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Event: CACC MUAY THAI 3     
Date:   Jul 24, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wearmouth looks for the body kick but Liaw saw that one coming. #CL#
Wearmouth pushes Liaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
Liaw is looking to control Wearmouth's arms but Wearmouth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liaw has his back to the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Wearmouth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow.
Liaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Liaw.
Wearmouth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth avoiding damage as Liaw throws knees to the body.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Wearmouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Wearmouth jabs Liaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wearmouth feints a jab promting Liaw to slip. Wearmouth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wearmouth with a nice calf 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!
Liaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liaw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wearmouth defending well as Liaw loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Wearmouth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wearmouth. That's going to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth throws a body shot but no joy.
Wearmouth lands a really nice looking cross but Liaw seems unphased.
Liaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Liaw forces Wearmouth back against the ropes and clinches.
Wearmouth looking to throw knees to the head but Liaw is blocking nicely.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Liaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wearmouth can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dave Wearmouth is winning the standup battle so far.
Wearmouth throws a front kick that sends Liaw stumbling back into the ropes.
Some bone on bone action there as Liaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth is looking to wear down Liaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liaw misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Wearmouth misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#CL#
Wearmouth takes the fight into the clinch.
Liaw lands a body punch. #T1#
Liaw blocks an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
A head punch on the inside from Liaw fails to land.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liaw.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth can't find room to land a body shot as Liaw controls the action. #BC2#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wearmouth lands with a kick to the temple. Liaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Wearmouth closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Liaw blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wearmouth up against the ropes.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wearmouth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liaw is trying to push Wearmouth away but Wearmouth has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3##CL2#
Liaw forces Wearmouth back against the ropes and clinches.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liaw blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth pushes Liaw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Wearmouth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wearmouth, as that shot connected.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liaw.
Wearmouth connects with a high kick.
Liaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wearmouth finds it's way round the side to connect with Liaw's head. #ROC#Liaw is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Wearmouth moves into range and clinches up with Liaw.#T1#
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liaw.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Dave Wearmouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liaw tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liaw trying to control the position but instead, Wearmouth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liaw into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Liaw tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Liaw back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liaw's brow. #T2#
Liaw blocking some punches.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wearmouth lands a good knee to the midsection. Liaw won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liaw's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R4##CL#
Wearmouth forces Liaw back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Liaw is looking to control Wearmouth's arms but Wearmouth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liaw has his back to the ropes.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth lands with a straight right. Liaw didn't see that one coming.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Liaw.
Wearmouth with the inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a wild body kick that Liaw sees coming a mile off.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wearmouth with a body shot.#T1#
Wearmouth lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liaw.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liaw.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up but Liaw circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Wearmouth finds it's way through Liaw's defenses.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wearmouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Liaw ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Liaw takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth looks to land a combination but Liaw avoids it well.
Wearmouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Wearmouth.
Liaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liaw throws a big counter head kick but Wearmouth avoids it with no problem.
Liaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Wearmouth.
A countering left hand to the body from Liaw misses.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liaw.
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 Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth'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. And we move into the final round!#R5#
Wearmouth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Wearmouth backs off Liaw throws a huge counter combo but Wearmouth manages to avoid it all.
A left lands for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Liaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Liaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wearmouth misses with the body kick
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth wants to clinch up but Liaw keeps it at a distance.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wearmouth misses the body punch
and Liaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wearmouth's knee momentarily.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Wearmouth throws a sloppy body shot
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liaw keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Wearmouth connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Wearmouth clinches up with Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Liaw missing with knees to the body.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside. #BC#
Wearmouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wearmouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Liaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth thuds his shin into the meat of Liaw's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Wearmouth clinches up with Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Liaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liaw takes a shot to the head.
Liaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Liaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Liaw - that landed with a thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Wearmouth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wearmouth 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!

Dave Wearmouth decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: WKBC: Cotto VS Johnson     
Date:   Jun 18, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke misses with a low kick.
Denke scores with a body shot.
Denke lands with a shot to the body.
Denke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Liaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Denke lands a head kick!
Liaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Denke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liaw circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Denke.
Liaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Denke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denke throws a lazy head kick #KD2#
and Liaw counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Denke onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.#CUT2#It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Liaw blocks a leg kick.
Liaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liaw loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
Denke throwing a counter right hand but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Denke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.
Liaw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Denke tries to keep at a distance but Liaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Denke is trying to break free.#T2#
Denke can't break the clinch.
Denke tries to break free but Liaw pushes him back against the ropes.
Denke has had enough of the clinch but Liaw keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
I was talking to Denke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Denke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liaw lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Denke throws a predictable looking body shot #KD2#
and Liaw counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Denke to the mat, face first! Liaw goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Denke is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Denke misses
and Liaw counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Denke is rocked!
Denke swings for the body but Liaw moves out of range.
Denke walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Denke is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
During a confident post fight interview, Weimin Liaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: WKBC: Robbins VS Khan     
Date:   Jun 06, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laxx works over Liaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Laxx takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT2#It looks like Tyga Laxx has been cut.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Laxx lands with a right hand.
Liaw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laxx misses with a right hand
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laxx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liaw tries to land a leg kick but Laxx saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from Laxx .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laxx moves away.
Laxx went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Laxx misses with an uppercut
and Liaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Laxx stalks Liaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liaw's face. Liaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Laxx avoids the body shot from Liaw.
An attempted straight right counter from Laxx misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Laxx . Those never looked like landing.
Laxx scores with a one two! Liaw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liaw misses with a shot to the body
and Laxx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Laxx misses.
Liaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liaw misses with a head kick. #T2##KD#
Laxx staggers Liaw with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Liaw looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#ROC#Liaw is rocked!
Laxx scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Liaw instigates a clinch.
Liaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laxx .
A short right from Liaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liaw is looking to control Laxx 's arms but Laxx gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liaw has his back to the ropes.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Liaw.
A short right from Laxx .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyga Laxx should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Tyga Laxx 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Laxx misses with the combination.
Liaw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laxx rather than just go for the knockout.
Liaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laxx scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liaw scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Laxx . Those never looked like landing.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laxx with a body shot.#T1#
Laxx misses with an uppercut.
Liaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laxx connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liaw scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Laxx .
Liaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laxx !
Laxx lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laxx swinging wildly here. #T2#
Liaw jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liaw slips a jab and a cross from Laxx .
A nice side step and Liaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Laxx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liaw moves away.
Liaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laxx uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liaw.
Laxx takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laxx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyga Laxx dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyga Laxx 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Liaw throws a series of punches but Laxx avoids them all with ease.
Liaw throws a body punch but Laxx moves out of range.
Laxx misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Liaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyga Laxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw throws a combination. Laxx tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liaw needs to keep his hands up - Laxx had a free shot at his head there.
Liaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laxx ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Liaw pushes Laxx up against the ropes in a clinch.#T1#
Liaw stalling in the clinch but Laxx improves position.
Liaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laxx lands a shoulder strike.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Laxx lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Laxx tries to work over Liaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liaw tries to stall but Laxx uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Liaw stalling.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Liaw.
Liaw misses with the head strike.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liaw is trying to stall.
Liaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Liaw tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laxx .
Liaw prevents a body shot from Laxx .
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw working Laxx over with knees to the body.
Laxx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Liaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Liaw.
Liaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw pushes Laxx back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Tyga Laxx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Laxx lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Weimin Liaw.
I think Laxx 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyga Laxx !

 

Event: WKBC The Zealot VS Bouya 2     
Date:   May 28, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Liaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pitung.
Pitung misses with a two punch combination.
Liaw jabs Pitung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liaw slips a straight right by Pitung.
Pitung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pitung just misses with a punch to the body.
Bang Pitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liaw.
Pitung throws a body punch but Liaw moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Liaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Pitung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 head kick misses from Pitung.
Liaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Liaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Pitung.
Liaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Liaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitung. Liaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitung misses with a hook. Liaw ducked under it nicely.
Pitung lands a front kick.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Pitung.
Pitung throws a sloppy body shot
and Liaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pitung thinking.
Liaw walks into a left hand.
Pitung swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Pitung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pitung swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Liaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liaw.
Liaw throws a counter combo.
Pitung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pitung in his tracks.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Liaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Liaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Pitung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pitung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Liaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Weimin Liaw will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Liaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pitung to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liaw staying out of range there.
Pitung lands a right hook to the body.
Pitung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Pitung misses.
Pitung throws a lazy uppercut
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Pitung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Pitung misses its intended target.
Pitung throws a jab when Liaw was well out of range.
Liaw throws out a counter right but Pitung avoids it with no problem.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitung moves away.
Liaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Liaw misses.
Pitung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liaw.
Pitung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Liaw counter with a right hand.
Weimin Liaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Pitung.
Liaw throws a shot to the body. #T2#
Liaw slips a jab and a cross from Pitung.
Liaw replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pitung blocks it well.
Liaw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Liaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitung.
Liaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pitung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liaw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pitung rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pitung. That's going to slow Liaw down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pitung keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Liaw. Beautiful body shot.
Pitung lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liaw. Pitung does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bang Pitung dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Liaw swinging wildly here. #CL#
Liaw tries to keep at a distance but Pitung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pitung as the two fighters clinch.
Pitung misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liaw blocks a body shot from Pitung.
Liaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Liaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liaw misses with some punches.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Pitung misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pitung.
Liaw misses with an uppercut. Pitung saw that one coming.
Liaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitung looks to land a combination but Liaw avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Liaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Liaw lands a right hook to the body.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung looks to throw the jab but Liaw is out of range.
Pitung moves out of range as Liaw throws a body kick.
Pitung avoids the body shot from Liaw.
A little feinted left hand from Pitung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pitung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Liaw connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liaw swings for the body but Pitung moves out of range.
Pitung swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pitung misses with a low kick.

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 Bang Pitung.
Well Pitung 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bang Pitung!

After winning the bout, Bang Pitung thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: WKBC: New Arrivals     
Date:   May 18, 2020
#R1#
Chigg throws a leg kick which misses Liaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Liaw tries to avoid it.
Chigg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Chigg.
Chigg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chigg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liaw.
Chigg connects with a right hand. Liaw shakes it off.
Liaw fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chigg on the side of the head.
Chigg throws a leg kick but Liaw moved away.
Liaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.#KD2#
Chigg walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Liaw rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Chigg has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chigg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chigg stuns Liaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chigg.
Liaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chigg throws a body kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Chigg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chigg.
A slow jab from Chigg misses its intended target.
Liaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chigg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liaw. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chigg, right into the meat.
Liaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chigg tried to score with a low kick but Liaw checks it.
Chigg throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Chigg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chigg counters with a nice uppercut.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
Chigg pushes Liaw away with a front kick.#T2#
Chigg thuds his right hand into Liaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chigg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#KD2#
and Liaw counters with a beautiful hook that drops Chigg to the mat! Will Chigg be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Liaw to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Chigg is up. He looks OK to continue.
Chigg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chigg with a body shot.#KD2#
Liaw cracks Chigg with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Chigg get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Chigg looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!#ROC2#
Chigg is rocked!
Chigg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chigg connects with a single shot there.
Chigg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liaw in his tracks.
Chigg slips under a jab from Liaw.
Liaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Chigg.
Liaw throws a counter combo.
Chigg lands a jab.
Chigg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weimin Liaw will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Chigg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chigg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chigg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liaw lands a nice shot that snaps Chigg's head back.
Liaw tries to move into range but Chigg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liaw ducks under a wild hook from Chigg.
Liaw replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chigg blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw jabs at Chigg's body.
Liaw throws a leg kick but Chigg checks it.
Chigg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw needs to keep his hands up - Chigg had a free shot at his head there.#T1#
Chigg works Liaw's body with a nice hook.
Liaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Chigg takes the fight into the clinch.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Liaw tries to work over Chigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Liaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The referee calls for Liaw to work. #T2#
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liaw misses with some punches. #BC#
Chigg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Chigg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Liaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigg misses with a kick to the body
and Liaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Chigg misses with a body shot.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chigg finds it's way round the side to connect with Liaw's head.
Liaw checks a low kick from Chigg.
A punch lands to the side of Liaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maya Chigg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Chigg misses with a lunging right hand
and Liaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chigg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liaw's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Chigg.
Chigg throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw is looking for the big counter here.
Chigg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Chigg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Chigg.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses.
Chigg scores with a body shot.
Chigg seems to have got his legs back now.
Chigg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Liaw counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Chigg to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
Weimin Liaw thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: WKBC: Silva VS Oki     
Date:   Apr 23, 2020
#R1#
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson throws a head kick that Liaw semi-blocks.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Liaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#KD#
Anderson lands a head kick that stumbles Liaw and the fighters go to the mat. #ROC#
Liaw is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Liaw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liaw manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Liaw's guard.
Liaw is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Liaw wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Liaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Liaw is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard. #T1#
Liaw is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson trying to control the pace.
Liaw is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
Liaw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Anderson working Liaw over with strikes.
Liaw pushes Anderson off looking to stand but Anderson dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Liaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson stops Liaw from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Liaw takes it in his stride.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Liaw.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Liaw avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liaw counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Liaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Liaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson 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#
Liaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liaw throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Liaw off balance momentarily.
Liaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson pushes Liaw away with a front kick.
Anderson lands a jab to Liaw's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Liaw avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Liaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Liaw counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Liaw back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liaw.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Liaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson is trying to drag Liaw to the mat but Liaw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Liaw is pressed up against the ropes. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liaw down to the mat. Liaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T2#
Liaw throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liaw avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Liaw wants to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch position.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson swings for the body but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Liaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Liaw.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liaw misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Liaw's defenses.
Liaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson works over Liaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Liaw counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Liaw takes one on the button.#KD#
Anderson lands a left and a right that sends Liaw crashing to the canvas! Anderson dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC#
Liaw is rocked!
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Liaw hang on?
Liaw is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Liaw is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Liaw wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson trying to control but Liaw is having none of it.
Liaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Liaw's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Liaw is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet. #T2#
Anderson wants to control the pace but Liaw is squirming around nicely.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Liaw is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Liaw is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liaw is looking to escape.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liaw is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!

Brownie Anderson took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.

 

Event: WKBC: Anderson vs Pitung     
Date:   Apr 08, 2020
#R1#
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Liaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford tries to clinch up but Liaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Liaw throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
Liaw defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Ford misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.#CL#
Ford drives through and clinches with Liaw against the ropes.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Liaw lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford. #BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Liaw.
Liaw blocks an elbow strike.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ford throws a combination that misses
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Liaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ford lands an overhand right.
Liaw moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.#T2#
Liaw scores with a jab to the jaw 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!
Ford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #KD2#
Liaw drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Ford onto his butt! Ford pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.#ROC2#
Ford is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Rob Ford has been cut.
Ford misses with a hook
and Liaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford misses with a looping left.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Liaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liaw stuns Ford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Ford clinches up with Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes.
Liaw blocks an elbow strike.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford landing knees to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Weimin Liaw has been cut.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Weimin Liaw should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford looks to clinch
and Liaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
It seemed like Liaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liaw slips under a jab from Ford.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ford with a body shot.
Ford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
It seemed like Liaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liaw's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Liaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.#T1#
Liaw walks into a jab.
Weimin Liaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liaw throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Liaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Liaw moves away from the strike by Ford.
Liaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Liaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Ford gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Liaw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liaw. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford stuns Liaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
Liaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Liaw.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Ford tried to score with a low kick but Liaw checks it.
Ford takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Ford tries to clinch but Liaw moves out of range.
Ford drops his hands momentarily and Liaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Ford dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ford looks for the body kick but Liaw saw that one coming.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liaw.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford moves to clinch but Liaw breaks away #KD2#
and Liaw counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Ford onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford misses with a combination
and Liaw counters with a huge right that knocks Ford out cold! Liaw is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
After winning the bout, Weimin Liaw thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: WKBC: The Zealot VS Irrawaddy     
Date:   Mar 30, 2020
#R1#
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chigg was well out of range. Poor timing from Liaw.
Chigg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chigg misses with a wild body shot.
Liaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good exchange - Chigg coming out on top.
Chigg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick there by Chigg.
Nice defenses there by Liaw.
A big left from Chigg misses.
Chigg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liaw counters with a straight right hand.
Chigg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chigg avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chigg tests Liaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Chigg wants to slow Liaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Despite the aggression on Liaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Chigg misses.
Chigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Chigg lands a head kick!
Chigg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liaw.
Liaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chigg looks to land a body kick but Liaw moved away.
Liaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Chigg.
Chigg misses with a body kick. #KD2#
Liaw drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Chigg onto his butt! Chigg pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg lands with a cross.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liaw throws a hook to the side of Chigg's head but Chigg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Liaw tries to get set, Chigg tries to push him back and clinch up but Liaw manages to avoid the attempt.
Chigg avoids the body shot from Liaw.
Chigg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Chigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liaw.
Chigg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liaw throws out the jab.
Chigg misses with a wild body shot.
Liaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Chigg is looking to counter the offense by Liaw and move into the clinch.
Chigg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD2#
and Liaw counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Chigg goes down! Will Chigg beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!#ROC2#
Chigg is rocked!
Chigg throws a body kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
Our winner, Weimin Liaw, 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: Bushido K1: 3     
Date:   Mar 21, 2020
#R1#
Oki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liaw's calf.
Liaw scores with a one two! Oki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Hakeem Oki has been cut.
Oki loads up on a big right hand but Liaw slips the punch.
Liaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oki.
Liaw misses with a body shot.
Oki is looking for the big counter here.
Oki avoids the body shot from Liaw.
Liaw slips under a jab.
Liaw jabs Oki 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!
Liaw staying out of range there.
Oki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oki is looking to slow Liaw down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Oki moves into the clinch.#T1#
Oki lands a shot to the body.
Oki throws a punch but it's blocked by Liaw.
Oki working aggressively here.
Oki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as Liaw controls his hands.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oki scores with a shot to the side of Liaw's head.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Oki breaks the clinch.
Oki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Liaw staying out of range there.
Oki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liaw appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oki avoids the body shot from Liaw. #T2#
Oki looks to score with a jab to the body but Liaw is just out of range.
Oki digs a good hook to Liaw's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oki.
Oki is looking to clinch.
Oki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oki throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Liaw misses the target.
Oki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oki tries to clinch
and Liaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liaw prevents a body shot from Oki.
Liaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oki.
Liaw blocks a body shot from Oki.
Oki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Oki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Oki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Liaw slips under a jab.#CL#
Liaw rushes Oki and presses him up against the ropes.
Oki lands a shoulder strike.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Liaw stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Oki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liaw slips a jab and a cross from Oki.
Oki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oki.
Oki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oki duly obliges.
A head kick from Oki lands but Liaw takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oki defending well as Liaw loads up on a big left hand.
Oki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Oki misses with a right hand
and Liaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oki circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Liaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liaw looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liaw misses with an uppercut.
Hakeem Oki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liaw throws a jab when Oki was well out of range.
Oki throws a jab when Liaw was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Oki.
Liaw misses with a hook.
Oki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hakeem Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oki misses with a hook.
Liaw is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Oki misses.
Oki misses with a hook to the body
and Liaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Oki lands a right hook to the body.
Oki lands a jab to the head. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Oki has Liaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
Liaw taking a breather.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Liaw avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Oki throws a punch but it's blocked by Liaw.
Oki gets through Liaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Liaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oki looks to clinch
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki misses with a body shot.
Oki throws a hook to the side of Liaw's head but Liaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Oki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Oki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Oki moves into the clinch.
Liaw keeps control of Oki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oki can't find room to land a body shot as Liaw controls the action.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Liaw tries a body shot but Oki blocks it.
Oki blocks a body shot from Liaw.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oki.
Oki pushes Liaw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oki digs a right hand into Liaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liaw's gas tank.
Oki can't find room to land a body shot as Liaw controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as Liaw controls his hands.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liaw blocks an uppercut.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as Liaw controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Oki as the two fighters clinch. #T1#
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oki. #BC2#
Oki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liaw slips a jab from Oki.
Liaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Liaw moves out of range as Oki throws a body kick.
Oki connects with a high kick.
Hakeem Oki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oki tries to clinch but Liaw is having none of it.
Liaw is looking to counter punch.
Oki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Liaw drops his hands momentarily and Oki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oki throws a right and a left that Liaw avoids nicely.
Liaw throws a leg kick that misses.
Oki lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Liaw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Oki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oki tries to clinch but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oki punishes Liaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Oki sizes up Liaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oki is looking to clinch but Liaw is avoiding it.
It looked like Liaw was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oki.
Oki lands a nice shot that snaps Liaw's head back.
Some wild striking there from Oki.
Oki throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
A big right from Oki misses.
A quick step to the side and Liaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Oki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oki 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!

A pretty intense looking Hakeem Oki took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

 

Event: Rising Dragon: 2     
Date:   Feb 29, 2020
#R1#
A jab from Pitung does it's job there.
Pitung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pitung.
Pitung lands the left hand.
Liaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitung circles away quickly and effectively.
Liaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pitung throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liaw tries to clinch up.
Pitung fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pitung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw wants to clinch up but Pitung keeps it at a distance.
Liaw swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pitung to counter with a crisp jab.
Liaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Pitung connects with a body shot.
Pitung cracks Liaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liaw looks winded!
Liaw slips a straight right by Pitung.
Pitung with a jab.#ROC#
Liaw is rocked!
Pitung with a hook.
Liaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitung finish him?
Liaw walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bang Pitung!
After winning the bout, Bang Pitung thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: WKBC 155 Finals     
Date:   Feb 20, 2020
#R1#
Liaw throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.#CL2#
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liaw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw blocks an uppercut.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Liaw. #T1#
Liaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Harris drives through and clinches with Liaw against the ropes.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow. #BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris connects with a right hand. Liaw shakes it off.
Harris moves to clinch but Liaw breaks away
and Liaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris. #CL2#
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Liaw in a clinch. #T2#
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Liaw controls his hands.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Liaw blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Liaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Harris clinches.
Liaw holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Liaw tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Liaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Harris rushes Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liaw blocks a body shot from Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Liaw.
Our sources have told us that Liaw has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harris prevents a body shot from Liaw. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris tries to clinch but Liaw moves away
and Liaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL2#
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Liaw.
Liaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris tries a body shot but Liaw blocks it. #T1#
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow.
Liaw wants to stall.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Liaw controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liaw.
Liaw takes a shot to the head.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Liaw avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Liaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land. #T2#
Harris lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Liaw to work.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Liaw controlling the action here for a moment.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris 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! This is the final round!
#R3#
Liaw misses with a straight right.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Liaw misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
A big right from Harris misses.
Liaw throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Liaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liaw backwards. #T1#
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Liaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Liaw takes a shot to the head.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Liaw.
Anselmo Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Liaw misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Liaw taking a breather.
Liaw cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Liaw misses with a punch to the body.
Liaw working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liaw tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmo Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmo Harris!

A relieved looking Anselmo Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: TWGC 28 (205lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 2     
Date:   Feb 06, 2020

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Weimin Liaw (ranked 2370 p4p, 60 weight class) and Jordan Burroughs (ranked 6143 p4p, 0 weight class). Weimin Liaw has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.




187 cm
31 yrs
187 lbs



175 cm
19 yrs
175 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Weimin Liaw! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Jordan Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Liaw drives through with a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Liaw (2) vs (0) Burroughs
Burroughs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liaw is one step ahead there.
Burroughs has control of Liaw's left arm, preventing Liaw from doing any damage.
Liaw won't allow Burroughs to sweep him here.
Liaw wants to pass the guard but Burroughs is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burroughs is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs keeping full guard, as Liaw tries to pass.
Liaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Burroughs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burroughs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Liaw from controlling successfully.

Liaw has gone for a leg lock! Burroughs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Liaw's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Liaw (2) vs (2) Burroughs

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liaw has his foot on Burroughs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burroughs works his way back into a safe position though.

Liaw working for submissions but it's allowed Burroughs to get to half guard.
Burroughs tries to pass to full mount but Liaw defends it.
Burroughs trying to control the pace.
Liaw tries to roll over but Burroughs keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liaw manages to get to full guard.

Liaw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burroughs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Liaw'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Liaw working for submissions but it's allowed Burroughs to get to half guard.

Liaw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Liaw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs not doing much here.
Liaw won't allow Burroughs to pass to mount.
Burroughs is looking to take a break and control but Liaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs trying to control the action but Liaw is working from the bottom.

Liaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burroughs pulls his head out easily.

Liaw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Liaw tries to get to full guard but Burroughs has control of the leg.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Liaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Liaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burroughs pulls his head out easily.
Burroughs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Liaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Liaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is pressing down on Liaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liaw is holding on for now.
Burroughs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Liaw looking for submissions off his back.

Liaw actively working from the bottom here.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs controlling the pace.
Liaw won't allow Burroughs to pass to mount.

Liaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burroughs pulls his head out easily.

Liaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.

Liaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Liaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Liaw looking for submissions off his back.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs content to control rather than advance.

Liaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burroughs pulls his head out easily.
Burroughs content to control rather than advance.

Liaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.

Liaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burroughs pulls his head out easily.
Liaw is in trouble now - Burroughs has advanced to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Liaw (2) vs (5) Burroughs
Liaw working to try and regain half guard.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Liaw has given up his back here. Will Burroughs look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Liaw (2) vs (8) Burroughs
Burroughs has good solid back control here.
Liaw manages to reverse the position and now he's in Burroughs's guard. Nice work there by Liaw.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Liaw (4) vs (8) Burroughs
Liaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burroughs is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Liaw is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burroughs wins on points by 8 to 4.

 

Event: TWGC 28 (205lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   Feb 05, 2020

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Weimin Liaw (ranked 2376 p4p, 61 weight class) and Roland Charlemange (ranked 5332 p4p, 462 weight class). Roland Charlemange has the eye of the tiger tonight.




187 cm
31 yrs
187 lbs



186 cm
19 yrs
190 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Weimin Liaw! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Roland Charlemange!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Charlemange doesn't manage to clinch there - Liaw circles away.
Charlemange stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Charlemange wants it to stay on the feet.
Charlemange is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Liaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Liaw (2) vs (0) Charlemange
Liaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Charlemange is retaining full guard.

Liaw drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Charlemange manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Liaw has Charlemange in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Liaw (2) vs (2) Charlemange

Liaw is looking for a triangle but Charlemange pushes his legs off easily.

Charlemange got a little sloppy there for a moment and Liaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Charlemange has managed to get both his arms back between Liaw's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charlemange trying to control but Liaw is working from the bottom.

Charlemange drops back, looking for a kneebar! Liaw looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Liaw looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Liaw!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Liaw (6) vs (2) Charlemange

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Liaw'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.

Liaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Liaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Charlemange tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Liaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw is looking to take a break and control but Charlemange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charlemange is trying to improve his position.
Charlemange 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.

Liaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Liaw wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charlemange, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Charlemange is trying to improve his position.
Liaw tries to advance to mount but Charlemange denies him.
Charlemange is looking to regain half guard here but Liaw keeps moving and retains side control.

Liaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Charlemange knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Liaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Charlemange knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Liaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liaw trying to control the position but Charlemange is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Charlemange can do anything to dispel that myth.

Liaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Liaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Charlemange is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Liaw swings around for an armbar but Charlemange sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Liaw's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Liaw (6) vs (4) Charlemange

Liaw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Liaw is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Charlemange frees his head nicely. Oh but Liaw has switched to an armbar! Charlemange is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Weimin Liaw!
A victorious Weimin Liaw thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: BCS 14     
Date:   Jan 04, 2020
#R1#
Liaw clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#
It looks like Arthur Morgan has been cut.
Liaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan cracks Liaw with an open hand slap.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan keeps control of Liaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a straight left. #CL#
Liaw darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.#BC#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Liaw half committed to a counter leg kick.
Weimin Liaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan misses with a looping right.#T1##CL2#
Morgan has Liaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan keeps control of Liaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Liaw has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Liaw.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Liaw avoids it with no problem.
Liaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Liaw misses with a head kick.
Liaw throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily. #CL#
Liaw instigates a clinch. #T2#
Morgan misses with some punches.
A short right from Morgan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Liaw.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Liaw tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan digs a right hand into Liaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liaw's gas tank.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Morgan prevents Liaw from breaking the clinch.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Liaw is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.#BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD2#
Morgan cracks Liaw with a big right hand and Liaw goes down!#ROC2#
Liaw is rocked!#SUB2#
Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Liaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liaw's guard.
Liaw seems to have got his legs back now.#T3##SUB2#
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Liaw defends it well.
Liaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.#SUB2#
Morgan wants to work for an arm triangle but Liaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Morgan is looking for a kimura but Liaw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liaw sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Morgan is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Morgan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Liaw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morgan. #T4#
Liaw wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liaw is not content to let Morgan control the position.#SUB2#
Morgan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Liaw is just riding it out for now. Morgan eventually gives up the hold.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Liaw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Morgan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morgan lands with a cross.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Liaw clinches with his opponent.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liaw tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch. #KD2#
Morgan drops his shoulder and cracks Liaw with a huge uppercut! Liaw goes down! Can Morgan finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan trying to control but Liaw is working from the bottom.
Morgan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T1#
Liaw working a defensive guard here.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Liaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liaw looking to control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morgan sizes up Liaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Morgan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Liaw tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan cracks Liaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan throws a jab when Liaw was well out of range.#T2#
Morgan takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Liaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Liaw tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liaw throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Liaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liaw throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Liaw keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Morgan.
Liaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morgan misses with a straight right. #T3#
Liaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Liaw.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liaw ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Liaw.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Liaw goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #KD2#
Morgan steps into range and cracks Liaw with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Liaw flops backwards and Morgan dives into his guard looking to finish! #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan trying to control but Liaw is working from the bottom.
Morgan prevents Liaw from getting back to his feet. #SUB2#
Morgan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Morgan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Liaw is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morgan, into his guard. #REVR#
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Liaw is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arthur Morgan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Liaw moved out of range.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Liaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow. #BC#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan digs a good hook to Liaw's body. #CL2#
Morgan rushes Liaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Morgan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Liaw is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morgan to the mat. Morgan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Liaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Liaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Liaw is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Liaw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liaw defends it easily.
Morgan is controlling Liaw's posture.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Liaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.#SUB2#
Liaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Liaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Liaw has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Liaw wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arthur Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liaw controlling from the top position.
Morgan managing to control the position.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL#
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Liaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Liaw is looking to take this one to the mat.
Liaw can't break the clinch.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Liaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.#BC#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Liaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Liaw's leg. Liaw is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Liaw clinches up against the cage.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Liaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Morgan.
Well Morgan 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Morgan!

An out of breath Arthur Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: BCS 11     
Date:   Dec 13, 2019
#R1#
Santoro works Liaw's body with a nice hook.
Liaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santoro looks to throw the jab but Liaw is out of range.
Weimin Liaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro lands a jab to the head. #CL#
Liaw clinches. #BC#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Santoro. That snapped Liaw's head back.
Liaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Santoro circles away.
Santoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Santoro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liaw lands an overhand right.
Liaw connects with a single shot there.
Santoro takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Santoro.
Santoro swings widly with a right hand
and Liaw counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Nicky Santoro has been cut.
Santoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Santoro lands with an uppercut that bounces Liaw off the cage and back into range.
Liaw moves out of range as Santoro strikes.
Liaw looks to land a combination but Santoro avoids it well.
Liaw 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.#CL#
Liaw has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Santoro breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Liaw clinches up with Santoro and pushes him back against the cage.
Liaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liaw is trying to force a seperation but Santoro has the dominant position.#BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw is looking to clinch. #CL#
Liaw clinches with his opponent.
Liaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santoro is defending well for now.#BC#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Santoro misses with a looping right.
Liaw misses with a hook.
Liaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santoro moves forwards but Liaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Santoro.
Santoro throws a hook but Liaw blocks it.
Liaw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santoro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santoro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santoro misses with an uppercut. Liaw saw that one coming.
Liaw needs to keep his hands up - Santoro had a free shot at his head there.
Santoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liaw.
Liaw closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Santoro counter with a right hand.
Liaw scores with a nice strike.
Santoro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Liaw takes one on the button.
Santoro misses with a straight right.
Santoro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Liaw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Santoro misses with a straight right. #T3#
Santoro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santoro jabs Liaw right on the nose. Liaw blinks but takes it well.#ROC2#
Liaw is rocked!
Liaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#KD2#
Santoro drops his shoulder and cracks Liaw with a huge uppercut! Liaw goes down! Can Santoro finish him?
Oh Liaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro tries to stand but Liaw is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Santoro won't allow Liaw to get back to his feet. #SU2#
Santoro stands up and waves to Liaw to follow him.
Liaw misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Santoro lands an overhand right.
Santoro throws a shot from downtown. Liaw moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Santoro misses.
Santoro avoids the body shot from Liaw.
Liaw throws a looping overhand right but Santoro ducks down to avoid it.
Santoro looks to throw the jab but Liaw is out of range.
Liaw slips a straight right by Santoro.
Liaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Santoro circles away.
Santoro cracks Liaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Liaw has Santoro up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Santoro circles away.
Santoro keeps the fight on the outside.
Liaw wants to clinch up but Santoro keeps it at a distance.
Santoro throws an overhand right that lands on Liaw's shoulder, as Liaw tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicky Santoro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Santoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Santoro circles away.
Liaw throws a head kick but Santoro moves out of range.
Santoro catches Liaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liaw closes the distance but Santoro moves to the side
and Santoro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santoro misses with a looping right.
Liaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Liaw moves out of range as Santoro strikes.
Liaw tries to clinch but Santoro moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw misses with a body shot. #CL#
Liaw clinches up with Santoro and pushes him back against the cage.
Santoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liaw tries to break the clinch but Santoro is controlling the position.
Santoro misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw slips under a jab from Santoro.#T1#
Liaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liaw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Santoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liaws head.
Liaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santoro blocks it with crossed arms.
Santoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Santoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liaw backwards. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santoro misses with a straight left.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Santoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santoro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liaw scores with a jab to the body.
Liaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santoro was well out of range. Poor timing from Liaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liaw blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Liaw.
Liaw tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santoro! But no joy.#T2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santoro clobbers Liaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santoro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santoro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liaw thuds his right hand into Santoro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santoro loads up on a big right hand but Liaw slips the punch.
Santoro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santoro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santoro keeps the fight on the outside.
Santoro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santoro throws an overhand right that lands on Liaw's shoulder, as Liaw tries to avoid the shot.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santoro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santoro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liaw tries to clinch up but Santoro circles away and keeps his distance.
Liaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santoro misses with a hook.#T3#
A big left from Santoro misses.
Santoro thuds his right hand into Liaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santoro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liaw's hands.
Liaw lands a right hook to the body. #CL#
Liaw clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santoro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Santoro throws out a loose jab but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Nicky Santoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liaw tries to clinch but Santoro is having none of it.
Santoro throws a poor cross that misses
and Liaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liaw wants to clinch up but Santoro keeps it at a distance.
Santoro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santoro misses with a straight left. #T4#
Liaw lands with a nice body kick.
Santoro is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Liaw clinches up against the cage.
Santoro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santoro avoids it.
Liaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santoro avoids it.#BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santoro swings for the body but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw misses with a kick to the body.
Liaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Liaw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santoro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santoro cracks Liaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santoro looks to land a right hand but Liaw moved out of range.#CL#
Liaw clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Santoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicky Santoro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Santoro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santoro looks to land a left hand but Liaw moved out of range nicely.#KD#
Liaw feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Santoro sprawling to the canvas! Santoro rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Liaw finish him?! #ROC#
Santoro is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Nicky Santoro's cut even more.
Liaw wants to clinch up but Santoro keeps it at a distance.
Santoro is still on wobbly legs! Can Liaw finish him?
Liaw is stalking Santoro. Santoro circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Liaw, and it's lights out! Santoro really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
A very excited looking Weimin Liaw 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: BCS 9     
Date:   Nov 22, 2019
#R1#
Liaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heavy.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liaw throws a body punch but Heavy moves out of range.
Top Heavy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Heavy darts in looking for a takedown but Liaw gets double underhooks and turns Heavy into the cage.
Liaw is looking to land body kicks.
Liaw throws a push kick but Heavy slaps the foot to one side.
Heavy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Heavy slips under a jab from Liaw.
Liaw tries to clinch there but Heavy circles away.
Nice body punch from Liaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Heavy or perhaps it was just good defense by Liaw, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Top Heavy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Liaw rushes Heavy and presses him up against the cage.
Liaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Heavy won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Liaw clinches with his opponent.
Heavy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liaw or not.
Liaw tries to break the clinch but Heavy is controlling the position.
Heavy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heavy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heavy lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Liaw tries to circle away but Heavy has him pinned against the cage.
Heavy misses with a punch on the inside.
Heavy working aggressively here.
Liaw blocks a body shot from Heavy.
Heavy struggles to land a body shot inside as Liaw controls his hands. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD#
Heavy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Heavy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Liaw tries to kick Heavy off but Heavy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Liaw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Heavy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Heavy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T2#
Liaw trying to control here. #SUB#
Heavy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Heavy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Heavy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T3#
Liaw tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #SUB#
Heavy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Liaw trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Heavy is working for a kimura but Liaw is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Heavy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Heavy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Liaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heavy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Liaw is looking to escape.
Liaw keeps control of the position for the meantime. #SUB#
Heavy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Liaw is defending against the submission attempts here by Heavy.
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 Top Heavy 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#
Liaw 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.
Nice sprawl there from Liaw as Heavy shoots in.
Heavy dives in for a single leg takedown but Liaw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Heavy tries for a takedown but Liaw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Top Heavy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heavy swings widly with a right hand
and Liaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Top Heavy has been cut.
Liaw tries to clinch up but Heavy circles away and keeps his distance.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Liaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heavy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liaw circles away.#CL2#
Liaw instigates a clinch.
Heavy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Liaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heavy keeps the fight on the outside.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Liaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heavy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Liaw. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#TD#
Heavy gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liaw trying to control but Heavy postures up. #T1#
Heavy wants to control but Liaw is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Heavy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Liaw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heavy.
Liaw trying to control but Heavy postures up.
Heavy throwing shots but Liaw is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Heavy is working for a submission of some sort. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Heavy wants to work for an arm triangle but Liaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Liaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liaw is trying to stand. #SUB#
Heavy is working for a submission of some sort.
Heavy is keen to just control but Liaw is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Liaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3##SUB#
Heavy seems to be looking for submissions.
Heavy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Liaw trying to hold on to Heavy's head to control him but Heavy postures up.
Liaw looks like he's trying to stand up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.
Heavy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liaw.
Heavy tries to throw a body punch but Liaw avoids it by throwing Heavy back against the cage. #BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Heavy shoots in looking for a takedown. Liaw tries to sprawl out of it but Heavy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heavy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heavy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heavy shoots and misses
and Liaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Liaw rushes Heavy and presses him up against the cage.
Liaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Heavy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liaw works Heavy's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavy with a poor takedown
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Liaw moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weimin Liaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Top Heavy's cut.
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#
Heavy tries for a takedown but Liaw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Heavy.
Heavy misses with a takedown attempt - Liaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Heavy looks for a takedown but Liaw sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Top Heavy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Liaw pushes Heavy up against the cage in a clinch.
Liaw lands an elbow just above Heavy 's eye.
Liaw can't break the clinch.
Liaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heavy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liaw, as that shot connected. #CL2#
Liaw pushes Heavy up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heavy fails to land. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heavy circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Liaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liaw is trying to break free.#T1##BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Liaw forces Heavy back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liaw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Liaw clinches.
Heavy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow.
Heavy misses with a punch on the inside.
Heavy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heavy.
Heavy shoots and misses
and Liaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Liaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #CL2#
Liaw rushes Heavy and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heavy has his takedown stuffed
and Liaw counters with a solid body kick. #CL2#
Liaw instigates a clinch. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liaw connects with a body shot.
Heavy swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Heavy takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT2#
Top Heavy's cut is getting worse.
Liaw connects with a single shot there.
Liaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heavy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heavy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Liaw sprawls and moves away.#KD2#
Liaw lands a left and a right that send Heavy crashing to the mat, dazed. Liaw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Heavy is rocked!#CL2#
Liaw pushes Heavy up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Heavy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liaw throws an overhand right that drops Heavy like a sack of potatoes! Liaw dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Weimin Liaw!
A relieved looking Weimin Liaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: BCS 6     
Date:   Nov 01, 2019
#R1#
Liaw lands a two punch combo. #CUT2#
It looks like Tsuyoi Kakuto has been cut.#CL2#
Liaw darts in and clinches Kakuto up against the cage.
Kakuto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liaw walks away with a smile on his face. Kakuto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Liaw rushes Kakuto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakuto has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Kakuto gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kakuto controlling the action here.
Kakuto trying to mount his opponent but Liaw defends it.
Liaw wants to get back to his feet. #T1#
Kakuto controlling the action here.
Kakuto is thwarting Liaw's attempts to control the position.
Kakuto has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kakuto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liaw misses with an uppercut. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL#
Kakuto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kakuto prevents Liaw from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakuto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Kakuto darts in and clinches Liaw up against the cage.
Liaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakuto has him pressed against the cage.
Kakuto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Liaw after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Weimin Liaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Kakuto clinches with his opponent.
Liaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liaw is trying to break the clinch but Kakuto has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakuto misses with a takedown
and Liaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liaw lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
Liaw misses with the body kick#TD#
and Kakuto counters with a single leg into guard. Liaw didn't expect that.
Kakuto throws a big right hand that misses.
Kakuto stops Liaw from standing up.
Liaw striking off his back but it's not causing Kakuto any problems.
Liaw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kakuto is controlling him.
Kakuto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kakuto wants to control from the top but Liaw keeps moving.
Liaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Kakuto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Liaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakuto prevents Liaw from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Kakuto seems content to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Liaw moves into range and clinches up with Kakuto.#BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Kakuto looks for a takedown but Liaw sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Weimin Liaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Kakuto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Liaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Kakuto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kakuto won't allow Liaw to sweep him here.
Liaw will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Liaw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kakuto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liaw is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto content to stall in guard here.
Kakuto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Liaw for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
Kakuto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Liaw clinches. #BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch. #TD#
Kakuto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Liaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Kakuto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kakuto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
Kakuto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kakuto prevents Liaw from getting back to his feet.
Kakuto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Liaw wants to get back to his feet but Kakuto passes into half guard.
Liaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Liaw wants to control but Kakuto is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Liaw wants to sweep but Kakuto has passed to side control!
Liaw misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kakuto takes a little break here. Liaw wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tsuyoi Kakuto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liaw tries to bench press Kakuto off him but Kakuto keeps the position.
Kakuto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kakuto working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liaw is trying to escape the position but Kakuto is controlling the position.
Liaw takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Liaw tries to control but Kakuto manages to take his back.
What can Liaw do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Liaw trying to control the action but Kakuto just sinks the hooks in.
Liaw might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kakuto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsuyoi Kakuto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Liaw pushes Kakuto up against the cage in a clinch.
Liaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Kakuto has double underhooks.
Kakuto has Liaw pressed against the cage, preventing Liaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liaw is trying to break the clinch but Kakuto is controlling him.
Kakuto keeps control of Liaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liaw tries to break the clinch but Kakuto is controlling the position.
Liaw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kakuto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liaw tries to break free but Kakuto pushes him back against the cage.
Kakuto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kakuto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Liaw.
Liaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakuto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Liaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakuto was well out of range. Poor timing from Liaw.
Kakuto feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Kakuto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kakuto passes Liaw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Liaw is trying to stand back up but Kakuto is controlling him
Liaw is trying to control but Kakuto passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Liaw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kakuto is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Kakuto stalls from top position.#T2#
Liaw tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Kakuto is cranking Liaw's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Liaw! He's tightened the choke and Liaw is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tsuyoi Kakuto!
Tsuyoi Kakuto looked relieved post fight as he said the following; ' "Tennōheika Banzai!!!!" 天皇陛下万歳, ("Long live the Emperor"), '.

 

Event: RH83     
Date:   Sep 11, 2019
#R1#
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Liaw moves into range and clinches up with Pitakaka.
Pitakaka tries to circle away but Liaw has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch. #CL#
Liaw instigates a clinch.
Pitakaka is trying to push Liaw away but Liaw has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Liaw has Pitakaka pressed against the ropes, preventing Pitakaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitakaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka throws a lazy body kick #KD#
and Liaw counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Pitakaka to the mat, face first! Liaw goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Pitakaka is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!#ROC#
Pitakaka is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Pitakaka in a clinch.
Pitakaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Liaw finish him?#BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Liaw ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Pitakaka out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
An out of breath Weimin Liaw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: RH69     
Date:   Aug 14, 2019
#R1#
Liaw wants to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Magomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL#
Liaw clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liaw wants to clinch up but Magomedov keeps it at a distance.
Magomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liaw misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Liaw misses.
Liaw moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMagomedov.
Liaw tries to clinch up.#T1#
Magomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liaw is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it. #CL#
Liaw gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Magomedov gets tackled into the ropes by Liaw. Liaw maintains the clinch. #BC#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Magomedov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magomedov throws a series of punches but Liaw avoids them all with ease.
Liaw is looking to counter with head kicks.
Liaw connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Liaw clinches.
Magomedov looking to slow down the pace here.#T2##BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liaw misses with a body shot
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Liaw. Beautiful body shot.
Liaw tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Liaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magomedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liaw wants to clinch up but Magomedov keeps it at a distance.
Magomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weimin Liaw dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liaw slips under a jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magomedov stalling in the clinch but Liaw improves position. #BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liaw tries to clinch up.
Magomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Magomedov to counter with a crisp jab. #KD#
Liaw drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Magomedov onto his butt! Magomedov pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Weimin Liaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Liaw staying out of range there.
Magomedov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.#T1##KD2#
Magomedov clips Liaw with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Liaw a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liaw.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rashid Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liaw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#
Liaw is rocked!#CL#
Liaw moves into range and clinches up with Magomedov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Liaw throws knees to the body. #BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
A low kick from Liaw misses #KD2#
and Magomedov counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Liaw on his ass! Liaw wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Oh Liaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liaw moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
Liaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Liaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2##CL#
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Magomedov in a clinch. #BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
As Liaw backs off Magomedov throws a huge counter combo but Liaw manages to avoid it all.
Liaw tries to clinch but Magomedov moves away
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liaw walks into a straight right hand from Magomedov.
Liaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw throws a lazy head kick
and Magomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
Liaw tries to clinch but Magomedov moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magomedov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Magomedov connects with a body shot.
Magomedov 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.

Rashid Magomedov will take that one after scoring more knockdowns during an exciting 3rd frame!
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Magomedov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liaw tries to clinch but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov lands a jab.
Liaw stuns Magomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liaw lands a right hook to the body.
Liaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magomedov counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Liaw is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rashid Magomedov!
Rashid Magomedov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: RH50     
Date:   Jul 10, 2019
#R1#
Dowiyogo looks to clinch
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dowiyogo takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Liaw avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Liaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Liaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liaw crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.#BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Liaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Liaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL2#
Liaw moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Liaw has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Dowiyogo in a clinch. #T1#
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Liaw darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.#BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Liaw takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Liaw moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liaw. Liaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Liaw has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo moves out of range of the body kick from Liaw.
Liaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Liaw drives through and clinches with Dowiyogo against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liaw takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo misses with a leg kick
letting Liaw counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.#T2#
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liaw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dowiyogo rather than just go for the knockout.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Liaw has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Liaw clinches up against the ropes.#BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Liaw darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.#BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Dowiyogo in a clinch.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Liaw throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up
and Liaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Liaw moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.#T3#
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but Liaw keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Liaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC2#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liaw moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo. #CL2#
Liaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow.
Liaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Dowiyogo.#BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Liaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dowiyogo takes one on the button.#CL2#
Liaw clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Liaw clinches with his opponent.
Liaw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Liaw darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
Liaw blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Liaw avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Liaw drives through and clinches with Dowiyogo against the ropes. #BC2#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Dowiyogo clinches. #BC2#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Liaw is having none of it.
Liaw moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Liaw clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liaw. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liaw lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Liaw. Beautiful body shot.
Liaw throws a head kick but Dowiyogo moves out of range. #CL2#
Liaw clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to work over Liaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weimin Liaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo'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#
Dowiyogo 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.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Liaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Liaw thinks about the counter body kick.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Liaw pushes Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Liaw. #BC2#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liaw thumps Dowiyogo with a low kick.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up#KD2#
and Liaw counters with a beautiful hook that drops Dowiyogo to the mat! Will Dowiyogo be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Liaw to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Dowiyogo is up. He looks OK to continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liaw moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Weimin Liaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liaw lands a jab to Dowiyogo's midsection.
Nice body punch from Liaw. #T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Liaw takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Liaw controls the action. #BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Liaw has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Liaw rushes Dowiyogo and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dowiyogo looks to clinch #KD2#
and Liaw counters with a straight right that drops Dowiyogo on his ass! Dowiyogo jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.#KD2#
Dowiyogo walks into a big right hand from Liaw and goes down! The referee sends Liaw to a neutral corner as Dowiyogo gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#ROC2#
Dowiyogo is rocked!#CUT2#
Grover Dowiyogo's cut is getting worse.#CL2#
Liaw moves into range and clinches up with Dowiyogo.
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2##BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Liaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liaw ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Dowiyogo out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
Weimin Liaw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: RH37     
Date:   Jun 15, 2019
#R1#
Liaw lands with a straight right. Leekpai didn't see that one coming.
Leekpai throws a body shot but no joy.
Leekpai just misses with a punch to the body.
Leekpai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liaw seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Liaw tries to clinch but Leekpai is having none of it.
Liaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Leekpai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liaw avoids the body shot from Leekpai.
A little feinted left hand from Liaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liaw wants to clinch.#CL#
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Leekpai in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leekpai struggles to land a body shot inside as Liaw controls his hands. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw tries to clinch up.
Liaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leekpai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw lands an overhand right.#T1#
Leekpai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liaw on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leekpai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liaw throwing a counter right hand but Leekpai manages to avoid it.
Liaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leekpai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Leekpai throws out a powerful jab.
Leekpai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leekpai.
Leekpai scores with a nice strike.
Leekpai misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai moves out of range as Liaw throws a body kick.
Leekpai 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.
Liaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
Liaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leekpai swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Leekpai throws out a counter right but Liaw avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leekpai keeps the fight on the outside.
Leekpai scores with a jab to the body.
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Liaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Liaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leekpai. #CL2#
Leekpai has Liaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
Liaw is trying to push Leekpai away but Leekpai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leekpai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Liaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leekpai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leekpai looks to land a left hand but Liaw moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Leekpai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leekpai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Liaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leekpai, right into the meat.
Leekpai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leekpai.
Leekpai misses with an uppercut.
Leekpai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leekpai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leekpai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leekpai connects with a single shot there.
Liaw wants to clinch but Leekpai slips to the side
and Leekpai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leekpai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leekpai misses with a body shot.
Liaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leekpai 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.
Liaw throws a right hand that Leekpai ducks under and follows up with a left that Leekpai also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leekpai. That's going to slow Liaw down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leekpai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liaw's calf.#T1#
Leekpai throws an overhand right that lands on Liaw's shoulder, as Liaw tries to avoid the shot.
Liaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krit Leekpai seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Liaw closes the distance and pushes Leekpai back into the ropes.
Liaw is trying to break free.
Leekpai working aggressively here.
Liaw misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Leekpai.
Liaw tries to break free but Leekpai pushes him back against the ropes.
Leekpai tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leekpai lands a nice hook to Liaw's body. Liaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liaw tries to clinch up
and Leekpai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liaw looks to land a body kick but Leekpai moved away.
Leekpai swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Leekpai throws a hook to the side of Liaw's head but Liaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leekpai throws out a loose jab but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Leekpai throws a hook but Liaw blocks it.
Leekpai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leekpai scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Leekpai does it's job there.
Liaw throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#
It looks like Krit Leekpai has been cut.
Leekpai ducks under a wild hook from Liaw.
Liaw throws a lazy right hand but Leekpai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leekpai swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Liaw looks to throw the jab but Leekpai is out of range.
Leekpai keeps the fight on the outside.
Leekpai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Liaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Leekpai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw wants to clinch
and Leekpai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liaw wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krit Leekpai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Leekpai blocks the body kick.
Leekpai cracks a nice hook into Liaw's ribs.
Liaw lands a really nice looking cross but Leekpai seems unphased.
Leekpai lands with a right hand.
Leekpai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Leekpai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leekpai connects with a right hand. Liaw shakes it off.
Leekpai connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leekpai.
Liaw moves in looking to clinch but Leekpai pushes him off.#CL#
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Liaw is trying to push Leekpai away but Leekpai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leekpai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liaw misses with an uppercut.
Liaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leekpai.#T1#
Liaw looks to clinch
and Leekpai counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Leekpai.
Leekpai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liaw throws an overhand right that lands on Leekpai's shoulder, as Leekpai tries to avoid the shot.
Leekpai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Liaw rushes Leekpai and presses him up against the ropes.
Leekpai pushes Liaw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leekpai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leekpai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liaw's efforts to push away.#BC#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krit Leekpai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leekpai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Liaw.
Leekpai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liaw takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Leekpai.#ROC2#
Liaw is rocked!#T2#
Leekpai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Liaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Leekpai rushes Liaw and presses him up against the ropes.
Leekpai lands with a left to the head.
Leekpai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liaw's efforts to push away.
Liaw is trying to push Leekpai away but Leekpai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leekpai lands an uppercut.
Liaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Leekpai has double underhooks.
Liaw wants to break free but Leekpai has control.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Leekpai throws an elbow but it misses.
Liaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liaw is trying to force a seperation but Leekpai has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Liaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leekpai.
Liaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Liaw trying to land knees to the body.
Liaw blocks an elbow strike from Leekpai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leekpai pushes Liaw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai scores with a hook to the body.
Leekpai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leekpai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krit Leekpai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leekpai 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krit Leekpai!

Krit Leekpai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: RH26     
Date:   May 22, 2019
#R1##CL#
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Pitakaka in a clinch.
I was talking to Liaw's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitakaka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Liaw gets a clinch. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Liaw moves out of range easily. #CL#
Liaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitakaka, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka scores with a nice body kick.
Liaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pitakaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL#
Liaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitakaka, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw scores with the left hand. Pitakaka 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!#CL#
Liaw darts in and clinches Pitakaka up against the ropes.#BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitakaka misses with a body kick.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick that misses.
Pitakaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#KD#
Liaw lands a head kick that bluckles Pitakaka and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Liaw no doubt looking to push for a finish!#CUT#
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.#T1#
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Liaw moves out of range easily.
It looked like Liaw was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pitakaka looks to throw a body kick
and Liaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka. #CL#
Liaw moves into range and clinches up with Pitakaka.#BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Liaw scores with a hook to the body. Pitakaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pitakaka looks winded!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Liaw.
Pitakaka misses with a leg kick
and Liaw counters with a right hand from hell and Pitakaka is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
An out of breath Weimin Liaw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 26, 2019
#R1##CL#
Liaw drives through and clinches with Strangeee against the cage. #BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strangeee misses with a hook
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Liaw forces Strangeee back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strangeee lands the left hand.
Liaw throws a head kick but Strangeee moves out of range.
Liaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.
Strangeee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liaw is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strangeee.
Strangeee swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Liaw as Strangeee tries to tie him up. #BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strangeee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liaw lands a body shot.
Strangeee walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Liaw! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
Weimin Liaw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 10, 2019
#R1#
Swanson cracks Liaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swanson dodges the punch combination from Liaw.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Liaw gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Liaw tries to break free but Swanson pushes him back against the cage.
Liaw wants a takedown.
Liaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liaw is trying to push Swanson away but Swanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Swanson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liaw smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Liaw misses.
A head kick misses from Liaw.
A little jabbing left from Swanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Liaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liaw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Swanson. #T1#
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Liaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Swanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liaw throws a lazy head kick
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liaw cracks Swanson with a good jab.
Liaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Swanson to score with a decent uppercut.
Liaw is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
Swanson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Liaw under the eye.
Swanson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Liaw.#CL#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Liaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Liaw down. #T2#
Liaw scores with a shot to the body.
Liaw misses with a body shot
and Swanson counters with an outside leg kick.
Liaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liaw throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson prevents Liaw from breaking the clinch.
Swanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liaw has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Liaw. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liaw.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there. #T3#
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Liaw backing away here, and Swanson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Liaw.
Liaw moves to clinch but Swanson breaks away
and Swanson counters with a low kick, right behind Liaw 's knee.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Swanson. Liaw shrugs it off though.
Swanson motions for Liaw to come forward. Swanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Liaw does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Swanson in a clinch. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
Swanson needs to keep his hands up - Liaw had a free shot at his head there.
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson misses with a kick to the body
and Liaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Liaw finds it's target.#CL#
Liaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Swanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liaw's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Swanson tries to keep at a distance but Liaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swanson tries a body shot but Liaw blocks it. #BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weimin Liaw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Liaw wants to clinch.#CL#
Liaw darts in and clinches Swanson up against the cage.#BC#
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Liaw rushes Swanson and presses him up against the cage.
Swanson tries a body shot but Liaw blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Liaw rushes Swanson and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liaw wants to clinch.#T1#
Liaw tries to clinch
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swanson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Liaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Liaw as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Liaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swanson tries to circle away but Liaw has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Liaw.
Liaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson misses with a body shot. #CL#
Liaw closes the distance and pushes Swanson back into the cage.#T2##BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liaw is able to avoid easily.
Liaw throws a counter high kick but Swanson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Liaw.
A cross from Swanson lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liaw takes one to the side of the head.
Liaw closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swanson counters with a body kick that stops Liaw in his tracks momentarily.
Nice jab there from Swanson.
Liaw wants to clinch but Swanson slips to the side
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Liaw crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Swanson - the referee stops the clock and Liaw gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Swanson. Liaw manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T3#
Liaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swanson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Swanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swanson throws a body punch but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Liaw wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Swanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Weimin Liaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Swanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liaw checks it well.
Liaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liaw.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson throws a lazy head kick
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T4#
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liaw has Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Liaw has had enough of the clinch but Swanson keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Liaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Liaw gets a clinch. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Liaw clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liaw slips a jab from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Swanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Benedicte Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL#
Liaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Swanson throws a lazy uppercut
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Liaw misses. #CL#
Liaw moves into the clinch.#BC#
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swanson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Swanson with an attempt at a knee that misses. #TD#
Liaw successfully pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU2#
Swanson gets to his feet. Liaw looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T1#
Liaw tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.
Liaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liaw darts in trying to clinch
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Swanson with a jab.
Swanson swings for the body but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson lands a high kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Swanson.
An inside leg kick from Swanson misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swanson.#ROC2#
Liaw is rocked!#CL#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
Swanson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liaw smiles and moves away.
Swanson thuds his right hand into Liaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Liaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Liaw rushes Swanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Swanson stalls.
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
Liaw has had enough of the clinch but Swanson keeps him there for the moment.
Liaw is working for takedown but Swanson is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Liaw tries to clinch but Swanson moves out of range. #T3#
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liaw misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson throws out a counter right but Liaw avoids it with no problem.
Liaw checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Liaw misses its target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liaw wants to clinch.
Liaw tries to clinch but Swanson moves out of range.
Liaw misses with a straight right.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Liaw.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Liaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swanson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Liaw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.#CL#
Liaw has managed to clinch. #BC#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Liaw rushes Swanson and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson trying to control the position but instead, Liaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Swanson into the cage.
Swanson trying to control the position but instead, Liaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Swanson into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benedicte Swanson.
I think Swanson 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

 

Event: KOFC 101 - Fungus vs Kromog     
Date:   Apr 21, 2018
#R1#
Liaw throws a jab when Soulburn was well out of range.
Soulburn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soulburn misses with a jab to the body
and Liaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soulburn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soulburn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soulburn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Soulburn misses the target.
Soulburn digs a good hook to Liaw's body.
Soulburn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liaw tests Soulburn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Soulburn.
Soulburn tries to clinch but Liaw moves out of range.
Soulburn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Liaw misses its intended target.
Soulburn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Liaw slips a jab from Soulburn.
Liaw misses with a body punch
and Soulburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Orion Soulburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soulburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Liaw.
Liaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soulburn throws out the jab.
Soulburn swinging wildly here.
Liaw thows a leg kick but Soulburn checks it
and Liaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soulburn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soulburn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liaw.
Soulburn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liaw.
Soulburn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soulburn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liaw on the side of the head.
Liaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soulburn.#T2#
Soulburn stalks Liaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liaw's face. Liaw staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC#
Liaw is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Soulburn.
Soulburn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Soulburn misses with an uppercut. Liaw saw that one coming.
Soulburn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liaw slips under a jab.
Soulburn staying out of range there.
Liaw misses with a left hand
and Soulburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soulburn moves out of range of the strikes.
Soulburn scores with a jab to the head. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Soulburn has knocked Liaw down with a huge combo! Soulburn steps away and waves a wobbly Liaw back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Liaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Soulburn finish him?
Liaw misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Soulburn misses its target.
Liaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soulburn finds Liaw's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Liaw flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Soulburn lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Liaw will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orion Soulburn!
Orion Soulburn thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: KOFC 95 - Mountain vs Out     
Date:   Mar 28, 2018
#R1#
Good leg kick by Prior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liaw 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.
Liaw cracks Prior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liaw misses the shot to the body.
Prior fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Liaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liaw tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Prior is able to avoid easily.
Liaw scores with a hook.
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prior moves away.
Nice defenses there by Prior.
Prior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Prior pushes Liaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Liaw working aggressively here.
Prior gets through Liaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liaw misses with the head strike. #BC#
Prior breaks from the clinch.
Prior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Prior throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Prior.
Prior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.#T1#
A head kick misses from Prior.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liaw. Prior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weimin Liaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prior on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prior cracks a nice hook into Liaw's ribs.
Liaw misses with a two punch combination.
Liaw throws a big shot that misses.
Prior tries to work over Liaw's front leg with a kick but Liaw checks it.
Prior misses with an uppercut.
Prior swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prior 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.
Prior throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prior connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prior.
Prior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prior is looking to wear down Liaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Prior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Liaw misses.
Prior lands a nice shot that snaps Liaw's head back. #T2#
Liaw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Liaw cracks Prior with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Prior is rocked!
Liaw blocks a head kick by Prior.
Liaw throws out a counter right but Prior avoids it with no problem.
Oh Prior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prior scores with a nice head shot.
Liaw slips a straight right by Prior.
A little jabbing left from Liaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prior throws a leg kick but Liaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Prior throws the left hand but Liaw avoids the punch easily.
Liaw slips under a jab.
Prior seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prior.
Prior is looking to chop away at Liaw's legs.
Prior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prior throws a right hand that Liaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Liaw also avoids with ease.
Liaw has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prior slips under a jab.
Prior appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Prior misses with a wild body shot.
Liaw throws out a counter right but Prior avoids it with no problem.
Liaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prior misses with a low kick as Liaw jumps back.
Prior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Liaw throws a monster overhand right that drops Prior! Liaw follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Weimin Liaw!
During a confident post fight interview, Weimin Liaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: UFC-Fright Night 6     
Date:   Nov 04, 2017
#R1#
Deathstroke looks to land a right hand but Liaw moved out of range.
Liaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Deathstroke has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD2#
Deathstroke jumps into guard, dragging Liaw to the mat.
Deathstroke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deathstroke controls Liaw momentarily but Liaw frees himself. #SUB2#
Deathstroke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Liaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deathstroke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Liaw has managed to get both his arms back between Deathstroke's legs - danger averted.
Liaw trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Deathstroke manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Liaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liaw tries to get out of the position.
Liaw pulls Deathstroke in close to prevent any damage.
My spies in Private Training Center inform me that Deathstroke has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T1#
Liaw wants to improve his position but instead Deathstroke has moved into half guard.
Deathstroke trying to control from half guard but Liaw is working away.
Deathstroke winds up and cracks Liaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Liaw is looking to improve his position.
Deathstroke moves into full mount! Liaw won't be happy about that!
Deathstroke raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deathstroke with a couple of short strikes.
Liaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deathstroke on the ground.#T2#
Deathstroke wants to control the pace but Liaw is squirming around nicely.
Deathstroke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Deathstroke lands a nice shot to the head. #ROC2#
Liaw is rocked!
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!
Deathstroke unloading with bombs!
Oh Liaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot lands for Deathstroke! Liaw is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Crixis Deathstroke!
Crixis Deathstroke took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Red Light Coffeeshop for their support in the buildup to the fight.

 

Event: UFC 3-Devil's Night     
Date:   Sep 23, 2017
#R1##CL2#
Cromwell gets tackled into the cage by Liaw. Liaw maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cromwell connects with a looping right hand.
Liaw throws a head kick but Cromwell moves out of range.
Cromwell throws a sloppy head kick and Liaw moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Liaw gets a clinch.
Cromwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Liaw keeps control of Cromwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liaw has Cromwell pressed against the cage, preventing Cromwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cromwell swivels and escapes.
Cromwell lands a jab to Liaw's midsection.
Cromwell 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.
Cromwell looks to land a body kick but Liaw moved away.
Cromwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liaw moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cromwell.#T1#
Liaw slips under a jab from Cromwell.
Liaw shoots in but Cromwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas Cromwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weimin Liaw.
Cromwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cromwell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#CL2#
and Liaw counters by moving into the clinch.
Cromwell is trying to break the clinch but Liaw is controlling him.
Liaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cromwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC2#
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Liaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Liaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cromwell's efforts to push away.#T2#
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cromwell working hard to break the clinch.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Liaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cromwell after a bit of a struggle. #TD2#
Liaw pulls guard successfully.
Liaw trying to keep a closed guard but Cromwell is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Liaw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cromwell defends well.
Liaw is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Cromwell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cromwell is fighting to break Liaw's control of his arms but Liaw is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Liaw is trying to keep Cromwell in close.
Liaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cromwell manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Cromwell controls Liaw momentarily but Liaw frees himself. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liaw stopping the sweep attempt from Cromwell.
Cromwell being controlled here, momentarily.
Liaw postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cromwell misses with a hook. Liaw 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 Thomas Cromwell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Liaw forces Cromwell back against the cage and clinches.
Cromwell is trying to break free.#TD2#
Liaw decides to pull guard.
Liaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Liaw working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liaw controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cromwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liaw on the ground.
Cromwell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Liaw's guard.#T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cromwell swivels and escapes.
Liaw staying out of range there.
Cromwell leaves Liaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cromwell avoids the head kick by Liaw.
Cromwell tries to bum rush Liaw with a series of wild strikes but Liaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liaw tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left lands for Cromwell.
Thomas Cromwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cromwell, as that shot connected. #CL2#
Liaw clinches up with Cromwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Liaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Liaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cromwell after a bit of a struggle.
Thomas Cromwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weimin Liaw.#T2#
Cromwell is trying to break the clinch but Liaw has him pressed against the cage.
Liaw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cromwell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cromwell wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Cromwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Cromwell misses.
Thomas Cromwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liaw has a takedown stuffed.
Liaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cromwell pinned against the cage. Cromwell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liaw is breathing heavily.
A big left from Cromwell misses.
Cromwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Cromwell - just one landing.
Cromwell feints and then cracks Liaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liaw down.
Cromwell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Cromwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cromwell scores with a four punch combination!
Cromwell tries to bum rush Liaw with a series of wild strikes but Liaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cromwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Cromwell. No joy for Liaw on that attempt.
Cromwell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cromwell throws a shot from downtown. Liaw moves away and avoids it.
Cromwell scores with a head kick. Liaw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Liaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cromwell swivels and escapes.
Cromwell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A shot to the liver by Cromwell. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas Cromwell is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Cromwell lands but Liaw takes it in his stride.
Cromwell swinging wildly here.
Cromwell throws a wild body kick that Liaw sees coming a mile off.
Cromwell swings for the body but Liaw moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4#
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Cromwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL2#
Liaw has managed to clinch.
Cromwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Cromwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Cromwell sprawls well. He's pushed Liaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cromwell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cromwell with a nice cross.
Cromwell missing with a left hand there. Liaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cromwell throws a series of punches but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Cromwell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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#
Cromwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas Cromwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Liaw drives through and clinches with Cromwell against the cage.
Cromwell avoiding damage as Liaw throws knees to the body.
Liaw has Cromwell pressed against the cage, preventing Cromwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch but Liaw keeps him there for the moment.
Cromwell is pressed up against the cage. Liaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cromwell down to the mat. Cromwell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cromwell takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Cromwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liaw tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Liaw pushes Cromwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Cromwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Liaw won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cromwell is trying to break the clinch but Liaw is controlling him.
Liaw jumps guard but Cromwell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch but Liaw keeps him there for the moment.
Cromwell tries to circle away but Liaw has him pinned against the cage.
Liaw stalling. #T1#
Liaw keeps control of Cromwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cromwell tries to break free but Liaw pushes him back against the cage.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch but Liaw keeps him there for the moment.
Cromwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liaw avoiding damage.
Cromwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liaw is defending well for now.#TD2#
Liaw pulls guard.
Liaw is trying to keep Cromwell in close. #SUB2#
Liaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Liaw trying to control the position.
Thomas Cromwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#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.
Cromwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liaw 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.
Liaw has his hands on Cromwell's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Cromwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Liaw scores with a four punch combination!
Cromwell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cromwell takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Liaw shoots in but Cromwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas Cromwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weimin Liaw.
Cromwell misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Cromwell.
Cromwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Cromwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cromwell misses with a jab to the body
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cromwell. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liaw has his takedown stuffed
and Cromwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cromwell.
Cromwell misses with a hook. Liaw ducked under it nicely.
Liaw shoots in but Cromwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cromwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cromwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cromwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Cromwell.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Cromwell.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liaw scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Cromwell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cromwell, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Thomas Cromwell!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Thomas Cromwell!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Thomas Cromwell!

Thomas Cromwell wins by unanimous decision!

 

 
 
 
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