Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SFL 34 | Drum Roll
Date: Dec 20, 2020

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erwin motions for Louis to come forward. Erwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erwin.
Louis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Erwin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erwin.
Erwin only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL#
Louis instigates a clinch.
Erwin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Louis gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC2#
Erwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Erwin misses.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Erwin misses with a hook.
Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Erwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Erwin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louis throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Louis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Erwin's head.
Erwin wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Erwin trying to hold on to Louis's head to control him but Louis postures up.
Erwin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Louis scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Erwin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Louis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Louis lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Erwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Louis lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Erwin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Erwin is looking for a triangle but Louis pushes his legs off easily.
Erwin pulls Louis in close to his closed guard and prevents Louis from doing any damage or advancing position.#T2##SUB2#
Erwin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Louis passes into half guard.
Erwin has hold of Louis's hands but Louis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Louis trying to pass the guard but Erwin defending well.
Erwin wants to stand back up but Louis manages to pass into side control.
Louis working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin can't do much from the bottom here.
Louis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T3#
Louis advances to full mount.
Louis avoids the attempt from Erwin to control.
Louis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Erwin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Louis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Erwin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Erwin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Erwin gets full guard.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Erwin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erwin's head.
Louis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erwin's head.
Erwin is adopting a defensive guard.
Louis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louis lands a couple of digs.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Erwin trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Louis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Erwin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Erwin scores with a nice right hand. #CL#
Louis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Louis.
A short right from Louis.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Erwin.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
Erwin pushes Louis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louis.
Erwin takes a shot to the head.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Erwin - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Erwin to work.
Louis lands a left hand.
Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erwin is trying to drag Louis to the mat but Louis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Erwin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Louis is defending well.#T1##BC2#
Erwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Louis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Erwin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Erwin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Louis off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
Louis showing good submission defense here.
Louis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Erwin's guard. Nice work there by Louis. #SUB2#
Erwin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Louis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Erwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Erwin controls Louis momentarily but Louis frees himself. #SUB2#
Erwin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Louis uses it to pass to side control.
A control attempt from Erwin but he's now mounted!
Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erwin can do to turn this around?
Erwin can't escape the position.
Louis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Erwin's face.
Louis breaks from Erwin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Erwin is wriggling around trying to escape. #T3#
Louis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Erwin can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #ROC#Erwin is rocked!
Erwin is trying to escape the mount.
Louis unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Erwin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Louis celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
Leon Louis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Derek Erwin was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.

Event: SFL 29 | Titanic Collision
Date: Nov 29, 2020

#R1#
Jin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jin misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Louis! But no joy.
Jin 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.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jin in his tracks.
Jin throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Jin checks a low kick from Louis.
Jin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jin looks to throw the jab but Louis is out of range.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Leon Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
Jin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Louis loads up on a big right hand but Jin slips the punch.
Jin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Jin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis throws a push kick but Jin slaps the foot to one side.
Jin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL2#
Louis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Louis lands a left hand. #T1#
Jin lands with a left to the head. #TD2#
Louis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jin wants to get back to full guard.
Jin gets back to full guard.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Jin looking for a guillotine here but Louis defends easily. #SUB#
Jin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louis is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Jin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Louis scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Jin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T2#
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Jin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Jin's brow.
Jin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
Jin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jin has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Jin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Louis escapes and throws Jin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jin prevents Louis from improving position.
Jin gets back to half guard.#T3##SUB#
Jin actively working from the bottom here.
Jin taking some punishment here, with Louis in his half guard.
Louis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis working Jin over with strikes.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jin's head.
Jin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louis.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Louis lands a nice short elbow.
Louis is thwarting Jin's attempts to control the position.
Jin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Jin has his foot on Louis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Louis works his way back into a safe position though.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Louis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jin's head.#T4##SUB#
Jin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Louis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Louis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Louis works over Jin with some ground and pound from guard.
Jin trying to control the position.
Jin trying to control the position here.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Jin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Louis lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Nice body punch from Louis.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD2#
Louis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jin is trying to keep Louis in close.
Louis stands up over Jin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Jin has wrist control.#SUB#
Jin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Jin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Louis throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Louis cracks Jin with a solid left hand.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Jin's brow. #SUB#
Jin working for a triangle but Louis defends it easily.
Jin controls Louis momentarily but Louis frees himself.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Jin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jin has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Louis stands up over Jin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Louis works over Jin with some ground and pound from guard.
Jin trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Louis lands a couple of elbows.
Jin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Louis works over Jin with some ground and pound from guard.
Louis working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Jin looking for a guillotine here but Louis defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3##SUB#
Jin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jin controls Louis momentarily but Louis frees himself. #SUB#
Jin has his foot on Louis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Louis works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Jin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louis is aware though and is defending well.
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jin trying to control the position. #SUB#
Jin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Louis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Louis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Louis advances position into side control!
Louis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #T4#
Louis working the head with strikes.
Jin is trying to control Louis's posture but Louis avoids it.
Louis scores with punches from side control.
Louis working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Louis lands a strong strike to the head of Jin. That's dazed him! Louis looking to finish here. Jin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Louis lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
After the fight, Leon Louis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Kobayashi Jin was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the support. I will did my best and hope you all support next time Congratulations to my opposition'.

Event: SFL 20 | Beast From The East
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rishkinov is out of range and Louis settles back down.
Louis wants to clinch up but Rishkinov keeps it at a distance.
Louis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Louis fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Rishkinov misses.
Louis with the inside leg kick.
Rishkinov clobbers Louis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rishkinov throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Louis tries a quick counter leg kick but Rishkinov is wise to it.
Rishkinov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rishkinov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Louis has time to react.
Louis throws a shot from downtown. Rishkinov moves away and avoids it.
Louis throws the left hand but Rishkinov avoids the punch easily.
Rishkinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rishkinov slips a straight right by Louis.
Louis misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rishkinov throws out a powerful jab.
Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis misses with an uppercut.
Rishkinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Louis. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Louis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louis scores with a nice head shot.
Louis loads up on a big right hand but Rishkinov slips the punch.
Rishkinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Louis should have avoided that one.
Rishkinov takes one on the button.
Leon Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis throws a jab when Rishkinov was well out of range.
Rishkinov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Louis misses with a body kick. #CL2#
Louis forces Rishkinov back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Louis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rishkinov regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rishkinov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rishkinov is on top in guard. #REVR#
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T2#
Louis 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.
Rishkinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rishkinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Louis's head.
Rishkinov won't allow Louis to sweep him here.
Rishkinov controlling from the top position.
Louis 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.
Rishkinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rishkinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rishkinov stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Rishkinov stays in close to Louis's body and controls the position. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rishkinov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rishkinov looking to pass the guard.
Rishkinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rishkinov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rishkinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rishkinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Rishkinov stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Rishkinov works over Louis with some ground and pound from guard.
Rishkinov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Rishkinov from controlling successfully. #T4#
Rishkinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rishkinov landing some decent shots from guard.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rishkinov is one step ahead there.
Louis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Rishkinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Louis has hold of Rishkinov's hands but Rishkinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Rishkinov is trying to work for a kimura but Louis is defending well.
Louis taking some punishment here, with Rishkinov in his half guard.
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 Serhey Rishkinov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Louis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rishkinov swivels and escapes.
Rishkinov checks the leg kick.
Rishkinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Rishkinov throws a shot from downtown. Louis moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Louis. That snapped Rishkinov's head back.
Rishkinov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Louis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rishkinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rishkinov tries to work over Louis's front leg with a kick but Louis checks it.
Louis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Louis misses with an uppercut. Rishkinov saw that one coming.
Louis takes one on the button.
Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rishkinov throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Louis.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Rishkinov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Louis sprawls well initially but Rishkinov persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T1#
Louis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Louis 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.
Rishkinov cracks Louis with a solid left hand.
Rishkinov landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rishkinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rishkinov pushes down on Louis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rishkinov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Louis tries to roll over but Rishkinov keeps him under control.
Rishkinov stalling. #T2#
Rishkinov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB#
Rishkinov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Louis is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Louis looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Louis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rishkinov preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Louis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rishkinov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rishkinov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Louis is looking for a sweep.
Rishkinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
Louis tries to bench press Rishkinov off him but Rishkinov keeps the position.
Rishkinov grinds an elbow into Louis's temple.
Rishkinov working the head with strikes.
Rishkinov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Louis is looking to reverse the position.
Serhey Rishkinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Louis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rishkinov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Rishkinov is working for a submission of some sort.
Louis wants to improve his position but Rishkinov is controlling well.
Louis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rishkinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Louis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Louis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rishkinov preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rishkinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Rishkinov drops back looking for a leg! Louis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Louis manages to kick Rishkinov off! Rishkinov jumps back into Louis's guard.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rishkinov is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Louis cracks Rishkinov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis is looking to chop away at Rishkinov's legs.
Rishkinov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rishkinov is looking to score with low kicks.
Louis throws a hook but Rishkinov avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.
Louis throws a body punch but Rishkinov moves out of range.
Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rishkinov throws out the jab.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Rishkinov is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rishkinov wants to land a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
Louis misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rishkinov.#CL2#
Louis pushes Rishkinov up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louis. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Rishkinov fails to land.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Louis. #TD2#
Louis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Louis lands a couple of digs.
Rishkinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rishkinov stands up over Louis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rishkinov trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Louis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rishkinov defends well.
Rishkinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rishkinov distracts Louis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Rishkinov from controlling successfully. #T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Louis is on top in guard. #REVB#
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!
Rishkinov trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Rishkinov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Louis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Louis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle but Louis pushes his legs off easily.
Louis preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle but Louis pushes his legs off easily.
Louis preventing the sweep.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Rishkinov looking for a guillotine here but Louis defends easily.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Louis working some strikes from top position.
Rishkinov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard. #REVR#
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Rishkinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis works over Rishkinov with some ground and pound from guard.
Rishkinov is trying to keep Louis in close.
Louis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rishkinov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Louis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Rishkinov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Louis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rishkinov's body to avoid the submission. Rishkinov has instead reached around Louis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rishkinov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov retains his welterweight title!
Serhey Rishkinov very nearly forgot to thank Top Gun Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: SFL 14 | Jin vs Rishkinov III
Date: Sep 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Louis clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Terrorelli fails to land.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Terrorelli trying to stall but Louis improves his position. #TD#
Louis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Terrorelli regains guard immediately.
Louis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Terrorelli looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Louis passes into side control.
Louis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Louis working the ground and pound but Terrorelli is defending the strikes.
Terrorelli is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terrorelli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Terrorelli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Louis lands a nice forearm strike.
Louis is working Terrorelli over with some ground and pound from side control. #ROC#Terrorelli is rocked!
Louis scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Terrorelli is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Louis can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
In his post fight interview, Leon Louis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: SFL 04 | Halli vs Sitsongrit
Date: Aug 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Louis doesn't seem bothered though.
Louis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Leon Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Louis lands with an overhand left.#TD#
Louis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Louis lands in his opponent's guard.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis scoring with some ground and pound. #T1#
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor controlling the position.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Louis 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.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Louis throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Louis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Taylor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Louis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Louis tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Taylor has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Louis tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.#T3#
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Louis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Louis gets back to half guard.
Louis manages to get to full guard.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.#T4#
Louis wants to improve his position but instead Taylor has moved into half guard.
Louis is looking to improve his position.
Louis is looking to get back to full guard here but Taylor has managed to pass to side control instead.
Louis is looking for a sweep.
Louis is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
That's time! Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Louis off balance momentarily.
Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Louis.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Louis coming out on top.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Louis fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Louis misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Louis connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Louis tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Louis clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Taylor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louis catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Louis closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Louis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taylor prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Louis backwards. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Taylor breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Louis gets a clinch.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Louis.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Louis's elbow. #BC2#
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tries to work over Louis's front leg with a kick but Louis checks it.
Louis misses with a hook to the body
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Louis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Louis.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Louis misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Louis fails to land the takedown.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor checks a low kick from Louis.#CL#
Louis moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taylor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louis throws a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Louis avoids it with no problem.
Louis cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor thuds his right hand into Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Louis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor feints a counter leg kick.
Louis tries to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Meldrick Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
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#
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Louis saw that one coming.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Louis fakes the leg kick and cracks Taylor in the body.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Louis's body.
Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick by Louis misses
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
Louis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taylor's guard.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Louis stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis. #T1#
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
Taylor looking to control.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Louis tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Louis throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Louis.#CL#
Louis clinches.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Louis misses with some punches.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands. #T3#
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Louis lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Taylor.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Nice body punch from Louis.
Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Louis blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Louis - that landed with a thud.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taylor pulls his leg out and moves away. #TD#
Louis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Louis throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Leon Louis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Louis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Louis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor has hold of Louis's hands but Louis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Louis works his way into side control.
Taylor defending against the ground and pound.
Taylor taking a bit of punishment here - Louis scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Louis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Taylor dodges the ground and pound from Louis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Louis 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Louis!
A very excited looking Leon Louis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: RFC: Bissainthe vs. Louis 2
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Bissainthe tries to move into range but Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Bissainthe's head back.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Louis slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Louis finds it's way through Bissainthe's defenses.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Bissainthe. No joy for Louis on that attempt.
Bissainthe scores with a hook to the body. Louis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Louis is defended easily by Bissainthe.
Louis tries to score with a low kick but Bissainthe moves his leg out of the way.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bissainthe lands with an overhand left.#CUT#
It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bissainthe.#TD2#
Louis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T1#
Bissainthe is looking to reverse the position.
Louis throws a strike aimed at the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe avoids it well.
Bissainthe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Louis tries to advance position but instead Bissainthe slips a leg back in to half guard.
Bissainthe controlling the position for now.
Louis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bissainthe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Bissainthe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard. #REVR#
Bissainthe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Louis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bissainthe controls the pace.
Louis 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.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Bissainthe won't allow Louis to sweep him here.
Louis is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Louis has his foot on Bissainthe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bissainthe works his way back into a safe position though.#T3##SUB2#
Louis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bissainthe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
Bissainthe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Bissainthe is pulling down on Louis's head to control his posture.
Bissainthe continues to stall.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Bissainthe pulls Louis in close to prevent any damage.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Bissainthe's brow.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bissainthe controlling Louis's posture.
Bissainthe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis passes Bissainthe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Louis lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Louis tries to clinch but Bissainthe moves out of range. #TD2#
Louis drives through with a takedown into Bissainthe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Louis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bissainthe is keeping the position for now.
Bissainthe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Louis manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Bissainthe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
More hug and hope from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe pushing down on Louis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bissainthe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Bissainthe drops an elbow to the side of Louis's head.
Bissainthe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Louis moves into full guard.
Bissainthe won't allow Louis to sweep him here.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Louis wants to improve his position but instead Bissainthe has moved into half guard.
Louis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bissainthe is taking a breather. Louis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Bissainthe wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy.
Louis tries to roll over but Bissainthe keeps him under control.
Louis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bissainthe stays in close to Louis's body and controls the position.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bissainthe is one step ahead there.
Louis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bissainthe's guard. #REVB#
Bissainthe 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.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Bissainthe.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bissainthe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bissainthe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Bissainthe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Louis throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
Bissainthe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bissainthe controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bissainthe won't allow Louis to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leon Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Louis connects with the punch.
Louis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Louis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bissainthe momentarily.
The fighters circling - Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Louis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bissainthe's half guard.
Bissainthe trying to control here.
Bissainthe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe wants to get back to full guard.
Louis scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1#
Bissainthe trying to control from the bottom.
Louis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bissainthe defending well though.
Louis throwing shots but Bissainthe is blocking nicely.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to full guard.
Louis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bissainthe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Louis is working away from the top position though.
Bissainthe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bissainthe trying to control but Louis postures up.
Bissainthe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louis.
Louis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leon Louis has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Bissainthe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bissainthe.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Bissainthe's brow.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis stands up over Bissainthe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bissainthe pulls Louis in close to his closed guard and prevents Louis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Louis working some strikes from top position.
Bissainthe keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
Louis stands up over Bissainthe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3#
Bissainthe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Louis gets full guard.
Louis 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.
Bissainthe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Bissainthe managing to control the position.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bissainthe pulls Louis in close to his closed guard and prevents Louis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bissainthe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard. #REVR#
Bissainthe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range and Louis settles back down.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Louis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leon Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Louis clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Louis blocks a body shot from Bissainthe.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Louis controls his hands.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Louis.
Bissainthe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Louis lands a takedown into guard.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Bissainthe has wrist control.
Bissainthe pulls Louis in close to prevent any damage.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Bissainthe's brow.
Bissainthe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #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.
Bissainthe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Louis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bissainthe is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Louis tries to clinch up but Bissainthe circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Louis takes the fight into the clinch.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bissainthe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land. #T3#
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bissainthe is leaning against Louis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bissainthe digs a right hand into Louis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Louis's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Bissainthe.
Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Bissainthe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bissainthe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
Bissainthe lands with a light punch inside.
Bissainthe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Louis.
Louis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Louis tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bissainthe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Louis. #T4#
Bissainthe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bissainthe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bissainthe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bissainthe.
Louis works on Bissainthe's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
A short right from Louis.
Louis tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
Leon Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bissainthe controls his hands.
Bissainthe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bissainthe digs a right hand underneath Louis's ribcage. Louis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bissainthe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bissainthe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
Louis misses with some punches.
Bissainthe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Leon Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Bissainthe scores with a head kick. Louis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bissainthe tests Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louis lands a jab to the nose.
Louis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Louis cracks Bissainthe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Louis.
Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bissainthe jabs Louis right on the nose. Louis blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Louis shoots in looking for a takedown but Bissainthe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Louis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Louis takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bissainthe.
Louis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bissainthe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bissainthe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Bissainthe avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis lands a right hand.
Bissainthe tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Bissainthe back against the cage.
Bissainthe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bissainthe.
Louis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bissainthe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Louis.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis blocking some punches.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
Bissainthe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bissainthe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Louis or not.
Bissainthe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis cracks Bissainthe with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bissainthe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Louiss head.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bissainthe.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bissainthe lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bissainthe.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe lands a left hand.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Bissainthe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Louis can't get the takedown.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
A nice left hand lands by Bissainthe.
A right hand to the body from Louis.
Bissainthe lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bissainthe.
A short right from Bissainthe on the inside. #ROC#
Louis is rocked!
Bissainthe pushes Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bissainthe finish him?
Louis takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe dips a shoulder and cracks Louis with a mighty uppercut! Louis falls back against the cage and Bissainthe unloads with a barrage of strikes! Louis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bissainthe screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Toussaint Bissainthe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RFC Sydney March 28th
Date: Mar 28, 2020

#R1#
Louis throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
Louis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Landry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Landry swinging wildly here.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Landry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Landry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL2#
Louis clinches with his opponent.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis prevents a body shot from Landry.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Landry lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
A hook to the body from Louis.
Good body shot from Louis.
Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Landry is trying to stall.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
Louis tries to work over Landry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Louis as Landry tries to tie him up.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Landry leaning against his opponent.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD2#
Louis has hold of one of Landry's legs. Landry is fighting the takedown attempt but Louis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Landry wants to stand but Louis is controlling the position.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Landry has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Louis lands a couple of digs.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landry works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Louis is working Landry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis won't allow Landry to sweep him here.
Louis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Landry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Landry's brow.
Louis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Landry is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Beau's that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Landry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Louis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Louis connects with a couple of short punches.
Louis is fighting to break Landry's control of his arms but Landry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Louis postures up in Landry's guard and throws a big left but Landry blocks it.
Landry 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.
Louis working some strikes from top position.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Landry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Nice cross by Louis.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Landry throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
Landry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Louis. That's going to slow Landry down.
Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Louis. That's going to slow Landry down.
A big left from Landry misses.
Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#TD2#
Landry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Louis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Louis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Landry's head.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Landry has wrist control.#T1#
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
Landry is trying to control the position but Louis postures up.
Louis is in close to Landry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Louis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Landry looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Louis looking to pass the guard.
Louis is in close to Landry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Louis preventing the sweep.
Louis has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at to be determined. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Louis throws a strike but Landry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T2#
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Landry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landry is one step ahead there.
Louis keeps trying to improve his position.
Louis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Landry.
Landry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Louis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landry is one step ahead there.
Landry wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.#T3#
Landry trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
Landry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Landry defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick from Louis.
Landry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Landry's head but Landry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leon Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louis lands an overhand right.
Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T4#
Louis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Landry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Louis moves out of range of the body kick.
Landry slips under a jab.
Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Landry.
Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Louis clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis lands an uppercut.
Landry misses with some punches.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Landry is pressed up against the cage. Louis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Landry down to the mat. Landry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD2#
Louis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Landry has one foot on Louis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Landry throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Louis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Louis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Landry, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Louis has picked Landry up - he's going for a ride! Louis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Landry moves into full guard.
Louis connects with a couple of short punches.
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Landry is trying to keep Louis in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Landry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Louis with a nice head shot there.
Louis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Landry's head.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Louis postures up.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Landry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Landry controlling Louis's posture.
Louis won't allow Landry to sweep him here. #T2#
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Landry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Landry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Louis manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Louis keeping moving, preventing Landry from controlling successfully.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landry's guard. #REVB#
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
Landry has control of Louis's left arm, preventing Louis from doing any damage. #T3#
Louis working some strikes from top position.
Landry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Louis is one step ahead there.
Landry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
Leon Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Landry wants to sweep but no luck.
Landry wants to stand but Louis is controlling the position.
Landry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leon Louis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Landry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Landry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Ryan Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Landry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louis.
Landry has hold of Louis's hands but Louis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Louis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Louis working Landry over with strikes.
Landry tries to get to full guard but Louis has control of the leg.
Louis thows a huge punch but Landry dodges it nicely.
Louis thows a huge punch but Landry dodges it nicely.
Louis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Louis 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Louis!
A less than humble Leon Louis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: RapidFC 66
Date: Mar 07, 2020

#R1#
Titor cracks Louis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT2#
It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.#CL#
Louis drives through and clinches with Titor against the cage.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Titor misses with the head strike.
Louis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Titor after a bit of a struggle.
Louis is looking for a takedown.
Titor tries to land knees in the clinch but Louis avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Louis has Titor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Louis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Titor tumbling to the mat - Louis dives into Titor's guard.
Titor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titor has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.
Louis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Titor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
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!
Louis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Titor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Titor has control of the leg.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titor. #T1#
Titor wants to free his trapped foot but Louis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Titor trying to control from half guard but Louis is working away.
Louis gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Louis has an active guard here but Titor has managed to pass into half guard.
Louis is looking to improve his position.
Louis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Louis.
Louis 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.
Titor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Louis wants to sweep here but Titor controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Louis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Titor defends well.#T2#
Titor wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Titor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Louis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis works over Titor with some ground and pound from guard.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Titor blocks nicely.
Titor keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
Louis is working Titor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Louis scoring with some ground and pound.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB2#
Titor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Titor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis. #T4#
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis connects with a couple of short punches.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis stands up over Titor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titor working a defensive guard here.
Louis is working Titor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Titor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Louis instigates a clinch.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor tries to work over Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Titor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Titor lands with a left to the head.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Titor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Titor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Titor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titor. #TD#
Louis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Titor's guard.
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!
Titor is trying to control the position but Louis postures up.
Titor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis throws an elbow that misses. Titor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louis's guard. Nice move by Titor!#REVB##T1#
Louis 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.
Titor wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Louis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Louis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Louis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Louis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Titor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louis.
Titor 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.
Louis throwing shots but Titor is blocking nicely.
Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titor can do to turn this around?
Louis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Titor wants to improve his position but Louis is controlling well.
Titor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Louis misses with a head shot. Titor uses the momentum to regain guard.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
Titor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titor wants to hit a switch here but Louis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Titor there!
Louis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Titor's face.
Louis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Titor looks a forlorn figure.
Louis landing punches.
Louis lands with some strikes.
Louis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Titor is looking to improve his position but Louis isn't that keen on the idea.
Louis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #T4#
Louis lands a heavy elbow.
Louis with good strikes from the mount here!
Louis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Titor looks a forlorn figure.
Louis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Titor can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #ROC#
Titor is rocked!
Louis landing shots from mount.
Titor is still in real trouble! Can Louis finish him?
Louis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Louis postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Titor in real trouble here! The ref calls for Titor to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
After the fight, Leon Louis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: RapidFC Tokyo 42
Date: Feb 01, 2020

#R1#
Brown just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Louis closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis. #TD2#
Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Louis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Louis won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown looking to control but Louis passes into half guard.
Louis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Louis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louis.
Louis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Louis lands a nice short elbow.
Brown moves into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Louis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Louis has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Louis throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Brown is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Louis frees his head nicely. Oh but Brown has switched to an armbar! Louis is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Billy Brown!
Billy Brown very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 33
Date: Nov 16, 2019

#R1#
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Louis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe slaps away a takedown attempt from Louis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Louis manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe looks to throw the jab but Louis is out of range.
Bissainthe stuffs the takedown.
Nice cross by Bissainthe.
Louis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bissainthe tries to avoid it but Louis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bissainthe to the ground. Bissainthe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Louis backs away, Bissainthe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
Louis has his takedown stuffed
and Bissainthe counters with a nice leg kick.
Louis moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis throws a good cross that connects.
Bissainthe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Bissainthe lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Louis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T1#
Bissainthe wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis looking to pass the guard.
Bissainthe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Bissainthe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louis defending well though.
Bissainthe working over Louis with some ground and pound. Louis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bissainthe working over Louis with some ground and pound. Louis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Bissainthe.
Louis wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bissainthe stands and throws Louis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Louis is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
Louis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis is looking for a sweep. Bissainthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bissainthe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Louis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bissainthe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bissainthe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
Louis trying to hold on to Bissainthe's head to control him but Bissainthe postures up.
Bissainthe slips a nice elbow through Louis's hands, connecting with Louis's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe is trying to control the action in half guard but Louis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe is thwarting Louis's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Bissainthe slips a nice elbow through Louis's hands, connecting with Louis's forehead.
Louis has hold of Bissainthe's hands but Bissainthe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bissainthe connects with a nice short shot to Louis's temple.
Bissainthe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Louis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Louis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4#
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Louis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bissainthe.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis trying to control the position.
Bissainthe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bissainthe is one step ahead there.
Bissainthe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Louis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Louis fails to land the takedown.
Louis tests Bissainthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bissainthe wants it to stay on the feet.
Louis dives in for a single leg takedown but Bissainthe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
Bissainthe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Louis fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bissainthe lands a head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bissainthe doesn't seem bothered though.
Louis moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1##TD2#
Louis looking to score a takedown here. Bissainthe is defending well but Louis drives through and ends up in Bissainthe's guard.
Louis is in close to Bissainthe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bissainthe trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Louis postures up.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Bissainthe looking for a sweep. Not yet Bissainthe, not yet.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bissainthe wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bissainthe holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bissainthe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bissainthe wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bissainthe is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Louis.
Bissainthe staying out of range there.
Bissainthe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis cracks a nice hook into Bissainthe's ribs.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis digs a good hook to Bissainthe's body.
Louis checks a leg kick nicely.#TD2#
Louis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bissainthe to the ground. Louis is now in Bissainthe's guard.
Bissainthe controlling the position.
Bissainthe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bissainthe is on top in guard. #REVR#
Louis is trying to hold Bissainthe in close to prevent damage but Bissainthe has managed to pass into half guard.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bissainthe.
Louis is looking for a sweep. Bissainthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Bissainthe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Louis trying to control here.
Louis tries to roll over but Bissainthe keeps him under control.
Toussaint Bissainthe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bissainthe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe lands strikes from half guard.
Bissainthe moves nicely into side control.
Bissainthe cracks Louis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Louis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bissainthe connects with a decent elbow.
Louis is looking for a sweep.
Louis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bissainthe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Louis missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Louis - just one landing.
Louis checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louis.#TD2#
Louis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bissainthe lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Bissainthe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bissainthe trying to pass the guard but Louis defending well.
Louis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bissainthe is working away from the top position though.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Bissainthe has control of the leg.
Louis manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Louis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bissainthe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bissainthe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Louis's head.#T2#
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bissainthe scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Louis working for a triangle but Bissainthe defends it easily.
Bissainthe preventing the sweep.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Bissainthe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bissainthe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bissainthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Bissainthe cracks Louis with a solid left hand.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bissainthe looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Louis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bissainthe scoring with some ground and pound.
Bissainthe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Louis wants to sweep here but Bissainthe controlling him for the moment.
Bissainthe controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis throws an elbow that misses. Bissainthe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louis's guard. Nice move by Bissainthe!#REVR#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bissainthe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Louis keeping full guard, as Bissainthe tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Toussaint Bissainthe did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Louis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Louis lands a body shot.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Louis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Louis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Louis preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Bissainthe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T1#
Bissainthe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Louis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bissainthe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Bissainthe trying to control the position here.
Bissainthe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2#
Bissainthe is trying to control. Louis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bissainthe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bissainthe drops an elbow to the side of Louis's head.
Bissainthe is looking to advance position but Louis won't allow it.
Bissainthe trying to control from half guard but Louis is working away.
Bissainthe is really struggling to control Louis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe wants to take a breather but Louis is having none of it.
Louis tries to roll over but Bissainthe keeps him under control.
Bissainthe trying to control from half guard but Louis is working away. #T3#
Bissainthe lands strikes from half guard.
Louis wants to improve his position but Bissainthe is controlling well.
Bissainthe is controlling the pace.
Bissainthe prevents Louis from improving his position.
Bissainthe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Louis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bissainthe is looking to advance position but Louis won't allow it.
Louis is looking for a sweep. Bissainthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Louis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Louis is pressing down on Bissainthe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bissainthe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.
Bissainthe trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
Bissainthe postures up and lands a big shot to Louis's brow.
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 Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louis with a nice cross.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louis tries for a takedown but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Louis.
Louis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick.
Louis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Louis.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
A big right from Louis misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bissainthe misses the target.
Louis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bissainthe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Louis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bissainthe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Louis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis dives in for a single leg takedown but Bissainthe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Louis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Louis misses with an uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Louis shoots in but Bissainthe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Louis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bissainthe pinned against the cage. Bissainthe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bissainthe lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that misses.
Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Bissainthe misses the target.
Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bissainthe's hands.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Louis manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Louis off balance momentarily.
Louis has his takedown stuffed
and Bissainthe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bissainthe defends it well.
Louis throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.#T3##TD2#
Louis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bissainthe tries to bench press Louis off him but Louis keeps the position.
Bissainthe regains half guard.
Bissainthe trying to control here.
Louis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bissainthe defending well though.
Leon Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bissainthe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Bissainthe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Bissainthe wants to sweep but no luck.
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bissainthe looking for a sweep. Not yet Bissainthe, not yet.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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 Toussaint Bissainthe.
Well Bissainthe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Leon Louis was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man this evening and it showed. I'm young and have only been training for two years so I got holes in my game - I'll patch those up and return better than ever'.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 24
Date: Sep 14, 2019

#R1#
Louis misses with a takedown
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Louis dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Louis's head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
Thompson leaves Louis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Louis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Louis.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
A nice side step and Thompson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#TD#
Louis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thompson on his heels. He'll look to pass Thompson's guard now, I'm sure.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louis stands up over Thompson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis controlling from the top position.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Louis postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Louis is one step ahead there.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson being controlled here, momentarily.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thompson 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.
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T4#
Louis looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louis's guard. Nice move by Thompson!#REVB#
Thompson trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
Louis pulls Thompson in close to his closed guard and prevents Thompson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Louis working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Louis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Louis is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson cracks Louis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Louis attempts a counter takedown but Thompson avoids it well and moves away.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Louis throws out the jab.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Louis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Leon Louis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis distracts Thompson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Louis looking to pass the guard.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Louis is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Louis looking to pass the guard.
Louis loads up on a big left hand. Thompson felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Louis looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Thompson can't hide his disappointment, as Louis celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
A very excited looking Leon Louis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: RapidFC 38
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1##TD#
Louis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rishkinov's guard.
Our spies down at at Natty Vincere inform us that Rishkinov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rishkinov is on top in guard. #REVB#
Rishkinov preventing the sweep.
Rishkinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Rishkinov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rishkinov's guard. #REVR#
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rishkinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Louis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Louis won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Rishkinov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Louis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Rishkinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rishkinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rishkinov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Louis is one step ahead there.
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Rishkinov wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Louis working some strikes from top position.
Rishkinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Rishkinov's brow.
Rishkinov keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Rishkinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rishkinov is trying to keep Louis in close.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Rishkinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Rishkinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rishkinov, not yet.
Rishkinov trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rishkinov is on top in guard. #REVB#
Louis is trying to control the position but Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Louis working a defensive guard but Rishkinov passes into half guard.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Louis trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Louis taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rishkinov working the ground and pound effectively.
Rishkinov connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T3#
Louis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rishkinov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rishkinov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Louis tries to lock up and control but Rishkinov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Louis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov moves nicely into side control.
Rishkinov working the ground and pound.
Louis can't do much from the bottom here.
Rishkinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rishkinov grinds an elbow into Louis's temple.
Rishkinov advances to mount. #T4#
Rishkinov lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rishkinov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Louis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Louis is working hard here to advance position.
Rishkinov dominating with strikes here.
Rishkinov prevents Louis from getting the reversal.
Rishkinov avoids the attempt from Louis to control.
Rishkinov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rishkinov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rishkinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Rishkinov feints the counter takedown.
Louis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rishkinov swivels and escapes.
Rishkinov dives in for a single leg takedown but Louis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Louis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Serhey Rishkinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rishkinov is trying to get back to half guard.
Rishkinov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rishkinov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Louis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1#
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rishkinov stands up over Louis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rishkinov stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Rishkinov passes Louis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rishkinov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rishkinov working over Louis with some ground and pound. Louis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Louis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Louis wants to sweep here but Rishkinov controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Louis wants to improve his position but instead Rishkinov has moved into half guard.
Rishkinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Louis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov trying to control from half guard but Louis is working away.
Louis moves into full guard.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rishkinov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rishkinov stands and throws Louis's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3#
Louis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rishkinov happy to just control the position for now.
Louis is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov working the head and body with strikes.
Louis regains half guard.
Louis is looking to improve his position.
Louis taking some punishment here, with Rishkinov in his half guard.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Louis is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
Nice strikes from Rishkinov there. #T4#
Louis is refusing to be controlled, as Rishkinov sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rishkinov connects with a nice short shot to Louis's temple.
Ground and pound from Rishkinov.
The fighters are battling for position here. Louis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rishkinov preventing the sweep.
Louis can't keep his opponent in guard - Rishkinov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Louis has hold of Rishkinov's hands but Rishkinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rishkinov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov prevents Louis from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Rishkinov shoots in but Louis avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD2#
Rishkinov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rishkinov wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy.
Louis wants to get back to full guard but Rishkinov has mounted him!
Louis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis is squirming around, avoiding Rishkinov's attempts to control the action.
Rishkinov lands a big elbow. #T1#
Louis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rishkinov landing punches. #CUT2#
It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.
Louis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rishkinov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rishkinov controlling the position easily from mount.
Louis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Louis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Louis regains half guard.#T2#
Louis tries to roll over but Rishkinov keeps him under control.
Rishkinov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rishkinov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Rishkinov there.
Louis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Louis tries to roll over but Rishkinov keeps him under control.
Rishkinov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
Louis is refusing to be controlled, as Rishkinov sits in half guard.
Rishkinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3##SUB2#
Louis is defending against the submission attempts here by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rishkinov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rishkinov with a couple of short strikes.
Rishkinov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Louis's face.
Louis regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Rishkinov there. #T4#
Louis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rishkinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Louis looking to control.
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Rishkinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rishkinov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Louis preventing the sweep.
Rishkinov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rishkinov is on top in guard. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
That's time! Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Rishkinov goes for a double leg but Louis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Louis continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Rishkinov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Louis wants to improve his position but Rishkinov is controlling well.
Rishkinov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Louis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov trying to control the action but Louis is working from the bottom. #T1#
Nice strikes from Rishkinov there.
Louis moves into full guard.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rishkinov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rishkinov distracts Louis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Louis can't keep his opponent in guard - Rishkinov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Louis wants to control but Rishkinov is keeping busy.
Louis won't allow Rishkinov to pass to mount.
Louis is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Rishkinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Louis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Louis is looking to control Rishkinov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Louis avoid being mounted?
Rishkinov is looking to take a break and control but Louis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rishkinov controlling from the top position.
Rishkinov wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Rishkinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Rishkinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Louis wants to hit a switch here but Rishkinov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Louis there!
Rishkinov raining down shots from the mount!
Rishkinov raining down shots from the mount!#ROC2#
Louis is rocked!
Rishkinov unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Louis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rishkinov celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Serhey Rishkinov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Leon Louis was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man this evening and it showed. I'm young and have only been training for two years so I got holes in my game - I'll patch those up and return better than ever'.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 12
Date: Jun 22, 2019

#R1#
Penguin tries to land a front kick but Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Louis misses the target.
Louis lands with an overhand left.#TD2#
Penguin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Penguin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penguin.
Louis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Louis.
Penguin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Penguin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis working some strikes from top position.
Penguin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Louis postures up in Penguin's guard and throws a big left but Penguin blocks it.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Penguin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penguin is on top in guard. #REVB#
Penguin wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Penguin stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Penguin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Louis is looking for a triangle here but Penguin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Penguin wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy. #T2#
Penguin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Louis tries to improve position but can't.
Penguin trying to control the action but Louis is working from the bottom.
Penguin in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penguin wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy.
Louis is looking for a sweep.
Louis is trying to control Penguin's posture but Penguin avoids it.
Penguin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Louis down.
Louis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis gets back to full guard.
Louis trying to keep a closed guard but Penguin is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Penguin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penguin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis 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.
Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penguin throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Penguin from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Penguin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Louis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Penguin tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penguin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis wants to sweep here but Penguin controlling him for the moment.
Penguin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Penguin working the ground and pound but Louis is defending the strikes.
Penguin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Louis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Louis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penguin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Louis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Louis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuclear Penguin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Louis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penguin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penguin lands a nice shot that snaps Louis's head back.
Louis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penguin finds it's way round the side to connect with Louis's head.
Penguin throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Louis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penguin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louis lands strikes from half guard.
Penguin wants to get back to full guard.
Louis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Penguin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Louis pulls his head out easily.
Nuclear Penguin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louis slips a nice elbow through Penguin's hands, connecting with Penguin's forehead.
Penguin moves into full guard.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penguin looking to control. #T1#
Louis works over Penguin with some ground and pound from guard.
Penguin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penguin has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.
Louis is working Penguin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Penguin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penguin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
Penguin looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louis with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Penguin is looking for a triangle but Louis pushes his legs off easily.
Penguin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penguin keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penguin trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Louis with a nice head shot there.
Penguin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Louis throws a strike but Penguin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Penguin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Louis wants to sweep here but Penguin controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Louis is on top in guard. #REVR#
Louis scoring with some ground and pound.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Louis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Louis working the ground and pound.#T4#
Louis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Louis tries to advance to mount but Penguin denies him.
Penguin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penguin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Penguin tries to reverse the position but Louis maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Louis landing strikes, looking to finish! #ROC#
Penguin is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Louis! Penguin is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
Leon Louis retains his welterweight title!
Leon Louis 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: RapidFC 28
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1##TD2#
Louis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rishkinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rishkinov keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Louis postures up in Rishkinov's guard and throws a big left but Rishkinov blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Louis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1#
Rishkinov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Rishkinov looking for a guillotine here but Louis defends easily.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rishkinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rishkinov has wrist control.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
Louis wants to pass the guard but Rishkinov is keeping the position.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rishkinov looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leon Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis closes the distance and clinches up with Rishkinov, looking for a takedown. Louis pushes Rishkinov against the cage but Rishkinov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Louis shoots in for a takedown but Rishkinov shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Rishkinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Louis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Louis.#TD2#
Louis scores with a takedown into Rishkinov's guard.#SUB#
Rishkinov working for a triangle but Louis defends it easily.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rishkinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Rishkinov working a defensive guard here.
Louis distracts Rishkinov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Louis trying to control but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rishkinov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Louis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Louis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Louis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rishkinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Rishkinov actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
Louis throws a strike but Rishkinov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rishkinov pulls Louis in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis works over Rishkinov with some ground and pound from guard.
Rishkinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
Louis works over Rishkinov with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Rishkinov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis 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##TD2#
Louis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rishkinov on his heels. He'll look to pass Rishkinov's guard now, I'm sure.
Rishkinov controlling Louis's posture.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Rishkinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
Louis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rishkinov is trying to keep Louis in close.
Rishkinov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Louis has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov is not content to let Louis control the position.
Louis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rishkinov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T1#
Louis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Louis lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Louis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Louis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rishkinov down.
Rishkinov is looking for a sweep.
Louis grinds an elbow into Rishkinov's temple.
Rishkinov tries to buck Louis off but Louis is having none of it.
Rishkinov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rishkinov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at WingIgor Red Belt Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T2#
Louis trying to control the action but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
Louis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Louis trying to control the action but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
Louis lands some shots froms side control.
Louis is putting a hurting on Rishkinov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Louis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rishkinov tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Rishkinov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Louis working the ground and pound from side control.
Louis throws an elbow but Rishkinov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Louis lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Louis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Louis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Louis lands a few punches from side control.
Louis wants to take a breather but Rishkinov manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Louis.
Louis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rishkinov's head.#T4#
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC2#
Rishkinov is rocked!
Rishkinov 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.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Rishkinov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis preventing the sweep.
Rishkinov seems to have got his legs back now.
Rishkinov is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rishkinov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard. #REVR#
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Rishkinov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Louis closes the distance and clinches up with Rishkinov, looking for a takedown. Louis pushes Rishkinov against the cage but Rishkinov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Louis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rishkinov avoids it really well and circles away.
Serhey Rishkinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
Louis dives in for a single leg takedown but Rishkinov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Louis scores with a takedown into Rishkinov's guard.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Leon Louis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louis wants to improve his position but Rishkinov is controlling well.
Rishkinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Louis gets full guard.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Louis looking to control.
Louis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rishkinov's guard. #REVB#
Louis postures up.
Louis won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here.
Rishkinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rishkinov has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Rishkinov working for a triangle but Louis defends it easily. #SUB#
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T2#
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rishkinov looking to control.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rishkinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rishkinov keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
Louis stands up over Rishkinov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis trying to control but Rishkinov is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Louis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rishkinov swivels and escapes.#TD2#
Louis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rishkinov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rishkinov defending against the ground and pound.
Rishkinov tries to bench press Louis off him but Louis keeps the position.
Louis wants to take a breather but Rishkinov manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Louis.
Louis preventing the sweep. #T4#
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Rishkinov's brow.
Rishkinov keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rishkinov wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Louis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rishkinov's guard.
Rishkinov tries to get to full guard but Louis has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4##TD2#
Louis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rishkinov regains half guard.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov is looking for a sweep. Louis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Louis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Louis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rishkinov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Louis trying to control but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rishkinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rishkinov has wrist control.#SUB#
Rishkinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Louis defends it easily.
Rishkinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis trying to control but Rishkinov is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Louis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Louis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rishkinov's guard.
Louis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Louis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position.
Louis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rishkinov defending well though. #T3#
Louis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Louis is nestled in close to Rishkinov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rishkinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Louis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Louis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Louis slips a nice elbow through Rishkinov's hands, connecting with Rishkinov's forehead.
Rishkinov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Louis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Louis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Louis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rishkinov keeps working.
Louis working over Rishkinov with some ground and pound. Rishkinov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position.
Rishkinov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rishkinov tries to get to full guard but Louis has control of the leg.
Louis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rishkinov wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Louis misses with a head shot. Rishkinov uses the momentum to regain guard. #SUB#
Rishkinov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Louis defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Louis shoots in but Rishkinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD2#
Louis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rishkinov quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Louis.
Louis slips a nice elbow through Rishkinov's hands, connecting with Rishkinov's forehead.
Rishkinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rishkinov taking some punishment here, with Louis in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov tries to get to full guard but Louis has control of the leg.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rishkinov's head. #T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Louis connects with a nice short shot to Rishkinov's temple.
Rishkinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Louis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Louis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rishkinov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rishkinov gets back to full guard.
Louis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Louis postures up in Rishkinov's guard and throws a big left but Rishkinov blocks it.
Serhey Rishkinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rishkinov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Louis manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Rishkinov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rishkinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rishkinov trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
Louis looking to control.
Rishkinov stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Rishkinov is in close to Louis's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
Rishkinov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Louis's guard.
Rishkinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Louis is refusing to be controlled, as Rishkinov sits in half guard.
Louis is pressing down on Rishkinov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leon Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rishkinov stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Rishkinov postures up and lands a big shot to Louis's brow.
Rishkinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Louis pulls Rishkinov in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rishkinov is one step ahead there.
Rishkinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Louis looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rishkinov misses with a straight right.
Louis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rishkinov defends it well.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leon Louis.
I've got Louis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Louis!
Leon Louis is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Leon Louis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Serhey Rishkinov was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.

Event: RapidFC 24
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1#
Louis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lban defends well and Louis ends up having to push Lban into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lban looks to throw the jab but Louis is out of range.
Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Lban's shoulder, as Lban tries to avoid the shot.
Louis shoots for a takedown but Lban saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Louis shoots in for a takedown but Lban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garaile Lban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
Louis closes the distance and clinches up with Lban, looking for a takedown. Louis pushes Lban against the cage but Lban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Lban tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis shoots in for a takedown but Lban shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Lban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Louis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lban is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Louis shoots in and drives through. Lban sprawls well.
Lban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louis closes the distance and clinches up with Lban, looking for a takedown. Louis pushes Lban against the cage but Lban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lban misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lban misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD2#
and Louis counters with a single leg into guard. Lban didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lban on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lban tries to get out of the position.
Lban keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Louis postures up in Lban's guard and throws a big left but Lban blocks it.
Louis stands up over Lban, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lban working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
Louis content to stall in guard here.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Lban blocks nicely.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lban works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lban is trying to keep Louis in close.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lban wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Louis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lban's head.
Louis lands a jab to the head.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lban in his tracks.
Lban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis tries for a takedown but Lban sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T3#
Lban misses with a body shot.
Louis misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Louis.
Louis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Louis shoots in for a takedown but Lban shows good takedown defense.
Lban throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Lban ducks right into an uppercut from Louis.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lban moves away.
Louis misses with a takedown attempt - Lban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lban is looking to wear down Louis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lban listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Lban.#TD2#
Lban gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Louis to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T4#
Louis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis trying to control but Lban is working from the bottom.
Lban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lban is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Louis content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Lban working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
That's time! Lban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Louis closes the distance and clinches up with Lban, looking for a takedown. Louis pushes Lban against the cage but Lban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Louis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lban to the ground. Louis is now in Lban's guard.
Lban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis trying to control but Lban is working from the bottom.
Louis postures up in Lban's guard and throws a big left but Lban blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis looking to sit in guard and control but Lban gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1#
Louis trying to keep a closed guard but Lban is proving a slippery customer.
Louis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lban controlling from the top position.
Lban wants to get up but he can't break Louis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Louis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lban's guard. #REVB#
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis distracts Lban with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Louis looking to sit in guard and control but Lban gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Louis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lban manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lban works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Louis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Louis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Louis wants to control from the top but Lban keeps moving.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Louis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lban pulls Louis in close to his closed guard and prevents Louis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Lban's brow.
Louis wants to control from the top but Lban keeps moving.
Louis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lban's head.
Louis with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Lban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lban is trying to keep Louis in close.
Leon Louis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis stays in close to Lban's body and controls the position.
Louis is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lban trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Louis misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Lban lands a jab.
Lban slaps away a takedown attempt from Louis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Louis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lban avoids it really well and circles away.
Louis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lban but Lban pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garaile Lban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
Louis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lban counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Louis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis shoots in and drives through. Lban sprawls well.
Lban swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lban enables Louis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lban manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Lban has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Louis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Garaile Lban is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis shoots in but Lban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Louis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Louis has his takedown stuffed
and Lban counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.#TD2#
Louis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Louis throws an elbow that misses. Lban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louis's guard. Nice move by Lban!#REVR#
Lban wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Louis wants to sweep here but Lban controlling him for the moment.
Louis seems keen to control Lban's posture.
Garaile Lban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Louis keeping moving, preventing Lban from controlling successfully.
Louis has Lban pulled in close to control his posture.
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lban's head. #T3#
Lban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louis.
Lban keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Louis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Louis not doing much here.
Leon Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Louis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Louis is nestled in close to Lban, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Louis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lban's head. #T4#
Louis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Louis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Louis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Louis throws a strike but Lban avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lban trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leon Louis.
I've got Louis 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Louis!
A relieved looking Leon Louis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Garaile Lban was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.

Event: RapidFC 21
Date: Apr 06, 2019

#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lban enables Louis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lban manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lban on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lban tries to get out of the position.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis postures up in Lban's guard and throws a big left but Lban blocks it.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Lban controls Louis momentarily but Louis frees himself.
Louis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lban swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lban is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lban avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lban keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Louis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lban is trying to defend but Louis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Louis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lban's head. #T2#
Louis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lban to regain full guard.
Louis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lban is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Lban blocks nicely.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lban works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis wants to control from the top but Lban keeps moving.
Louis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
Lban can't keep his opponent in guard - Louis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Louis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lban is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Louis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louis.
Louis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Louis is trying to control the action in half guard but Lban is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Louis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Louis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lban defending well though.
Louis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Louis thows a huge punch but Lban dodges it nicely. #T4#
Louis throwing shots but Lban is blocking nicely.
Lban has a hand on Louis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Louis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Louis trying to control but Lban is having none of it.
Louis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lban?
Lban blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lban keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Louis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lban hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis 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#
Louis connects with a looping right hand.
Louis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lban's waist but Lban gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Louis off to one side.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Lban moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Louis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Louis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Louis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Louis working over Lban with some ground and pound. Lban looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Louis thows a huge punch but Lban dodges it nicely.
Louis thows a huge punch but Lban dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lban avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louis.
Louis working Lban over with strikes.
Louis lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Louis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Louis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Louis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lban is trying to maintain the position but Louis is very close to passing his half guard.
Lban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Louis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Louis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Louis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Louis working Lban over with strikes. #ROC2#
Lban is rocked!
Louis lands a big elbow - Lban is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Louis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
A very excited looking Leon Louis 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.
In defeat, Garaile Lban stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.

Event: Rapid Fight Night 9
Date: Mar 15, 2019

#R1#
No luck for Louis with that takedown attempt.
Iseul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Louis tries for a takedown but Iseul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Louis misses the jab.
Iseul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis shoots in and drives through. Iseul sprawls well.
Iseul with the counter takedown but Louis avoids it easily.
Louis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Iseul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Louis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Louis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis throwing shots but Iseul is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Louis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Louis trying to pass the guard but Iseul defending well.
Iseul is looking to control Louis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Iseul avoid being mounted?
Iseul tries to roll over but Louis keeps him under control.
Iseul keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Louis lands a nice short elbow.
Louis thows a huge punch but Iseul dodges it nicely.
Louis drops an elbow to the side of Iseul's head.
Louis is keen to just control but Iseul is a slippery customer.#T2#
Louis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Louis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Louis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iseul's head.
Iseul avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louis.
Louis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Iseul taking some punishment here, with Louis in his half guard.
Louis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Louis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Louis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Louis working the head and body with strikes.
Louis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Louis is nestled in close to Iseul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Louis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Louis lands a big elbow - Iseul is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Louis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
A victorious Leon Louis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GR 8: Kumo vs Lidland
Date: Jan 12, 2019

#R1#
Louis fails with a takedown attempt.
Cannon with a jab.
Louis avoids the head kick by Cannon.
Some wild striking there from Cannon.
Some wild striking there from Cannon.
Cannon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon scores with a three punch combo! #TD2#
Louis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannon is looking to stand up but Louis isn't so interested in that idea.
Cannon has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Cannon wants to stand up but Louis is controlling him.
Louis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Louis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cannon's head.
Cannon is looking to stand up but Louis isn't so interested in that idea. #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.
Louis advances position into side control!
Cannon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Louis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Louis cracks Cannon with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Louis lands a strong strike to the head of Cannon. That's dazed him! Louis looking to finish here. Cannon is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Louis lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
A less than humble Leon Louis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 04, 2018

#R1##TD#
Qweqwe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Qweqwe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson pushes Qweqwe off looking to stand but Qweqwe dives back in and keeps control.
Qweqwe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Qweqwe lands a nice short elbow.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Qweqwe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Qweqwe is controlling him well.
Qweqwe lands with a punch from half guard.
Qweqwe lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Qweqwe scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Qweqwe connects with a nice short shot to Thompson's temple.
Qweqwe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Qweqwe is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson taking some punishment here, with Qweqwe in his half guard.
Qweqwe scoring with strikes to the body and head. #ROC#
Thompson is rocked!
Ground and pound from Qweqwe.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Qweqwe finish him?
Qweqwe is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Thompson is hurt! He's hurt bad - Qweqwe fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Thompson from any more punishment! Congratulations to Qweqwe! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wqeqw Qweqwe!

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