries to avoid the shot.
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Bundles.
Darkk slips under a jab from Bundles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bundles.
Bundles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bundles misses the jab.#T1#
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bundles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk throws a poor cross that misses
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Bundles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bundles.
Bundles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bundles looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bundles momentarily.
Darkk stalks Bundles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bundles's face. Bundles staggers backwards, shaken.
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Bundles.
Darkk throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Darkk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bundles missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundles slips under a jab.#T2#
Darkk defending well as Bundles loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Bundles off balance momentarily.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundles is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Darkk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bundles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darkk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk swings widly with a right hand
letting Bundles counter with a right hand.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Bundles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Bundles blocks the leg kick.
Darkk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bundles throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bundles is looking for a counter combo.
Darkk throws a poor cross that misses
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk lands a high kick!
Darkk staying out of range there.#T3#
Bundles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundles.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but Bundles ducks down to avoid it.
Bundles checks a low kick from Darkk.
Bundles dips to his left and cracks Darkk with an uppercut!
Bundles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darkk cracks Bundles with a good jab.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Bundles moves away and avoids it.
Bundles loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
Darkk misses with a two punch combination.
Bundles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Bundles off balance momentarily.
Darkk throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bundles to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Bundles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Bundles slips the punch.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Bundles saw that one coming.
Bundles looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Darkk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bundles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bundles 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 Darkk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bundles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundles.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk lands with a right hand.
Bundles misses with a left hand
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Bundles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Darkk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundles.
Bundles throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
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#
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bundles throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darkk 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 Bundles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bundles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bundles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bundles misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bundles.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bundles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darkk cracks the inside of Bundles's front leg.
Bundles misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundles misses with a straight right.
Darkk digs a good hook to Bundles's body.
Bundles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bundles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T1#
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundles throws out the jab.
Darkk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darkk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#KD2#
Darkk moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Bundles goes down! Can Darkk finish him!?#ROC2#
Bundles is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Darkk loads up on a big left hand. Bundles felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Darkk looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bundles can't hide his disappointment, as Darkk celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: Aspire 70: McGee v Podolski
Date: Aug 27, 2017

#R1#
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbo throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Darkk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darkk throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Darkk misses.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Darkk misses with a series of wild punches.
Darkk backing away here, and Barbo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbo avoids the head kick by Darkk.
Darkk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been told by Darkk's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
Barbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Darkk misses its intended target.
Barbo throws a solid leg kick but Darkk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbo.
Darkk throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Barbo moved out of range nicely.
Barbo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk scores with the left hand. Barbo knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darkk keeps the fight on the outside.
Darkk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbo's hands.
Darkk with a jab.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk lands with a nice body kick.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo checks a low kick from Darkk.
Barbo misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Barbo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darkk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbo's head backwards.#T3#
Darkk tries to bum rush Barbo with a series of wild strikes but Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Barbo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbo throws a nice looking combination but Darkk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darkk scores with a hook.
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
Darkk throws a push kick but Barbo slaps the foot to one side.
Barbo moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbo! But no joy.
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbo's sensitive parts.
Darkk misses with a hook
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Barbo.
A big right from Darkk misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbo checks it well.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darkk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
Darkk throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbo slips a jab from Darkk.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbo throws a leg kick which misses Darkk's front leg but catches the back leg as Darkk tries to avoid it.
Darkk checks a low kick from Barbo.
Nice cross by Barbo.#CL2#
Barbo clinches up against the cage.
Darkk leaning against his opponent.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Darkk.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Darkk lands a body punch.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Barbo tries to stall but Darkk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Barbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Barbo lands.
Barbo thuds a left hand into Darkk's body.
Barbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darkk missing with a left hand there. Barbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbo avoids the head kick by Darkk.
Darkk lands a slapping body shot.
Darkk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbo can do to turn this around?
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk throws a lazy head kick
and Barbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
Darkk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darkk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Darkk.
A jab from Darkk finds it's way through Barbo's defenses. #T1#
Barbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darkk looks for the body kick but Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbo motions for Darkk to come forward. Barbo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk missing with a left hand there. Barbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbo misses the target.
Darkk doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbo circles away.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Barbo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darkk.
Barbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbo blocks the body kick.
Darkk misses with a kick to the body.
Barbo misses with a hook.#T2#
Nice uppercut there from Darkk.
Darkk throws a head kick but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Darkk dips to his left and cracks Barbo with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk slips under a jab from Barbo.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Darkk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbo blocks a low kick nicely.
Darkk with a nice cross.
Barbo tries to land a front kick but Darkk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Darkk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3#
Barbo lands a slapping body shot.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darkk's knee momentarily.
Barbo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darkk throws out a powerful jab.
Darkk lands with a slapping head kick.
Darkk tests Barbo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbo misses with a hook.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbo misses with a kick to the body.
Barbo 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Barbo's knee but Barbo avoids it well.
Darkk misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Barbo slips the punch.
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkk lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darkk throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Darkk tries to clinch but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Barbo moved out of range nicely.
Barbo avoids a kick to the body.
Darkk feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
Barbo throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Darkk moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darkk keeps Barbo at a distance using the push kick.
Darkk lands a slapping body shot.
Barbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
Barbo throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Darkk as he checks the leg kick.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darkk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk lands with an overhand left.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
Barbo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Darkk blocks it well.
Barbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darkk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Barbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbo throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Barbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbo misses with an uppercut.
Barbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo 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.
Barbo moves forwards but Darkk connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
Darkk feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
As Darkk backs off Barbo throws a huge counter combo but Darkk manages to avoid it all.
Sala Barbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Darkk.
Barbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk is looking to clinch but Barbo is avoiding it.
Barbo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T3#
Barbo throws a sloppy head kick and Darkk moves out of range easily.
Darkk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Darkk tenderised Barbo's leg. Barbo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darkk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darkk feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
Darkk slips under a jab from Barbo.
Darkk scores with a nice strike.
Darkk lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbo off the cage and back into range.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Darkk.
Barbo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Darkk dips to his left and cracks Barbo with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk misses with a low kick. #T4#
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
Barbo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Darkk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, jab by Barbo - just one landing.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darkk throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Ebeneezer Darkk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darkk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darkk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darkk feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
Barbo digs a good hook to Darkk's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darkk misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Darkk misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebeneezer Darkk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darkk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: Aspire 65: McGee vs Lee
Date: Aug 06, 2017

#R1#
Darkk scores with a nice body kick.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wannanen takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Wannanen swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Wannanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wannanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wannanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Wannanen ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Wannanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wannanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wannanen misses with a right hand
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wannanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a right hook to the body.
Wannanen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Wannanen is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wannanen moves out of range as Darkk throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
As Darkk backs away, Wannanen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
Darkk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wannanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Wannanen is looking to chop away at Darkk's legs.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Wannanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Wannanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkk counters with a three punch combo that has Wannanen backing up. Wannanen nods at Darkk to acknowledge the strikes.
Wannanen scores with a jab. Darkk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Wannanen tried to score with a low kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darkk scores with a jab. Wannanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wannanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wannanen throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Wannanen tries to clinch but Darkk moves out of range.
Wannanen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Darkk. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wannanen avoids a kick to the body.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wannanen 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.
Darkk throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Wannanen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wannanen, as that shot connected.
Darkk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darkk misses with a hook.
Wannanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darkk is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wannanen.
Darkk slips a straight right by Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with a wild combination.
Wannanen throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannanen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darkk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Wannanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wannanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wannanen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wannanen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wannanen.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk swats away the attempt to clinch by Wannanen.#T3##CL#
Wannanen pushes Darkk up against the cage in a clinch.
Wannanen has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Darkk lands with a left to the head.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk blocks an elbow strike.
Darkk blocks an elbow strike from Wannanen.
A shot in the inside from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wannanen tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
Darkk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk digs a right hand into Wannanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wannanen's gas tank. #T4#
Darkk avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
Wannanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Wannanen can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
The referee calls for Wannanen to work.
A short left from Wannanen. #BC#
Wannanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen blocks a jab.
Nice body kick from Darkk.
Wannanen wants to clinch.
Darkk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Wannanen.
Wannanen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wannanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darkk's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wannanen moves away.
Wannanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wannanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Darkk finds it's target.#CL#
Wannanen clinches.
Wannanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darkk's defenses.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
Wannanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen is leaning against Darkk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wannanen.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk blocks the elbow strike.
Wannanen prevents a body shot from Darkk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk just leaning against Wannanen, taking a breather.
Wannanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Wannanen tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Wannanen back against the cage.
Wannanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk blocks the elbow strike.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow.
Darkk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Wannanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wannanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Darkk tries to work over Wannanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk can't find room to land a body shot as Wannanen controls the action.
Wannanen lands an elbow that stopped Darkk in his tracks for a moment.
Wannanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Darkk.
Wannanen taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Darkk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk lands with a light punch inside.
Wannanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Wannanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Darkk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darkk avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
Darkk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wannanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
A shot in the inside from Darkk.
Darkk works on Wannanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wannanen blocks an uppercut.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands an elbow just above Darkk 's eye.
Good body shot from Wannanen.
Darkk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Wannanen throws an elbow that misses.
Wannanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Wannanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wannanen.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Wannanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
Darkk lands with a light punch inside.
Wannanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk blocks an elbow strike.
Wannanen lands with a left to the head.
Darkk stalling in the clinch but Wannanen improves position.
Wannanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Wannanen.
Wannanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wannanen blocks a body shot from Darkk.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land. #T4#
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Wannanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
Darkk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Nice elbow from Wannanen.
Wannanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Wannanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wannanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darkk blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Darkk - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Darkk.
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Darkk looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Wannanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wannanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wannanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darkk. Darkk obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wannanen throws a lazy head kick
and Darkk counters with a leg kick.
Darkk tries a low kick but Wannanen avoids it.
Wannanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wannanen.
Darkk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wannanen loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Wannanen blocks the leg kick.
Wannanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darkk is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Wannanen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wannanen tries to clinch up.
Wannanen wants to clinch.#T1#
Darkk misses with a leg kick.
Darkk keeps the fight on the outside.
Darkk throws a push kick but Wannanen slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Wannanen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darkk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wannanen. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Wannanen does it's job there.
Darkk throws a head kick but Wannanen moves out of range.
Darkk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wannanen will feel that in the morning.
Wannanen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses
and Wannanen counters with a straight right hand.
Wannanen walks into a left hand.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Wannanen moved away.
Darkk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crunch! Darkk slams his shin into Wannanen's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wannanen moves away.
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.#T2#
Wannanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Darkk scores with a jab.
Darkk thows a body kick. Wannanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Darkk defending well as Wannanen loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wannanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darkk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wannanen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with an uppercut.
Wannanen misses with a hook.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Wannanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Darkk throws a fast counter high kick but Wannanen manages to duck under it in time.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Wannanen is looking to clinch but Darkk is avoiding it.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Wannanen is looking to clinch but Darkk is avoiding it. #T3#
Wannanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk throws a push kick but Wannanen slaps the foot to one side.
Wannanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darkk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darkk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wannanen throws out the jab.
Darkk lands a nice looking body kick.
Darkk scores with a nice body kick.
Darkk throws a body kick that misses
and Wannanen counters with an inside leg kick.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk drops his hands momentarily and Wannanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wannanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Wannanen clinches up against the cage.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk. #BC2#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darkk throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Wannanen misses its intended target. #T4#
Darkk throws a body kick that misses.
Wannanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk with a nice cross.#CL#
Wannanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Darkk avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.#BC2#
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Wannanen closes the distance and pushes Darkk back into the cage.
Darkk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Ebeneezer Darkk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darkk is trying to stall.
Pekko Wannanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wannanen misses with a wild combination.
Darkk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebeneezer Darkk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darkk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!
The defeated Pekko Wannanen had this to say: 'That motherfucker got lucky man! I will crush him in a rematch!!'.

Event: Primal 55 Hardy v Mancini
Date: Jan 07, 2017

#R1#
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Takada blocks a low kick nicely.
Takada throws a shot to the body.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takada lands with a straight right. Darkk didn't see that one coming.
Takada throws an overhand right that lands on Darkk's shoulder, as Darkk tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Darkk gets tackled into the cage by Takada. Takada maintains the clinch.
Darkk digs a right hand into Takada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takada's gas tank.
Darkk taking a breather.
Darkk is leaning against Takada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takada working aggressively here.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards. #BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch. #T1#
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Takada steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darkk.
Takada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takada misses with a shot to the body
and Darkk counters with a left and a right that stings Takada.
A swing and a miss from Takada.
Takada missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takada looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Darkk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Takada loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
Takada is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Takada misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a straight right hand.
Takada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darkk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takada's knee momentarily.
Takada defending well as Darkk loads up on a big left hand.
Takada 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.
Darkk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takada! But no joy.
Takada lands a nice looking body shot.
Takada fails to land with a series of punches. #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!
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takada throws out the jab.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Takada.
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takada throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Satoru Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darkk.
Takada throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Takada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Takada.
Darkk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takada throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Darkk defending well as Takada loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darkk scoring well with a low kick there.
Takada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takada throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a leg kick.
Darkk misses with a hook
and Takada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takada throws out the jab.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takada.
Darkk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Takada.
Takada connects with a body shot.
Takada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takada looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takada misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Takada tests Darkk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
A big left from Takada misses.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses.
Takada moves out of range of the body kick.
Takada looks to land a combination but Darkk avoids it well.
Takada throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
Takada scores with a hook.
Takada swings widly with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a low kick, right behind Takada 's knee.
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Takada to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
As Takada backs away, Darkk 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 round but Satoru Takada will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Takada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takada just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDarkk.
Takada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darkk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takada 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.#CL2#
Takada rushes Darkk and presses him up against the cage.
Takada tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Takada back against the cage.
Darkk lands with a light punch inside.
Takada tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Takada back against the cage.
Takada pushes Darkk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Takada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Takada tries to clinch up but Darkk circles away and keeps his distance.
Takada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takada misses with a left hand
and Darkk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takada's knee momentarily.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takada.
Takada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darkk looks for the body kick but Takada saw that one coming.
Takada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darkk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darkk.
Takada throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takada checks a leg kick.
Takada scores with a nice strike.
Takada takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Takada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Takada throws an off balance right hand
enabling Darkk to counter 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!
Takada throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a solid body kick.
Takada misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takada thinking.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Takada misses with a few strikes there.
Darkk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takada wants to counter with a clinch but Darkk pushes him away.
Takada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darkk counters with a head kick. That will keep Takada thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Takada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
Takada throws a shot to the body.
Takada lands with a good body shot.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Takada moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takada! But no joy.#T3#
Takada misses with a shot to the body
and Darkk counters with an outside leg kick.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Darkk moves out of range as Takada strikes.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
Takada takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Darkk moves out of range as Takada strikes.
Takada scores with a nice right hand.
Darkk lands a jab to Takada's midsection.
Takada tries to clinch but Darkk moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darkk thumps Takada with a low kick.
Takada misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a left to the body.
Darkk lands with an overhand left.#T4#
Darkk connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takada works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Takada fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Takada.
The crowd cheers as Darkk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takada doesn't seem phased though.
Takada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takada walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darkk.
Takada throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#
Takada is rocked!
Takada misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters with a low kick, right behind Takada 's knee.
Takada is breathing heavily.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Takada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takada's sensitive parts.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takada throws out the jab.
As Takada backs away, Darkk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Darkk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takada is still on wobbly legs! Can Darkk finish him?
Darkk throws a body kick that misses
and Takada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkk cracks the inside of Takada's front leg.
Takada seems to have recovered his senses.
Takada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darkk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takada misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk thinks about countering with a body kick.
Takada throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takada checks a leg kick.
Takada let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Takada.
Darkk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darkk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
A big right from Takada misses.
A little feinted left hand from Darkk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Takada misses with a hook
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darkk wants to slow Takada down by chopping away at his legs.
Darkk drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Takada right on the button. Takada goes down! Darkk follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Darkk gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: Primal 51 Green v Plisskin
Date: Dec 04, 2016

#R1##TD2#
Del Bosque looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Del Bosque is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Darkk wants to get back to his feet but Del Bosque is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Del Bosque looking to sit in guard and control but Darkk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Del Bosque throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Darkk escapes and throws Del Bosque's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Darkk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Del Bosque some visible discomfort. #T1#
Del Bosque is trying to improve his position.
Del Bosque has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Del Bosque is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Del Bosque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Darkk postures up in Del Bosque's guard and throws a big left but Del Bosque blocks it. #SUB2#
Darkk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Del Bosque has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darkk has managed to get both his arms back between Del Bosque's legs - danger averted.
Darkk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Del Bosque has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darkk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Darkk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darkk with a nice head shot there.
Del Bosque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Del Bosque wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Del Bosque looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Darkk passes into side control.
Del Bosque struggling a bit here.#T3#
Darkk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Del Bosque is being controlled here.
Del Bosque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Darkk working the head and body with strikes.
Del Bosque moves into full guard.
Del Bosque looking to control.
Darkk preventing the sweep.
Darkk landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Del Bosque controls Darkk momentarily but Darkk frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Del Bosque is looking for a triangle but Darkk pushes his legs off easily.
Del Bosque looking to control.
Darkk tries to free his leg and advance position but Del Bosque is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Del Bosque is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darkk defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Darkk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Darkk as Del Bosque shoots in.
The crowd cheers as Del Bosque lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darkk doesn't seem phased though.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Del Bosque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Del Bosque is looking to clinch but Darkk is avoiding it.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darkk wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
Del Bosque shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Del Bosque from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Bosque sitting in guard here, content to control.
Del Bosque looking to sit in guard and control but Darkk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1#
Darkk forces his way into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Darkk connects with a nice short shot to Del Bosque's temple.
Darkk working over Del Bosque with some ground and pound. Del Bosque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Del Bosque actively working from the bottom here.
Del Bosque trying to control from the bottom.
Darkk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Darkk prevents Del Bosque from improving his position.
Del Bosque trying to control here.
Darkk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Del Bosque does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Del Bosque is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Darkk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Darkk's back!
Darkk turns into Del Bosque and is now in his guard.
Del Bosque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Darkk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Del Bosque has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darkk has managed to get both his arms back between Del Bosque's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Del Bosque is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Darkk advances position into side control!
Del Bosque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Darkk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Darkk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Darkk is trying to control. Del Bosque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Del Bosque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T4#
Darkk pushing down on Del Bosque's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Darkk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Darkk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Del Bosque is trying is best to control the position here.
Del Bosque manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Bosque trying to keep a closed guard but Darkk is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Nice jab there from Del Bosque.
Darkk lands a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Severo Del Bosque has been cut.
Darkk feints and then cracks Del Bosque's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Del Bosque down. #TD2#
Del Bosque shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Darkk napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Del Bosque is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Darkk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Darkk gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #SUB2#
Del Bosque working for a guillotine from mount but Darkk is in no mood to give up.
Darkk is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at THC playhouse, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T1#
Darkk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Del Bosque throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Darkk has his hands clasped together but Del Bosque breaks the hold and Darkk is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Del Bosque!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Severo Del Bosque!
After the fight, Severo Del Bosque was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Primal 49 Plisskin vs Nelson
Date: Nov 19, 2016

#R1#
Rainbow Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Darkk misses
and Rainbow Killer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darkk's knee momentarily.
Rainbow Killer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rainbow Killer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rainbow Killer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rainbow Killer moves out of range of the body kick.
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rainbow Killer throws a sloppy head kick and Darkk moves out of range easily.
Darkk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some bone on bone action there as Rainbow Killer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainbow Killer looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Darkk - just one landing.
Rainbow Killer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Darkk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rainbow Killer.
Darkk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rainbow Killer counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Rainbow Killer. That snapped Darkk's head back.
Rainbow Killer throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rainbow Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer misses with a left hand
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rainbow Killer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Rainbow Killer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darkk misses with an uppercut
and Rainbow Killer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rainbow Killer throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Darkk lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Darkk misses.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk. #T2#
Rainbow Killer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk defending well as Rainbow Killer loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rainbow Killer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rainbow Killer throws a hook but Darkk blocks it.
Darkk throws a right hand that misses
and Rainbow Killer counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
Rainbow Killer misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darkk lands a nice looking body kick.
Rainbow Killer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rainbow Killer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rainbow Killer defending well as Darkk loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Rainbow Killer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rainbow Killer loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
Rainbow Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Rainbow Killer motions for Darkk to come forward. Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Rainbow Killer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darkk lands a glancing blow to the side of Rainbow Killer's head.
The fighters circling - Rainbow Killer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rainbow Killer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darkk misses with a lunging right hand
and Rainbow Killer counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Darkk misses.
Rainbow Killer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Rainbow Killer blocks a head kick by Darkk.
Rainbow Killer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darkk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darkk is looking to slow Rainbow Killer down with leg kicks.
Rainbow Killer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darkk scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab lands there for Darkk.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Rainbow Killer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rainbow Killer tries to work over Darkk's front leg with a kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk sizes up Rainbow Killer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darkk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rainbow Killer counters with a leg kick.
Rainbow Killer jabs Darkk right on the nose. Darkk blinks but takes it well.
Rainbow Killer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rainbow Killer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body shot #CL#
and Darkk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Darkk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk is trying to push Rainbow Killer away but Rainbow Killer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rainbow Killer lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Rainbow Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rainbow Killer scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Isaac Rainbow Killer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rainbow Killer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darkk 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.
It seemed like Rainbow Killer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rainbow Killer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rainbow Killer wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Rainbow Killer avoided it.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Rainbow Killer as he checks the leg kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Rainbow Killer - just one landing.
Rainbow Killer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer throws a chopping leg kick but Darkk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rainbow Killer cracks Darkk with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rainbow Killer.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Rainbow Killer avoided it.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Rainbow Killer saw that one coming.
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rainbow Killer counters with a nice leg kick.
Rainbow Killer lands a body shot.
Rainbow Killer misses with a looping left.#T1#
Darkk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rainbow Killer lands a leg kick that knocks Darkk off balance momentarily.
Rainbow Killer ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rainbow Killer counters with a leg kick.
Rainbow Killer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Isaac Rainbow Killer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rainbow Killer is looking to chop away at Darkk's legs.
Rainbow Killer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rainbow Killer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk throws a lazy uppercut
and Rainbow Killer counters with a left to the body.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rainbow Killer misses with a straight left.
Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rainbow Killer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rainbow Killer momentarily.
A jab from Rainbow Killer finds it's way through Darkk's defenses.
Rainbow Killer throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rainbow Killer counters with a left to the body.
Darkk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rainbow Killer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rainbow Killer.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick from Rainbow Killer.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Rainbow Killer's shoulder, as Rainbow Killer tries to avoid the shot.
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rainbow Killer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rainbow Killer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkk throws a right hand that misses
and Rainbow Killer counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Rainbow Killer cracks Darkk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darkk wants to slow Rainbow Killer down by chopping away at his legs.
Rainbow Killer tries a quick counter leg kick but Darkk is wise to it.
Rainbow Killer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Rainbow Killer lands with an overhand left.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rainbow Killer missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Rainbow Killer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rainbow Killer throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Rainbow Killer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk feinted with a counter takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darkk checks a leg kick.
A jab from Darkk does it's job there.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body shot.
Darkk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer lands with a shot to the body.
Darkk misses with a right hand
and Rainbow Killer counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk motions for Rainbow Killer to come forward. Darkk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rainbow Killer feints a counter leg kick.
That kick from Darkk tenderised Rainbow Killer's leg. Rainbow Killer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rainbow Killer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darkk, as that shot connected.
Darkk misses with a looping right.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk throws a hook but Rainbow Killer avoids it easily.
Rainbow Killer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Rainbow Killer fails to land with a series of punches.
Rainbow Killer lands with a shot to the body.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Rainbow Killer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Rainbow Killer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Darkk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darkk throws a low kick but Rainbow Killer avoids it.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rainbow Killer 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.
Rainbow Killer with a hook.
Darkk throws a hook but Rainbow Killer blocks it.
Rainbow Killer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk tries to counter with a takedown but Rainbow Killer is quick to defend against it.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Rainbow Killer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
Darkk throws a head kick but Rainbow Killer moves out of range.
Rainbow Killer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Rainbow Killer moved away.
Rainbow Killer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk swings for the body but Rainbow Killer moves out of range.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rainbow Killer connects with a right hand. Darkk shakes it off.
Darkk avoids the head kick by Rainbow Killer.
Darkk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darkk throws a push kick but Rainbow Killer slaps the foot to one side.
Rainbow Killer ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
A good leg kick by Darkk.
Darkk looks to land a body kick but Rainbow Killer moved away.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darkk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rainbow Killer jabs Darkk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rainbow Killer lands a leg kick that knocks Darkk off balance momentarily.#T2#
Darkk throws a head kick but Rainbow Killer moves out of range.
Rainbow Killer feints a counter leg kick.
Rainbow Killer scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darkk lands a head kick!
Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rainbow Killer misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rainbow Killer thuds a left hand into Darkk's body.
Rainbow Killer throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Darkk misses with a hook. Rainbow Killer ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Darkk is predictable there
and Rainbow Killer counters with a nice uppercut.
Rainbow Killer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Rainbow Killer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk connects with a right hand. Rainbow Killer shakes it off.
Rainbow Killer throws out a powerful jab.#T3#
Rainbow Killer misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Rainbow Killer just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDarkk.
Darkk throws a right hand that misses
and Rainbow Killer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Darkk moves out of range as Rainbow Killer strikes.
Rainbow Killer moves out of range of the body kick.
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
Darkk throws a jab but it's blocked by Rainbow Killer.
Darkk scores with a sloppy right hand. Rainbow Killer should have avoided that one.
Rainbow Killer throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Rainbow Killer misses the jab.
Rainbow Killer looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk 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.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Rainbow Killer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rainbow Killer misses with a series of wild punches.
Rainbow Killer swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darkk.
Rainbow Killer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Rainbow Killer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darkk throws a hook to the side of Rainbow Killer's head but Rainbow Killer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Darkk catches Rainbow Killer right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebeneezer Darkk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Darkk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Rainbow Killer throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer flicks out a counter leg kick but Darkk steps away.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rainbow Killer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rainbow Killer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Darkk tenderised Rainbow Killer's leg. Rainbow Killer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rainbow Killer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rainbow Killer is looking to slow Darkk down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rainbow Killer counter with a right hand.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Rainbow Killer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rainbow Killer throws a good cross that connects. #T1#
Darkk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rainbow Killer. Rainbow Killer obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Darkk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darkk.
Rainbow Killer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darkk slips a jab from Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer thows a leg kick but Darkk checks it
and Rainbow Killer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk digs a good body shot into Rainbow Killer's ribs.
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rainbow Killer checks it well.
Rainbow Killer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darkk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rainbow Killer in his tracks. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rainbow Killer moves away.
Rainbow Killer lands a jab to the nose.
Rainbow Killer throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rainbow Killer. Rainbow Killer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rainbow Killer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rainbow Killer throws out a powerful jab.
Rainbow Killer lands a body shot.
Darkk swings for the body but Rainbow Killer moves out of range.
Rainbow Killer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rainbow Killer slips under a jab.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rainbow Killer misses with a low kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darkk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rainbow Killer manages to circle out of the way.
Darkk misses with a hook
enabling Rainbow Killer to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Rainbow Killer misses with the combination.
Darkk misses with an uppercut.
Rainbow Killer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rainbow Killer misses with a low kick.
Darkk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Rainbow Killer misses the target.
Rainbow Killer misses with a low kick as Darkk jumps back.
Rainbow Killer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darkk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rainbow Killer manages to avoid it.
Rainbow Killer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rainbow Killer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rainbow Killer lands a head kick. Darkk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darkk throws a hook but Rainbow Killer blocks it.#T4#
Rainbow Killer scores with a body shot.
Rainbow Killer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rainbow Killer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer throws a right hand that misses
and Rainbow Killer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rainbow Killer tries to work over Darkk's front leg with a kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rainbow Killer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rainbow Killer misses with an uppercut.
Darkk lands with an overhand left.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rainbow Killer, right into the meat.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk attempts a counter takedown but Rainbow Killer avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Isaac Rainbow Killer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
A big right from Rainbow Killer misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Rainbow Killer as he connects with a hook.
Rainbow Killer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
A cross from Rainbow Killer lands.
Rainbow Killer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rainbow Killer with a nice cross.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body shot.
Rainbow Killer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rainbow Killer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darkk scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainbow Killer throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk counters with an outside leg kick.
Rainbow Killer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Rainbow Killer checks it.
Darkk needs to keep his hands up - Rainbow Killer had a free shot at his head there.#T1#
Rainbow Killer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Rainbow Killer throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Darkk lands a jab to the head.
Darkk slips under a jab from Rainbow Killer.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rainbow Killer misses with a looping right.
Darkk cracks the inside of Rainbow Killer's front leg.
Rainbow Killer thumps Darkk with a low kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rainbow Killer digs a good hook to Darkk's body.
Rainbow Killer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Rainbow Killer.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Rainbow Killer throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rainbow Killer checks a low kick from Darkk.
A punch lands to the side of Rainbow Killer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rainbow Killer throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Rainbow Killer misses with a right hand
and Darkk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darkk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rainbow Killer.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rainbow Killer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rainbow Killer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T3#
Rainbow Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rainbow Killer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Darkk - the referee stops the clock and Rainbow Killer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Darkk. Rainbow Killer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rainbow Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
It seemed like Rainbow Killer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rainbow Killer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darkk finds it's way round the side to connect with Rainbow Killer's head.
Rainbow Killer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Rainbow Killer lands.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk walks into a stiff left hand from Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Rainbow Killer cracks Darkk with an open hand slap.
Rainbow Killer thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Darkk thumps Rainbow Killer with a low kick.
Rainbow Killer looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Rainbow Killer misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Rainbow Killer connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rainbow Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
Darkk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rainbow Killer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darkk throws a leg kick
and Rainbow Killer counters with a thumping low kick.
Rainbow Killer moves away from the strike by Darkk.
Rainbow Killer moves out of range of the body kick from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body punch
and Darkk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rainbow Killer throws a nice looking combination but Darkk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rainbow Killer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isaac Rainbow Killer.
I think Rainbow Killer 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Rainbow Killer!
After winning the bout, Isaac Rainbow Killer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Primal 47
Date: Oct 30, 2016

#R1#
Ysengrin looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Ysengrin checks the leg kick.
Darkk tries to bum rush Ysengrin with a series of wild strikes but Ysengrin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Ysengrin. That snapped Darkk's head back.
Ysengrin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ysengrin scores with a body shot.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ysengrin 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ysengrin, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Ysengrin misses.
Ysengrin is looking to chop away at Darkk's legs.
Darkk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darkk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ysengrin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well. #T1#
Darkk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ysengrin. Ysengrin obviously looking to wear him down.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut
enabling Darkk to counter with a crisp jab.
Darkk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Darkk misses.
Darkk takes a swing at Ysengrin's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Ysengrin throws the kick towards the body but Darkk avoids it.
Darkk throws a quick counter head kick but Ysengrin was just out of range.
Ysengrin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darkk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ysengrin.
Good shot there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Francis Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body. #T2#
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD2#
Ysengrin shoots in and bounces Darkk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ysengrin throws a big elbow that misses.
Ysengrin trying to control the position from guard on top but Darkk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ysengrin controlling from the top position.
Ysengrin throws a big elbow that misses.
Ysengrin advances position into side control!#T3#
Darkk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ysengrin.
Darkk is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at THC playhouse, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ysengrin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Darkk tries to buck Ysengrin off but Ysengrin is having none of it.
Ysengrin trying to control the position but Darkk is working away.
Ysengrin throws a strike aimed at the side of Darkk's head but Darkk avoids it well.
Ysengrin working away.
Ysengrin controls the position from side control.
Ysengrin cracks Darkk with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ysengrin staying calm.
Darkk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scoring with punches and elbows.
Darkk struggling a bit here.
Darkk tries to bench press Ysengrin off him but Ysengrin keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A left lands for Ysengrin.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Ysengrin checks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darkk throws an off balance right hand
and Ysengrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Darkk.
Ysengrin staying out of range there.
A low kick from Ysengrin is predictable there
enabling Darkk to counter with a crisp jab.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin is looking to land body kicks.
Ysengrin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Ysengrin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ysengrin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#
It looks like Francis Ysengrin has been cut.
Ysengrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin tries a low kick but Darkk avoids it.#T1#
Ysengrin scores with a push kick.
Darkk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darkk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot.
Darkk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darkk connects with a single shot there.
Darkk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Ysengrin's shoulder, as Ysengrin tries to avoid the shot.
Ysengrin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with an outside leg kick.
Ysengrin misses with a low kick.
Darkk throws a jab when Ysengrin was well out of range.#T2#
Ysengrin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darkk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Darkk. Beautiful body shot.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that misses.
Ysengrin moves away from the strike by Darkk.
Ysengrin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darkk. Darkk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ysengrin wants to slow Darkk down by chopping away at his legs.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Ysengrin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ysengrin tries to clinch up.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Ysengrin.#T3#
Ysengrin is looking to clinch.
It looked like Darkk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Darkk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab by Ysengrin.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Ysengrin tries to clinch up.
Ysengrin slips a jab from Darkk.
Ysengrin throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ysengrin thinking. #CL2#
Ysengrin moves into the clinch.
Ysengrin has Darkk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darkk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Ysengrin. #T4#
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk misses with a hook.
Ysengrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darkk counters with an inside leg kick.
Ysengrin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ysengrin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ysengrin scores with a punch to the head.
Francis Ysengrin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Ysengrin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ysengrin throws a solid leg kick but Darkk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
A low kick from Ysengrin misses
and Ysengrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ysengrin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ysengrin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body.
Darkk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick as Ysengrin jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darkk wants it to stay on the feet.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Ysengrin misses with a kick to the body
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darkk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ysengrin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darkk clobbers Ysengrin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ysengrin scores with a spinning back kick!
Darkk scores with a head kick. Ysengrin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ysengrin looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Ysengrin swings widly with a right hand
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a two punch combination.
Darkk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick.
Ysengrin misses with a kick to the body
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Ysengrin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick which misses Darkk's front leg but catches the back leg as Darkk tries to avoid it.
Ysengrin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darkk if he has to take too many more of those.
Ysengrin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Darkk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T3#
Ysengrin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ysengrin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ysengrin jabs at Darkk's body.
Ebeneezer Darkk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ysengrin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ysengrin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ysengrin.
That kick from Ysengrin tenderised Darkk's leg. Darkk is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ysengrin. #T4#
Nice uppercut there from Darkk.#CUT#
That has opened up Francis Ysengrin's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Ysengrin.
A leg kick checked by Darkk.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
Darkk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Darkk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Ysengrin moves away and avoids it.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Ysengrin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darkk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good work by Darkk as he checks the leg kick.
Darkk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ysengrin scores with a kick to the body.
Darkk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ysengrin doesn't seem bothered though.
Darkk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ysengrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Ysengrin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkk's calf.
Ysengrin misses with a body kick.
Darkk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ysengrin throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
A cross from Ysengrin lands.
Ysengrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
Ysengrin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Ysengrin.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the body
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a body kick that stops Ysengrin in his tracks momentarily. #T1#
Ysengrin missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darkk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ysengrin cracks Darkk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a good low kick that Ysengrin was not able to check.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch
and Darkk counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Ysengrin does it's job there.
Ysengrin wants to slow Darkk down by chopping away at his legs.
Ysengrin scores with a jab.
Ysengrin blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darkk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy body kick from Darkk #TD2#
and Ysengrin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darkk won't be happy with that. #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!
Ysengrin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ysengrin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darkk is looking to regain half guard here but Ysengrin keeps moving and retains side control.
Ysengrin working away.
Darkk tries to bench press Ysengrin off him but Ysengrin keeps the position.
Ysengrin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Darkk works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ysengrin drops an elbow to the side of Darkk's head.
Ysengrin scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Darkk trying to control but Ysengrin postures up.
Ysengrin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ysengrin is controlling the pace.
Ysengrin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darkk keeps working.
Ysengrin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darkk's head.
Darkk wants to improve his position but Ysengrin is controlling well. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut.
Ysengrin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ysengrin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ysengrin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkk paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Ysengrin instigates a clinch.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin.
Darkk wants to stall.
Ysengrin pushes Darkk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
A big left from Ysengrin misses.
The fighters circling - Ysengrin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ysengrin throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk with a jab.
Ysengrin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkk lands a jab to Ysengrin's midsection.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ysengrin takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Ysengrin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darkk.#CL2#
Ysengrin moves into the clinch successfully.
Darkk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ysengrin up against the cage.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Ysengrin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darkk's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Ysengrin.
Darkk is trying to break the clinch but Ysengrin is controlling him.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk tries to stall but Ysengrin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Ysengrin. #BC#
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Ysengrin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darkk is out of range and Ysengrin settles back down. #T2#
Ysengrin lands with a nice body kick.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ysengrin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ysengrin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Ysengrin misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ysengrin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darkk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ysengrin's head.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Ysengrin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk checks a low kick from Ysengrin.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ysengrin with the counter takedown but Darkk avoids it easily.
Ysengrin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darkk. Darkk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ysengrin works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Darkk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ysengrin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ysengrin with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ysengrin. #T4#
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Ysengrin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Ysengrin pushes Darkk up against the cage in a clinch.
Darkk lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkk looking to stall.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Darkk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ysengrin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ysengrin slips a straight right by Darkk.
Nice cross by Ysengrin.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Ysengrin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Ysengrin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ysengrin 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Ysengrin!
Francis Ysengrin is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Francis Ysengrin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Primal 42
Date: Sep 15, 2016

#R1#
Nilan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Nilan gets a clinch.
Darkk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nilan has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Nilan misses with some punches.
Nilan misses with a body punch.
Nilan tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
A short left from Darkk.
Darkk is trying to break the clinch but Nilan is controlling him.
Nilan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Nilan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk. #BC2#
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darkk slips a jab from Nilan.
Darkk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nilan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilan was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Nilan saw that one coming.#T1#
Nilan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nilan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darkk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Nilan throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Nilan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.
Darkk connects with a right hand. Nilan shakes it off.#CL#
Nilan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nilan misses with an elbow over the top.
Nilan tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Nilan back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilan throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Nilan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
A big left from Nilan misses.
Nilan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darkk gets off balance looking for a body kick#CL#
and Nilan counters by moving into the clinch.
Nilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Nilan. #BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Darkk.
Nilan is looking to clinch but Darkk is avoiding it.
Darkk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Darkk punishes Nilan's body with a nice straight punch.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nilan misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nilan misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
Nilan gets a clinch. #T3#
Nilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nilan taking a breather.
Nilan can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Darkk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nilan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Nilan.
Nilan is stalling here.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilan stalling the fight.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nilan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Darkk can turn it around.#BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Nilan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Darkk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Darkk lands with a right hand. #T4#
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Nilan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nilan looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL#
Nilan rushes Darkk and presses him up against the cage.
Nilan working aggressively here.
A short right from Darkk on the inside.
Darkk tries to break free but Nilan pushes him back against the cage.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.
Darkk lands a left hand.
Darkk takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Nilan fails to land.
Nilan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Darkk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
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 Chris Nilan will probably get the nod.
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#
Darkk pushes Nilan away with a front kick.
Nilan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Nilan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nilan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darkk. Darkk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darkk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nilan.
A thudding body kick lands there by Darkk!
Nilan misses with a double jab
and Darkk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
The crowd cheers as Darkk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nilan doesn't seem phased though.
Darkk scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
Nilan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
Darkk slips a straight right by Nilan.
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Nilan sees coming a mile off.
Darkk cracks Nilan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nilan takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Nilan misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nilan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darkk misses with a looping right.
Nilan closes the distance but Darkk moves to the side
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nilan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Nilan down.
Nilan wants to clinch up but Darkk keeps it at a distance.
Darkk lands a head kick! #T2#
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darkk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nilan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilan scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilan swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk thinks about the counter body kick.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Nilan saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Darkk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nilan doesn't seem phased though.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilan misses with a shot to the body
and Darkk counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Nilan misses.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Nilan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nilan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Darkk scores with a hook.
Nilan wants to clinch.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilan. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darkk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nilan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk throws a body kick that misses.
Nilan connects with a single shot there.
Nilan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk throws a lazy body kick
and Darkk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilan lunges at Darkk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkk's hand.
Darkk scores with a push kick.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darkk lands with an uppercut that bounces Nilan off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Nilan clinches with his opponent.
Nilan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Darkk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nilan throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nilan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darkk is trying to break the clinch but Nilan has him pressed against the cage.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Nilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Darkk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nilans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darkk throws a jab when Nilan was well out of range.
Nilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nilan wants to clinch up but Darkk keeps it at a distance.
Darkk misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Nilan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nilan tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Nilan back against the cage.
Darkk looking to slow down the pace here.
Nilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilan misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Nilan prevents a body shot from Darkk.
A bit of stalling here from Nilan. #T1#
Nilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Nilan. #BC2#
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Darkk lands a nice shot to the body.
Darkk throws a body kick that misses
and Nilan counters with a nice uppercut.
Darkk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL#
Nilan darts in and clinches Darkk up against the cage.
Darkk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nilan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darkk's efforts to push away.
Nilan lands a body shot.
Nilan blocks an uppercut.
Chris Nilan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Nilan.
Darkk is trying to push Nilan away but Nilan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2#
Nilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nilan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darkk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
Darkk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darkk scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darkk lands a high kick! #CL#
Nilan closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Nilan moves out of range of the body kick.
Nilan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Nilan's shoulder, as Nilan tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Darkk digs a good hook to Nilan's body.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nilan tries to clinch but Darkk is having none of it.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilan is looking to clinch.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Darkk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nilan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darkk finds it's way round the side to connect with Nilan's head.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses.
Darkk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nilan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Nilan misses with a hook
and Darkk counters with a slapping leg kick. #T4#
Nilan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk throws out a leg kick but Nilan moves out of range and Darkk only half commits.
Nilan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nilan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nilan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.
Nilan throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkk counters with a right hand to the body.
Nilan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkk throws out the jab.
Nilan throws a big counter combination but Darkk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nilan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darkk slips a straight right by Nilan.
Nilan blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Nilan - just one landing.
Darkk throws a push kick but Nilan slaps the foot to one side.
Nilan looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Nilan misses with a wild body shot.
Nilan wants to clinch.
Darkk connects with a jab.
Nilan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nilan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilan throws a right and a left that Darkk avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilan wants to clinch up but Darkk keeps it at a distance.
Nilan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Darkk lands with a kick to the temple. Nilan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darkk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darkk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T1#
Nilan throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Nilan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nilan tries to clinch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nilan throwing a counter right hand but Darkk manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Darkk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darkk, as that shot connected.
Darkk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkk slips a straight right by Nilan.
Darkk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darkk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilan. #T2#
Nilan wants to clinch but Darkk slips to the side
and Darkk counters with a nice body shot.
Darkk connects with the punch.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darkk scores with a sloppy right hand. Nilan should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darkk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nilan is out of range.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Nilan misses.
Nilan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#CL#
Nilan has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darkk thuds his shin into the meat of Nilan's side.
Nilan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nilan wants to clinch.
Darkk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Darkk lands a nice hook to Nilan's body. Nilan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Nilan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Nilan throws a series of strikes that have Darkk backpedaling.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darkk, as that shot connected.
Nilan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nilan throws a big counter combination but Darkk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nilan wants to clinch
and Darkk counters with a nice leg kick.
Nilan moves in looking to clinch but Darkk pushes him off.
Darkk slips under a jab from Nilan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Nice shot by Darkk.
Darkk throws a head kick that Nilan semi-blocks.
Nilan scores with a jab.#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!
Nilan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darkk.
Darkk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilan manages to avoid it.#CL#
Nilan pushes Darkk up against the cage in a clinch.
Nilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Nilan has Darkk pressed against the cage, preventing Darkk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nilan misses with some punches.
Darkk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk has had enough of the clinch but Nilan keeps him there for the moment.
Darkk tries to break free but Nilan pushes him back against the cage.
Nilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Nilan lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Nilan catches Darkk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nilan throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkk scores with a punch to the head.
Nilan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Nilan lands a jab-cross combination. #CL#
Darkk gets tackled into the cage by Nilan. Nilan maintains the clinch.
Darkk tries to stall but Nilan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Darkk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nilan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darkk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nilan misses with the head strike.
Nilan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nilan lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Nilan fails to land. #T1#
Nilan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Nilan fails to land.
Darkk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darkk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilan working aggressively here.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nilan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nilan throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Nilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan. #T2#
Darkk working hard to break the clinch.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nilan backwards.
Darkk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilan misses with some punches.
Nilan working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nilan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darkk's brow.
Nilan throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilan.
Nilan working aggressively here.
Nilan working aggressively here.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Nilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nilan.
Nilan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilan won't allow it. #BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Nilan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance.
Nilan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
Nice defenses there by Darkk.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nilan moves in looking to clinch but Darkk pushes him off.
Darkk takes a swing at Nilan's ribcage but misses.
Nilan throws a big counter combination but Darkk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T4##CL#
Nilan moves into range and clinches up with Darkk.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chris Nilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nilan throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
A jab from Darkk does it's job there.
Nilan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darkk circles away quickly and effectively.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilan misses with a series of wild punches.
Darkk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nilan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ebeneezer Darkk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nilan just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Nilan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darkk 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk! Ebeneezer Darkk retains his lightweight title!

Event: Primal 39
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ysengrin, right into the meat.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Darkk moves out of range as Ysengrin strikes.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin throws an overhand right that lands on Darkk's shoulder, as Darkk tries to avoid the shot.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ysengrin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Darkk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ysengrin. Ysengrin obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkk throws a body punch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darkk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ysengrin. Ysengrin obviously looking to wear him down.
Ysengrin throws a big shot that misses.
Ysengrin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Ysengrin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Darkk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darkk.#CUT2#
It looks like Francis Ysengrin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk jabs at Ysengrin's body.#T1#
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk connects with a body shot.
Darkk scores with a jab. Ysengrin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ysengrin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ysengrin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darkk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ysengrin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Darkk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ysengrin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darkk is out of range and Ysengrin settles back down.
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Ysengrin is predictable there
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Ysengrin down. #CL#
Ysengrin gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk tries to break the clinch but Ysengrin is controlling the position. #T2#
Ysengrin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ysengrin presses Darkk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Darkk has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkk is trying to break the clinch but Ysengrin is controlling him.
Ysengrin lands a right hand. #BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darkk is out of range and Ysengrin settles back down.
Darkk feints and then cracks Ysengrin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ysengrin down.
Ysengrin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darkk will feel that in the morning.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darkk.
Darkk scores with a kick to the body.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ysengrin moves away.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ysengrin.#T3#
Ysengrin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ysengrin misses with a straight left.
Darkk connects with a body shot.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ysengrin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Ysengrin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ysengrin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Darkk does no damage.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a front kick aimed at Darkk's knee but Darkk avoids it well.
Ysengrin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk blocks a low kick nicely.
Ysengrin misses with a body kick.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk stuns Ysengrin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darkk sizes up Ysengrin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darkk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ysengrin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darkk. Darkk obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ysengrin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darkk just manages to avoid it.
Ysengrin looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Ysengrin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ysengrin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darkk counters with a nice body kick.
Ysengrin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Darkk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Darkk scores with a decent looking hook.
Darkk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ysengrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ysengrin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ysengrin.#CL#
Ysengrin closes the distance and clinches.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin'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#
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk throws a body punch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ysengrin scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Ysengrin misses
and Darkk counters with a nice leg kick.
Darkk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ysengrin rather than just go for the knockout.
Ysengrin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darkk takes a swing at Ysengrin's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ysengrin. Darkk shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk throws a body punch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk misses the jab.
Darkk blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Both fighters circling a little - Ysengrin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin moves away from the strike by Darkk.
Ysengrin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Ysengrin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ysengrin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ysengrin.
Darkk misses with a hook. Ysengrin ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Ysengrin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk. #T2#
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Ysengrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Ysengrin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ysengrin on the inside.
Ysengrin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ysengrin lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ysengrin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Ysengrin to work.
Ysengrin digs a right hand underneath Darkk's ribcage. Darkk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darkk is trying to push Ysengrin away but Ysengrin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Ysengrin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Darkk keeps the fight on the outside.
Ysengrin scores with a jab to the head.
Ysengrin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.
Ysengrin throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Darkk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ysengrin slips under a jab from Darkk.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ysengrin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk keeps Ysengrin at a distance using the push kick.
Darkk with a hook.
Ysengrin scores with a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Ysengrin - just one landing.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk missing with a left hand there. Ysengrin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T4#
Ysengrin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk lands a really nice looking cross but Ysengrin seems unphased.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Ysengrin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ysengrin throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Ysengrin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk takes a swing at Ysengrin's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CL#
Ysengrin instigates a clinch.
Ysengrin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short uppercut from Darkk. #BC2#
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Ysengrin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkk throws a sloppy body shot
and Ysengrin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darkk.
Darkk lands a head kick!
Ysengrin lands with a nice body kick.
Ysengrin misses the shot to the body.
Darkk is looking to slow Ysengrin down with leg kicks.
Ysengrin scores with a spinning back kick!
Ysengrin tries to score with a low kick but Darkk moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin misses with a hook.
Darkk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot.
Darkk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ysengrin missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
Ysengrin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Ysengrin throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Ysengrin blocks the low kick.
Ysengrin wants to clinch.
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darkk throws a head kick but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Ysengrin.
Darkk takes a swing at Ysengrin's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darkk is able to avoid easily.
Ysengrin delivers a nice body kick.#T2#
Ysengrin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darkk throws a low kick but Ysengrin avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darkk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Ysengrin moved out of range nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darkk - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk lands a jab to Ysengrin's midsection.
Darkk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Darkk. Beautiful body shot.
Ysengrin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darkk momentarily.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Ysengrin moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a low kick.
Darkk lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.#CL#
Ysengrin has closed the distance and engaged Darkk in a clinch.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk is trying to break the clinch but Ysengrin is controlling him.
Ysengrin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ysengrin gets through Darkk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Ysengrin stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ysengrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands. #T4#
A shot in the inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ysengrin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ysengrin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ysengrin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ysengrin gets through Darkk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ysengrin.
A short left from Ysengrin. #ROC#
Darkk is rocked!
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Ysengrin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Ysengrin misses with a low kick as Darkk jumps back.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Ysengrin looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Darkk.
Ysengrin doesn't manage to clinch there - Darkk circles away.
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ysengrin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ysengrin 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.
A jab lands there for Darkk.
Darkk lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Ysengrin. Those never looked like landing.
Darkk lands a really nice looking cross but Ysengrin seems unphased. #T1#
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ysengrin counters with a series of strikes. Darkk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darkk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darkk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ysengrin will feel that in the morning.
Ysengrin walks into a left hand.
Darkk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ysengrin. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by Darkk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darkk.
A big left from Ysengrin misses.
Ysengrin moves out of range as Darkk throws a body kick.
Darkk misses with a looping right.
Ysengrin tried to counter with a leg kick but Darkk avoided it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ysengrin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darkk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ysengrin is out of range and Darkk settles back down. #T2#
Darkk misses with a leg kick.
Ysengrin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ysengrin.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Ysengrin moved out of range nicely.
Ysengrin throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darkk - that will leave a mark!
Darkk lands a head kick. Ysengrin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darkk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid body kick from Darkk.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ysengrin is out of range.
Ysengrin pushes Darkk away with a front kick.
Ysengrin misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3#
Darkk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ysengrin takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
Darkk connects with a nice looking jab.
Darkk tries to bum rush Ysengrin with a series of wild strikes but Ysengrin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darkk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ysengrin scoring well with a low kick there.
Darkk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Ysengrin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ysengrin presses Darkk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darkk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin lands an overhand right.
Darkk misses with a head kick.
Ysengrin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darkk pushes Ysengrin away with a front kick.
Ysengrin tries to land a front kick but Darkk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL#
Ysengrin pushes Darkk up against the cage in a clinch.
Ysengrin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Ysengrin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk. #BC2#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ysengrin'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#
Ysengrin walks into a jab.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.
Darkk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ysengrin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a chopping leg kick but Darkk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ysengrin ducks right into an uppercut from Darkk.
Ysengrin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darkk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Ysengrin checks it
and Ysengrin counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Ysengrin.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Ysengrin gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Ysengrin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ysengrin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Darkk has had enough of the clinch but Ysengrin keeps him there for the moment.
Ysengrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Ysengrin.
Darkk tries to break the clinch but Ysengrin is controlling the position.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ysengrin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darkk is trying to force a seperation but Ysengrin has the dominant position.
Francis Ysengrin has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Darkk connects with the punch.
Ysengrin doesn't manage to clinch there - Darkk circles away. #T2#
Ysengrin misses with a body kick.
Darkk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ysengrin is able to avoid easily.
Ysengrin scoring well with a low kick there.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot
and Darkk counters with a leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Ysengrin checks it.
Ysengrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk scores with a head kick.
Darkk moves out of range as Ysengrin throws a body kick.
Ysengrin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darkk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Ysengrin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ysengrin checks a low kick from Darkk.
Ysengrin tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away. #T3#
Darkk throws a sloppy head kick and Ysengrin moves out of range easily.
Ysengrin misses the shot to the body.
Darkk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ysengrin slips a straight right by Darkk.
It looked like Ysengrin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ysengrin avoids the body shot from Darkk.
Darkk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ysengrin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body.
Darkk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darkk swings for the body but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin misses with a two punch combination. #T4#
Darkk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Darkk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ysengrin moves away.
Darkk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darkk thows a body kick. Ysengrin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ysengrin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Darkk misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ysengrin misses the target.#CL#
Ysengrin has closed the distance and engaged Darkk in a clinch.
Ysengrin digs a right hand underneath Darkk's ribcage. Darkk let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebeneezer Darkk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Darkk 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!
Ebeneezer Darkk is the new lightweight champion!
Francis Ysengrin spoke after the fight, saying 'God decided I will lose this fight to humble me, forgive me oh Lord.'.

Event: Primal 32
Date: Jul 08, 2016

#R1#
Rainbow Killer tries a head kick but it misses.
Rainbow Killer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Rainbow Killer misses the target.
Darkk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darkk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rainbow Killer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Rainbow Killer loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
Darkk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rainbow Killer will feel that in the morning.
Darkk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rainbow Killer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rainbow Killer momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Darkk misses
and Rainbow Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rainbow Killer defending well as Darkk loads up on a big left hand.
Rainbow Killer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rainbow Killer checks a leg kick.#T1#
Rainbow Killer throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Rainbow Killer down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rainbow Killer!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Rainbow Killer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Rainbow Killer saw that one coming.
Rainbow Killer moves out of range of the body kick.
Rainbow Killer misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rainbow Killer thinking.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Rainbow Killer moved away.
Darkk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rainbow Killer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darkk.#T2#
Rainbow Killer misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk throws a low kick but Rainbow Killer moves out of range easily.
Rainbow Killer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rainbow Killer throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk looks to land a body kick but Rainbow Killer moved away.
Darkk scores with a spinning back kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Rainbow Killer as he connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Darkk blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rainbow Killer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rainbow Killer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rainbow Killer was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer throws a body kick that misses
and Darkk counters with a slapping leg kick. #T3#
Darkk misses the shot to the body.
Rainbow Killer throws a body kick that misses.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rainbow Killer.
Darkk throws out a loose jab but Rainbow Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Rainbow Killer down.
Rainbow Killer avoids a kick to the body.
Rainbow Killer throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
Darkk delivers a nice body kick.
Rainbow Killer works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Rainbow Killer.
An attempted straight right counter from Rainbow Killer misses the target.#T4#
Darkk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rainbow Killer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darkk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rainbow Killer throws out the jab.
Darkk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rainbow Killer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rainbow Killer misses with a head kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rainbow Killer thumps Darkk with a low kick.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Darkk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darkk lands with a shot to the body.
Rainbow Killer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses.
Rainbow Killer throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Darkk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Rainbow Killer jabs Darkk right on the nose. Darkk blinks but takes it well.
Rainbow Killer looks to land a combination. Darkk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk looks to throw a body kick
and Rainbow Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Isaac Rainbow Killer is winning the standup battle so far.
Rainbow Killer scores with a punch to the head.
Darkk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rainbow Killer.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer lands a head kick!
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rainbow Killer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rainbow Killer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rainbow Killer throws a body shot but no joy.
Rainbow Killer moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarkk.
Darkk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Darkk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Rainbow Killer.#T3#
Rainbow Killer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rainbow Killer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rainbow Killer lands with a nice body punch.
Rainbow Killer cracks Darkk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Darkk lands.
Darkk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rainbow Killer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rainbow Killer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Darkk takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T4#
Rainbow Killer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rainbow Killer staying out of range there.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Rainbow Killer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
Rainbow Killer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rainbow Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk wants to slow Rainbow Killer down by chopping away at his legs.
Rainbow Killer checks a leg kick.
Rainbow Killer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Rainbow Killer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rainbow Killer moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
Rainbow Killer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darkk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darkk cracks Rainbow Killer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rainbow Killer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darkk blocks a leg kick.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rainbow Killer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Rainbow Killer misses.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Rainbow Killer.#T1#
Darkk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rainbow Killer manages to avoid it.
Rainbow Killer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darkk lands with a cross.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rainbow Killer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rainbow Killer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rainbow Killer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Rainbow Killer throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rainbow Killer checks the leg kick.
Rainbow Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Rainbow Killer is predictable there
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Darkk slips under a jab from Rainbow Killer.#T2#
Darkk throws a low kick but Rainbow Killer avoids it.
Darkk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rainbow Killer looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rainbow Killer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Rainbow Killer misses.
Rainbow Killer misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a good low kick that Rainbow Killer was not able to check.
Rainbow Killer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Rainbow Killer missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Darkk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkk throws a body kick that misses.
Darkk throws a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darkk - that will leave a mark!
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Rainbow Killer lands with a cross.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Rainbow Killer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rainbow Killer avoids the head kick by Darkk.
Rainbow Killer's corner calls for a 1-2. Rainbow Killer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
Darkk misses with a kick to the body.
Rainbow Killer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darkk on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Rainbow Killer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a front kick aimed at Darkk's knee but Darkk avoids it well.
Darkk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rainbow Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darkk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rainbow Killer.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ebeneezer Darkk.
I think Darkk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: Primal 24
Date: May 21, 2016

#R1#
Darkk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Omeruo will feel that in the morning.
No luck for Omeruo with that takedown attempt.
Omeruo wants to clinch
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omeruo tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omeruo shoots for a double leg takedown but Darkk sprawls well. He's pushed Omeruo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph Omeruo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omeruo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darkk counters with a thumping low kick.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Omeruo.
Darkk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Omeruo's head.
Omeruo moves in looking to clinch but Darkk pushes him off.#CL2#
Omeruo rushes Darkk and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Omeruo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Omeruo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omeruo goes for a takedown attempt but Darkk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Omeruo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darkk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Omeruo really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omeruo darts in trying to clinch
and Darkk counters with a body kick that stops Omeruo in his tracks momentarily.
Darkk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Darkk scores with a push kick.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Omeruo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Omeruo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darkk circles away.
Omeruo moves to clinch but Darkk breaks away
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omeruo tries to clinch up
and Darkk counters with a right hand to the body.
Omeruo misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darkk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Omeruo wants to clinch.#T2#
Omeruo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darkk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omeruo misses with a takedown attempt
and Darkk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkk connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Omeruo to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Darkk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ebeneezer Darkk!

Event: Primal 19
Date: Apr 16, 2016

#R1#
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Nilan's knee but Nilan avoids it well.
Nilan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Nilan.
Nilan cracks Darkk with a good jab.
Nilan swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilan throws a nice looking combination but Darkk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk throws a push kick but Nilan slaps the foot to one side.
Nilan wants to counter with a clinch but Darkk pushes him away.
Nilan misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Nilan moves his leg out of the way.
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darkk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nilan throws out a powerful jab.
Nilan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T1#
Nilan misses with a double jab
and Darkk counters with a thumping low kick.
Darkk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darkk with a hook.
Nilan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.#CL2#
Darkk gets tackled into the cage by Nilan. Nilan maintains the clinch.
A short right from Nilan on the inside.
Darkk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nilan.
Darkk can't break the clinch.
Darkk is trying to force a seperation but Nilan has the dominant position.
Nilan taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC#
Darkk breaks from the clinch.
Darkk takes one to the chin there.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Nilan gets a clinch.
Nilan lands a right hand.
Nilan misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Nilan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Nilan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Nilan stalling against the cage.
Nilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands. #T3#
Darkk working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Nilan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nilan lands a nice hook to Darkk's body. Darkk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nilan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Darkk.
A slow jab from Nilan misses its intended target.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilan.#CL2#
Nilan moves into range and clinches up with Darkk.
Nilan lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Nilan. #T4#
Nilan prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Nilan misses with the head strike.
Nilan tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
A short right from Nilan.
Nilan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darkk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nilan can turn it around.
Nilan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darkk's efforts to push away.
Nilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Nilan pushes Darkk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Darkk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nilan.
Nilan misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Nilan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Darkk connects with a high kick.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nilan throws out the jab.
Nilan is looking to clinch but Darkk is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Nilan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilan misses with a hook to the body
and Darkk counters with a good, hard body kick but Nilan shrugs it off.
Darkk throws a hook but Nilan avoids it easily.#CL2#
Nilan rushes Darkk and presses him up against the cage.
Nilan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk throws the left hand but Nilan avoids the punch easily.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Nilan gets a clinch.
Nilan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1#
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nilan.#BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Darkk gets tackled into the cage by Nilan. Nilan maintains the clinch.
Darkk letting Nilan take a breather here.#BC#
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Nilan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nilan throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darkk.
Nilan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nilan throws a right and a left that Darkk avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilan throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk. #T2#
Nilan avoids a kick to the body.
Nilan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Nilan. #CL2#
Nilan takes the fight into the clinch.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Nilan controls his hands.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilan backwards.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilan backwards.
Nilan has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
A short uppercut from Nilan.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilan misses with a body punch. #T3#
Nilan misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nilan, as that shot connected.
Nilan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darkk counters with an inside leg kick.
Darkk throws a low kick but Nilan avoids it.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
Nilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nilan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darkk throws a right hand that misses
and Nilan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Darkk. That snapped Nilan's head back.
Nilan misses with a body shot
and Darkk counters with a body kick that stops Nilan in his tracks momentarily. #CL2#
Nilan rushes Darkk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nilan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nilan scores with a shot to the side of Darkk's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Darkk.
A head punch on the inside from Nilan fails to land.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Nilan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nilan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nilan prevents a body shot from Darkk. #BC#
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nilan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilan misses with a body shot
and Darkk counters with a good, hard body kick but Nilan shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Nilan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nilan misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nilan checks a leg kick nicely.
Darkk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Nilan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Darkk.
Nilan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darkk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nilan throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilan.
Darkk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chris Nilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Nilan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Nilan lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #CL2#
Nilan moves into the clinch successfully.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk lands with a left to the head.
Darkk is trying to break free.
Nilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Nilan is trying to maintain a safe position but Darkk gets an underhook and turns Nilan into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkk.
Nilan has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk. #T2#
A hook to the body from Darkk.
Nilan is leaning against Darkk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilan misses with the head strike.
Nilan lands with a light punch inside.
Nilan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilan throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
Stalling in the clinch from Nilan.
Nilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilan's elbow.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darkk.#BC#
Darkk breaks from the clinch.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkk swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Nilan darts in and clinches Darkk up against the cage.
Darkk is trying to break the clinch but Nilan is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land. #BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Darkk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilan.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Nilan avoided it.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilan.
Darkk works the jab nicely.#T4#
Darkk swats away the attempt to clinch by Nilan.
Darkk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nilan misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nilan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nilan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Nilan.
Darkk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nilan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darkk's head backwards.
Darkk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Nilan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nilan tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilan swinging wildly here.
Nilan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darkk.
Nilan misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilan ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk swats away the attempt to clinch by Nilan.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Nilan avoided it.
Nilan lands with a shot to the body. #T1##CL2#
Nilan closes the distance and pushes Darkk back into the cage.
Nilan prevents Darkk from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#CL2#
Nilan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Nilan.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chris Nilan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Nilan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilan misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Nilan.
Darkk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nilan or not.
Nilan misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Nilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Darkk.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilan misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan. #BC#
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Nilan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Nilan.
Nilan misses with a double jab
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nilan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nilan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darkk on the side of the head.
Nilan throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nilan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Darkk - just one landing. #T4#
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilan misses the shot to the body.
Nilan scores with a jab.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilan.
Darkk with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkk throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darkk.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilan was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nilan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nilan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Chris Nilan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Darkk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Nilan moves in looking to clinch but Darkk pushes him off.
Darkk scores with a kick to the body.
Nilan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nilan misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Nilan clinches up against the cage.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Nilan.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Nilan on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nilan working aggressively here.
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darkk up against the cage.
Nilan misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darkk. #BC#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nilan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk throws a jab when Nilan was well out of range.
Darkk throws a head kick but Nilan moves out of range.
Nilan wants to counter with a clinch but Darkk pushes him away.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Nilan instigates a clinch. #BC#
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilan moves out of range of the body kick from Darkk. #T2#
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nilan throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilan blocks the body kick.
A combination from Nilan does no damage.
Darkk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nilan avoids it.
Nilan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darkk wants to land a leg kick but Nilan is out of range.
Nilan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!#CL2#
Nilan drives through and clinches with Darkk against the cage. #BC#
Darkk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Nilan scores with a body shot.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nilan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
A big left from Nilan misses. #CL2#
Nilan closes the distance and clinches.
Nilan lands a nice uppercut.
Nilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilan has him pressed against the cage.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nilan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilan lands a body shot.
Nilan is leaning against Darkk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nilan controlling the action here for a moment. #T4#
Darkk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chris Nilan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nilan keeps control of Darkk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Nilan closes the distance and clinches.
Nilan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk tries to break free but Nilan pushes him back against the cage.
Nilan lands a right hand.
Darkk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilan.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nilan prevents a body shot from Darkk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Nilan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nilan 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Nilan!
Chris Nilan is the new lightweight champion!
Chris Nilan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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