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Dynasty 30: Evolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Killza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haplopelma Hainanum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Killza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haplopelma Hainanum!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hainanum.
Killza scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Hainanum.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch but Killza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hainanum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hainanum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hainanum avoids the body shot from Killza.
A combination from Hainanum does no damage.
Killza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Killza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hainanum at a distance.
Hainanum tries to clinch there but Killza circles away.
Killza throws a series of punches but Hainanum moves out of range.
Killza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hainanum.
Hainanum doesn't manage to clinch there - Killza circles away.
Killza lands a jab.
Killza lands with a cross.
Killza scores with a one two! Hainanum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killza lands with a hook. Hainanum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hainanum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hainanum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hainanum throws a half hearted mid kick.
Killza keeps the fight on the outside.
Killza lands a lovely overhand right.
Hainanum moves to clinch but Killza breaks away
and Killza counters with a right hand to the body.
Hainanum looks gassed!
Killza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hainanum thows a body kick. Killza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Killza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hainanum.
Hainanum dodges the punch combination from Killza.
Hainanum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hainanum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hainanum tries to move into range but Killza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Killza. Those never looked like landing.
Hainanum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killza misses with a double jab.
Killza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hainanum darts in trying to clinch
letting Killza counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Killza misses.
Hainanum looks to clinch
and Killza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hainanum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab from Killza.
Hainanum ducks right into an uppercut from Killza.
Jab from Killza.
Hainanum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Killza to score with a decent uppercut.
Hainanum throws a head kick that misses.
Hainanum tries to clinch but Killza moves away
and Killza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Killza lands a nice shot that snaps Hainanum's head back.
Killza scores with a one two! Hainanum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hainanum is rocked!
Killza drops Hainanum with a big left hand! Hainanum is injured, injured bad! Killza jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Killza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Germinator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Wrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Germinator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Wrath!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Germinator 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wrath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Germinator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrath throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Germinator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrath misses with a body kick.
Wrath throws an off balance right hand
and Germinator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wrath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Germinator just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wrath's brow.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Germinator scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like The Wrath has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrath scores with a knee to the head.
Wrath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Germinator blocks the elbow strike.
Wrath breaks from the clinch.
Wrath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Germinator scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wrath takes the fight into the clinch.
Germinator with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wrath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Germinator.
Germinator with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Germinator - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Germinator with a knee to the head.
Germinator digs a right hand underneath Wrath's ribcage. Wrath let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Germinator.
Wrath looks gassed!
Germinator trying to control the position but instead, Wrath has worked for underhooks and has pushed Germinator into the ropes.
Wrath missing with knees to the body.
Germinator is pushing Wrath up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Germinator lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wrath backwards.
Germinator avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrath.
Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wrath missing with knees to the body.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrath blocks the elbow strike.
Wrath looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wrath dodges an elbow strike from Germinator.
Germinator taking a breather.
Wrath missing with knees to the body.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Wrath trying to stall but Germinator improves his position.
Wrath is looking to break free of the clinch but Germinator has double underhooks.
Germinator lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wrath is trying to push Germinator away but Germinator has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wrath misses with a knee to the head.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wrath blocks it with crossed arms.
Germinator missing with knees to the body.
Germinator lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Germinator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wrath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Germinator avoids the damage to the body.
Wrath is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Germinator is keeping busy.
Wrath takes an elbow to the forehead.
Germinator putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wrath in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wrath blocks the elbow strike.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Germinator landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrath is looking to break free of the clinch but Germinator has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Germinator.
Germinator pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Wrath is blocking nicely.
Germinator connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wrath's face.
Germinator is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Germinator keeps control of Wrath as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Wrath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Wrath
and Germinator holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Germinator lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Germinator working Wrath over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Germinator.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Germinator has Wrath pressed against the ropes, preventing Wrath from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wrath is trying to force a seperation but Germinator has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germinator keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrath's efforts to push away.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wrath misses with an elbow over the top.
Wrath trying to control the position but instead, Germinator has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wrath into the ropes.
Wrath is trying to break free.
Wrath misses with an elbow over the top.
Germinator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wrath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Germinator lands with a right to the head.
Germinator with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Germinator pushes off an throws an elbow but Wrath leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Wrath is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Germinator.
Germinator creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wrath's defenses.
Wrath has Germinator pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wrath just misses with a elbow thrown towards Germinator's brow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Germinator blocks the elbow strike.
Germinator unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Germinator is stalling here.
Germinator lands an elbow inside.
Wrath avoids a wild elbow strike from Germinator.
Germinator stalling against the ropes.
Germinator misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wrath.
Wrath letting Germinator take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wrath throws an elbow but misses.
Germinator stalling in the clinch but Wrath improves position.
Wrath looking to throw knees to the head but Germinator is blocking nicely.
Wrath comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Germinator comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wrath throws an elbow but misses.
Germinator lands an elbow inside.
Germinator lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Germinator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wrath throws an elbow but misses.
Wrath tries to break the clinch but Germinator is controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Germinator avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrath.
Germinator misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wrath.
Germinator lands an uppercut.
Wrath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wrath avoids the elbow strike from Germinator, against the ropes.
Germinator unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wrath lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Germinator misses with an elbow strike.
Germinator scores with a knee to the head.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator lands a body shot.
Germinator keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrath's efforts to push away.
Germinator keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrath's efforts to push away.
Germinator managing to block the knees to the body from Wrath.
Germinator manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Wrath is blocking nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator dodges an elbow strike from Wrath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wrath.
Wrath receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Germinator looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Germinator as Wrath tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wrath misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Germinator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath landing knees to the body.
Wrath managing to block the knees to the body from Germinator.
Germinator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Germinator throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wrath as Germinator tries to tie him up.
Wrath wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Germinator just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wrath's brow.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath misses with a knee strike.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrath with a knee to the head.
Wrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrath throws a combination that misses
and Germinator moves into the clinch.
Wrath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wrath wants to stall.
Germinator looking to stall.
Wrath is looking to control Germinator's arms but Germinator gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wrath has his back to the ropes.
Germinator lands a nice elbow.
Germinator landing knees to the body.
Wrath takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wrath avoiding damage as Germinator throws knees to the body.
Germinator landing knees to the head.
Wrath wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wrath is trying to push Germinator away but Germinator has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wrath wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germinator connects with a knee to the head.
Germinator scores with a knee to the head.
Wrath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wrath breaks from the clinch.
Wrath throws a low kick but Germinator avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Germinator. Wrath shrugs it off though.
Germinator slips under a jab from Wrath.
Wrath closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrath takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wrath is trying to stall.
Wrath can't break the clinch.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Germinator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Wrath's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Germinator throws a body punch but Wrath moves out of range.
Wrath throws a series of strikes that have Germinator backpedaling.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Germinator connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wrath.
Germinator forces Wrath back against the ropes and clinches.
Germinator lands a nice elbow.
Wrath is breathing heavily.
Wrath avoiding damage as Germinator throws knees to the body.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrath is keeping busy.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wrath blocks it with crossed arms.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrath is trying to force a seperation but Germinator has the dominant position.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Wrath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrath missing with knees to the body.
Germinator stalling in the clinch but Wrath improves position.
Germinator with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wrath is trying to force a seperation but Germinator has the dominant position.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator takes an elbow to the temple.
Germinator presses Wrath against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator trying to stall but Wrath improves his position.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Germinator as Wrath tries to tie him up.
Wrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Germinator avoids a punch combination nicely.
Germinator takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrath misses with a combination
and Germinator counters by clinching up.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator is trying to maintain a safe position but Wrath gets an underhook and turns Germinator into the ropes.
Germinator keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrath's efforts to push away.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrath has Germinator up against the ropes in a clinch.
Germinator throws an elbow that misses.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
The Germinator has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Germinator on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wrath gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wrath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wrath stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wrath avoids it.
Wrath wants to break free but Germinator has control.
Germinator avoids the elbow strike from Wrath, against the ropes.
Wrath looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wrath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Wrath circles away.
Wrath has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wrath breaks from the clinch.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wrath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrath has managed to clinch.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Wrath is blocking nicely.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrath is keeping busy.
Germinator scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Germinator just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wrath's brow.
Wrath looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wrath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrath clinches with his opponent.
Germinator effectively controlling the action here.
Germinator throws an elbow but it misses.
Wrath blocks the elbow strike.
Wrath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Germinator avoids it.
Germinator crunches a lovely knee into Wrath's ribcage.
Germinator avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrath.
Germinator lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Germinator.
Germinator takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wrath controlling the action here for a moment.
Germinator blocks the elbow strike.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germinator stalling.
Wrath lands a nice knee to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Germinator stalling in the clinch but Wrath improves position.
Germinator takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wrath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Germinator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Wrath to work.
Wrath tries to stall but Germinator uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wrath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrath moves into the clinch.
Wrath throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wrath is trying to break the clinch but Germinator is controlling him.
Germinator's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Wrath is blocking nicely.
Wrath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Germinator dodges an elbow strike from Wrath.
Germinator taking a breather.
Germinator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wrath avoiding damage as Germinator throws knees to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wrath gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Germinator avoids the damage to the body.
Wrath wants to break free but Germinator has control.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germinator blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wrath has Germinator pushed against the ropes.
Wrath breaks the clinch.
Germinator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Wrath misses
and Germinator counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Germinator pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Germinator misses with an elbow strike.
Germinator manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Germinator misses with the head strike.
Wrath blocks an elbow strike from Germinator.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Germinator.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Germinator.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wrath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Wrath lands an elbow inside.
Wrath lands an elbow inside.
Wrath tries a knee to the head but Germinator blocks it.
Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Germinator avoids the damage to the body.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Germinator stalling in the clinch but Wrath improves position.
Wrath letting Germinator take a breather here.
Wrath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Germinator just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wrath's brow.
Germinator looking to slow down the pace here.
Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Germinator avoids the damage to the body.
Wrath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wrath slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Germinator on the inside.
Germinator is looking to control Wrath's arms but Wrath gets an underhook and turns him. Now Germinator has his back to the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wrath breaks the clinch.
Wrath throws a sloppy head kick
and Germinator counters by moving into the clinch.
Germinator with a knee to the head.
Wrath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wrath looking to stall.
Germinator is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wrath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Germinator blocks an elbow strike.
Germinator stalling against the ropes.
Germinator dodges an elbow strike from Wrath.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wrath throws an elbow but misses.
Germinator taking a breather.
Germinator connects with a knee to the head.
Germinator blocks the elbow strike.
Germinator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wrath is defending well for now.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
Wrath tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wrath throws a combination that misses
and Germinator counters with an inside leg kick.
Wrath closes the distance and clinches.
Germinator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wrath is defending well for now.
Germinator is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Wrath's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Germinator tries to land knees in the clinch but Wrath avoids the damage to the body.
Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wrath managing to block the knees to the body from Germinator.
Wrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrath loads up on a big right hand but Germinator slips the punch.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Wrath is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wrath throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Germinator tries to clinch up but Wrath circles away and keeps his distance.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Wrath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Wrath's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wrath moves into range and clinches up with Germinator.
Germinator is looking to control Wrath's arms but Wrath gets an underhook and turns him. Now Germinator has his back to the ropes.
Germinator swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Germinator has Wrath pressed against the ropes, preventing Wrath from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Germinator misses with an elbow over the top.
Germinator blocks an elbow strike.
Germinator throws an elbow but it misses.
Germinator avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrath.
Germinator pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wrath looking to throw knees to the head but Germinator is blocking nicely.
Germinator stalling the fight.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Germinator with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Germinator pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germinator misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wrath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrath tries to stall but Germinator uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wrath blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrath lands a nice elbow.
Germinator looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Wrath stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrath wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wrath breaks the clinch.
Wrath swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Germinator takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Germinator tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Germinator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wrath closes the distance and clinches.
Germinator tries to land knees in the clinch but Wrath avoids the damage to the body.
Germinator avoids the elbow strike from Wrath, against the ropes.
Germinator lands a damaging elbow.
Germinator putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wrath in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Germinator is pushing Wrath up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but Wrath blocks it.
Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Germinator has Wrath pushed against the ropes.
Germinator avoiding damage as Wrath throws knees to the body.
Germinator stalling in the clinch.
Wrath is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Germinator is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Germinator to work.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germinator is defending well for now.
Germinator controlling the action here for a moment.
Wrath content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Germinator working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Germinator misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Germinator.
Wrath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Germinator counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germinator stuns Wrath with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Germinator misses with a body shot.
Germinator pushes Wrath up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wrath is trying to break free.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germinator is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wrath breaks from the clinch.
Germinator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrath manages to avoid it.
Wrath pushes Germinator up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wrath misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wrath throws an elbow but misses.
Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Germinator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wrath is defending well for now.
Wrath takes a knee right on the jaw!
Germinator blocks the elbow strike.
Wrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Germinator tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Germinator wants to clinch but Wrath slips to the side
and Wrath counters with a thumping low kick.
Germinator tries to keep at a distance but Wrath has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wrath blocks an elbow strike from Germinator.
Wrath wants to break free but Germinator has control.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath is looking to break free of the clinch but Germinator has double underhooks.
Wrath wants to get back to striking at distance but Germinator won't allow it.
Wrath avoids a wild elbow strike from Germinator.
Germinator taking a breather.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wrath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Germinator looking to slow down the pace here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrath manages to break the clinch.
Wrath throws a combination that misses
and Germinator counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Germinator.
Germinator displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wrath up against the ropes.
Wrath is trying to stall.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Germinator tries to land knees in the clinch but Wrath avoids the damage to the body.
Wrath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Germinator avoids it.
Wrath pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wrath avoids the elbow strike from Germinator, against the ropes.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrath misses with an elbow strike.
Wrath is trying to maintain a safe position but Germinator gets an underhook and turns Wrath into the ropes.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Germinator as Wrath tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wrath is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Germinator is keeping busy.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Wrath has Germinator pushed against the ropes.
Wrath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrath swings widly with a right hand
and Germinator counters by moving into the clinch.
Germinator with a knee to the head.
Germinator misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wrath.
Germinator pushes off an throws an elbow but Wrath leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wrath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Wrath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wrath throws a leg kick
and Germinator counters with a leg kick.
Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Wrath circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Germinator tries to clinch up.
Wrath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Germinator holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wrath tries to circle away but Germinator has him pinned against the ropes.
Germinator looking to stall.
Wrath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrath throws an elbow that misses.
Germinator with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wrath looking to throw knees to the head but Germinator is blocking nicely.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germinator is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wrath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germinator dodges an elbow strike from Wrath.
Germinator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wrath is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wrath trying to stall but Germinator improves his position.
Germinator unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Germinator keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrath's efforts to push away.
Germinator utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Germinator.
Wrath is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Germinator is keeping busy.
Germinator is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wrath blocks the elbow strike.
Wrath blocks an elbow strike from Germinator.
Wrath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Germinator blocks the leg kick.
Wrath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Germinator. Germinator obviously looking to wear him down.
Wrath lands a jab-cross combination.
Wrath swats away the attempt to clinch by Germinator.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Germinator, right into the meat.
Wrath moves into the clinch.
Wrath using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Germinator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Germinator on the inside.
A knee to the head by Germinator.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrath blocks an elbow strike from Germinator.
Wrath blocks an elbow strike.
Germinator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wrath pushes Germinator up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wrath is trying to push Germinator away but Germinator has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Germinator leaning against his opponent.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but The Germinator did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on The Wrath's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wrath connects with a leg kick. Germinator looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Germinator tries to keep at a distance but Wrath has taken the fight into the clinch.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Germinator blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrath is looking to control Germinator's arms but Germinator gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wrath has his back to the ropes.
Germinator lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wrath or not.
Germinator throws an elbow that misses.
Wrath is stalling here.
Germinator lands a nice uppercut.
Germinator lands a good knee to the midsection. Wrath won't want to take too many of those.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Germinator.
Germinator leaning against his opponent.
Wrath is trying to force a seperation but Germinator has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wrath just misses with a elbow thrown towards Germinator's brow.
Wrath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrath has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Germinator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wrath is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Germinator misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Germinator lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wrath as Germinator tries to tie him up.
Wrath pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Germinator.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator blocks the elbow strike.
Wrath pushes off an throws an elbow but Germinator leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wrath throws an elbow but it misses.
Wrath is trying to maintain a safe position but Germinator gets an underhook and turns Wrath into the ropes.
Germinator tries to stall but Wrath uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wrath looking to stall.
Wrath landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Germinator landing knees to the head.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Germinator avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrath.
Wrath takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wrath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wrath tries to stall but Germinator uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Germinator is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Germinator avoids the elbow strike from Wrath, against the ropes.
Wrath is struggling to control the position.
Germinator looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Germinator lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrath backwards.
Germinator has Wrath pressed against the ropes, preventing Wrath from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wrath blocks it with crossed arms.
Germinator blocks an elbow strike from Wrath.
Germinator gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Germinator avoids the damage to the body.
Wrath is looking to control Germinator's arms but Germinator gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wrath has his back to the ropes.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wrath tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Germinator.
Wrath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrath connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wrath throws a lazy uppercut
and Germinator counters with a left to the body.
Germinator moves into the clinch.
Germinator has Wrath pressed against the ropes.
Germinator creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Germinator lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wrath.
Wrath throws an elbow but it misses.
Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Germinator avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Germinator unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wrath tries to break the clinch but Germinator is controlling the position.
Germinator gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Germinator stalling.
Wrath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wrath looking to stall.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wrath avoids it.
Germinator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrath has had enough of the clinch but Germinator keeps him there for the moment.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wrath blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrath slips a jab and a cross from Germinator.
Wrath throws a body kick the misses
and Germinator counters with an outside leg kick.
The Wrath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrath connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch but Wrath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Germinator wants to clinch up but Wrath keeps it at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Germinator slips under a jab.
Germinator tries to clinch but Wrath moves out of range.
Wrath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Germinator wants to clinch up but Wrath keeps it at a distance.
Wrath misses with a combination
and Germinator counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Germinator obliges.
Wrath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Germinator looking to stall.
Germinator stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wrath is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Germinator landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Germinator landing knees to the head.
Wrath is struggling to control the position.
Wrath prevents a body shot from Germinator.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wrath blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrath tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wrath has had enough of the clinch but Germinator keeps him there for the moment.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrath throws a low kick but Germinator avoids it.
Germinator tries to clinch but Wrath moves out of range.
Wrath moves into range and connects with a jab.
Germinator has managed to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wrath is trying to stall.
Germinator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Germinator lands with a light punch inside.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Wrath pushes off an throws an elbow but Germinator leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Germinator content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wrath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wrath throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Germinator blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrath looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Germinator comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Germinator with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wrath creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Germinator's defenses.
Wrath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Germinator creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wrath's defenses.
Germinator throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Germinator avoids the damage to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrath wants to get back to striking at distance but Germinator won't allow it.
Germinator missing with knees to the body.
Wrath looking to stall.
Germinator lands an elbow that stopped Wrath in his tracks for a moment.
Germinator throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Germinator stalling against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wrath.
Wrath comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wrath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wrath looking to throw knees to the head but Germinator is blocking nicely.
Germinator leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Germinator with a knee to the head.
Wrath creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Germinator's defenses.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wrath trying to control the position but instead, Germinator has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wrath into the ropes.
Wrath misses with an elbow over the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Germinator dodges an elbow strike from Wrath.
Germinator pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Germinator lands a knee to the body.
Germinator stalling the fight.
Wrath tries a knee to the head but Germinator blocks it.
Germinator lands an elbow inside.
Germinator lands an elbow that stopped Wrath in his tracks for a moment.
Germinator lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wrath looking to stall.
Wrath takes a knee to the side of the body.
Germinator throws an elbow that misses.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrath is keeping busy.
Wrath is trying to break the clinch but Germinator has him pressed against the ropes.
Wrath breaks from the clinch.
Wrath scores with a one two! Germinator had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Germinator had his way with The Wrath in that round.
The cut man is working on The Wrath's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Germinator tries to clinch up.
Wrath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Germinator tries to clinch but Wrath is having none of it.
Germinator throws a leg kick
and Wrath counters by moving into the clinch.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but Wrath blocks it.
Germinator blocks an elbow strike from Wrath.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Wrath wants to stall.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but Wrath blocks it.
Germinator tries to stall but Wrath uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wrath avoids it.
Germinator looking to stall.
Wrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wrath throws a right and a left that Germinator avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrath throws a push kick but Germinator slaps the foot to one side.
Wrath falls off balance throwing a combination
and Germinator makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Germinator rushes Wrath and presses him up against the ropes.
Wrath trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Germinator.
Wrath is trying to break the clinch but Germinator has him pressed against the ropes.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wrath has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Germinator stalling.
Wrath's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Germinator using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrath is keeping busy.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Germinator as Wrath tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germinator is looking to control Wrath's arms but Wrath gets an underhook and turns him. Now Germinator has his back to the ropes.
Maybe Germinator would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Wrath throws an elbow but it misses.
Wrath can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Germinator prevents Wrath from breaking the clinch.
Wrath is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Germinator misses with an elbow strike.
Germinator crunches a lovely knee into Wrath's ribcage.
Germinator blocks the elbow strike.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wrath's face.
Wrath tries to stall but Germinator uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Germinator prevents Wrath from breaking the clinch.
Germinator lands an elbow inside that Wrath shrugs off.
Wrath using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Germinator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrath is trying to break the clinch but Germinator is controlling him.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrath is trying to break the clinch but Germinator has him pressed against the ropes.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germinator looking to slow down the pace here.
Wrath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Wrath.
Wrath throws a lazy head kick
and Germinator counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Germinator.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Wrath breaks from the clinch.
Wrath misses with a two punch combination.
Germinator tries to clinch but Wrath is having none of it.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wrath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Germinator avoiding damage as Wrath throws knees to the body.
Germinator trying to control the position but instead, Wrath has worked for underhooks and has pushed Germinator into the ropes.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wrath just misses with a elbow thrown towards Germinator's brow.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but Wrath blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Germinator landing knees to the head.
Wrath looking to slow down the pace here.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrath clinches with his opponent.
Wrath is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Germinator is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrath misses with an elbow strike.
Germinator is stalling here.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
Wrath breaks from the clinch.
Wrath keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrath throws a body kick the misses
and Germinator holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Germinator is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wrath manages to break the clinch.
Wrath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Germinator moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germinator looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrath throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Germinator counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wrath is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Germinator closes the distance and pushes Wrath back into the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Germinator gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Germinator - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germinator is defending well for now.
Germinator blocks an elbow strike.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wrath dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Wrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Germinator checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wrath swats away the attempt to clinch by Germinator.
Wrath clinches with his opponent.
Germinator trying to stall but Wrath improves his position.
Wrath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wrath tries to circle away but Germinator has him pinned against the ropes.
Germinator misses with an elbow over the top.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Germinator lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wrath throws an elbow that misses.
Wrath breaks the clinch.
Wrath throws a combination that misses
and Germinator counters with a solid body kick.
Germinator lands a leg kick that knocks Wrath off balance momentarily.
Germinator lands with a thumping leg kick.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wrath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Wrath circles away.
Germinator tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Germinator. Wrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrath throws a left and a right that both miss
and Germinator counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wrath tries to break the clinch but Germinator is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Germinator throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Germinator has Wrath pushed against the ropes.
Wrath takes an elbow to the temple.
Wrath using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Germinator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Germinator trying to stall but Wrath improves his position.
Germinator landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Germinator keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrath's efforts to push away.
Germinator avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Germinator.
Germinator throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Germinator lands a nice knee to the body.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Wrath breaks the clinch.
Germinator tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wrath counters with a nice leg kick.
Wrath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germinator lands with a good body shot.
Wrath fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Germinator, pushing him back against the ropes.
Germinator connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrath looking to slow down the pace here.
Wrath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wrath clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Germinator landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Wrath blocks with his arms.
Wrath breaks the clinch.
Wrath throws a sloppy head kick
and Germinator holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Germinator showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Germinator has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for The Germinator!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for The Germinator!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for The Germinator!
The Germinator wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Head Chopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Aguri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Aguri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Head Chopper's chin.
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300 lbs
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25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Head Chopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Aguri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chopper throws a series of punches but Aguri moves out of range.
Chopper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chopper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aguri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chopper misses with a double jab.
Aguri misses with an uppercut. Chopper saw that one coming.
Chopper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chopper blocks a head kick by Aguri.
Chopper misses with an uppercut.
Chopper tries to close the distance and clinch but Aguri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aguri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chopper circles away quickly and effectively.
Chopper is looking to clinch.
Chopper wants to clinch.
Chopper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aguri under the eye.
Chopper tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aguri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chopper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chopper throws the left hand but Aguri avoids the punch easily.
Chopper connects with the punch.
Aguri looks to land a left hand but Chopper moved out of range nicely.
Chopper throws a body punch but Aguri moves out of range.
Ethan Aguri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chopper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aguri backs up against the ropes.
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!
Chopper tries to clinch but Aguri is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopper throws a body punch but Aguri moves out of range.
Aguri misses with a body kick.
Aguri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aguri misses with a head kick.
Chopper misses with a two punch combination.
Aguri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aguri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aguri throws a leg kick
and Chopper counters with a stiff right hand.
Aguri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chopper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chopper tries to clinch there but Aguri circles away.
Chopper tries to clinch up.
Chopper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chopper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aguri looks for the body kick but Chopper saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Chopper. Those never looked like landing.
Chopper misses with a few strikes there.
Chopper misses with an uppercut. Aguri saw that one coming.
Aguri misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Aguri.
Chopper moves into the clinch.
Aguri tries to break free but Chopper pushes him back against the ropes.
Chopper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ethan Aguri has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Aguri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chopper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Aguri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aguri takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chopper.
Aguri looks gassed!
Chopper wants to stall.
Aguri lands a right hand.
Chopper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Aguri gets through Chopper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chopper lands an elbow that stopped Aguri in his tracks for a moment.
Chopper lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chopper.
Chopper pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Aguri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguri swats away the attempt to clinch by Chopper.
A nice combination there by Chopper.
Aguri misses with a body shot.
Chopper misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopper clinches with his opponent.
Aguri manages to break the clinch.
Chopper tries to work over Aguri's front leg with a kick but Aguri checks it.
Chopper misses with a hook. Aguri ducked under it nicely.
Chopper moves out of range of the body kick.
Chopper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chopper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aguri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aguri looks to land a left hand but Chopper moved out of range nicely.
Aguri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aguri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chopper throws a nice looking combination but Aguri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chopper misses the shot to the body.
Aguri tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chopper. Aguri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chopper misses with a double jab.
Chopper misses with a wild combination.
Aguri moves away from the strike by Chopper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguri gets tackled into the ropes by Chopper. Chopper maintains the clinch.
Chopper is trying to break free.
Chopper throws an elbow that misses.
Aguri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aguri is trying to force a seperation but Chopper has the dominant position.
Chopper is looking to break free of the clinch but Aguri has double underhooks.
Chopper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chopper is trying to push Aguri away but Aguri has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Aguri can't break the clinch.
Chopper lands an elbow that stopped Aguri in his tracks for a moment.
Aguri manages to break the clinch.
Chopper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Aguri. Those never looked like landing.
Aguri throws a hook but Chopper avoids it easily.
Chopper thows a body shot but no joy.
Chopper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chopper misses with an uppercut. Aguri saw that one coming.
Chopper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chopper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguri throws a shot from downtown. Chopper moves away and avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aguri moves out of range of the strikes.
Aguri keeps the fight on the outside.
Aguri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chopper throws a right and a left that Aguri avoids nicely.
Aguri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aguri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chopper.
Aguri misses with a wild combination.
Aguri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chopper wants to clinch.
Aguri misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Chopper. Those never looked like landing.
Chopper tries to clinch but Aguri moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Aguri.
Chopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aguri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aguri swats away the attempt to clinch by Chopper.
Chopper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aguri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chopper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aguri.
Aguri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aguri dodges the punch combination from Chopper.
Chopper misses with the combination.
Aguri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chopper blocks a head kick by Aguri.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chopper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Chopper does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chopper.
Chopper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aguri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aguri was well out of range. Poor timing from Chopper.
Chopper punishes Aguri's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Chopper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooh!!! Chopper has knocked Aguri down with a huge combo! Chopper steps away and waves a wobbly Aguri back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Aguri is rocked!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chopper drops Aguri with a big left hand! Aguri is injured, injured bad! Chopper jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Head Chopper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro comes to the ring accompanied by one blood - the game. Michinoku has chosen Yamato Suite Pt. 4 as his entrance music. Lidel Castro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taka Michinoku's chin.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lidel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michinoku misses the shot to the body.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michinoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michinoku misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Michinoku.
Castro walks into a straight right hand from Michinoku.
Michinoku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michinoku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michinoku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Michinoku misses with a looping left.
Michinoku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michinoku.
Castro misses with a kick to the body
and Michinoku counters with a nice body shot.
Michinoku is looking to score with low kicks.
Castro throws a right hand that Michinoku ducks under and follows up with a left that Michinoku also avoids with ease.
Castro throws an off balance right hand
and Michinoku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Michinoku moves out of range easily.
Castro misses with a combination
and Michinoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michinoku counters with a one-two to the body.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michinoku counters with a nice body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Michinoku, as that shot connected.
Michinoku lands with a shot to the body.
Michinoku misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castro.
Michinoku throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Michinoku is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Castro keeps Michinoku at a distance using the push kick.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku.
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
letting Michinoku counter with a right hand.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Michinoku is out of range.
Lidel Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michinoku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Michinoku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castro is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Michinoku counters with a two punch combo.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michinoku counters with a left to the body.
Michinoku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castro throws out the jab.
Castro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michinoku throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michinoku misses with a hook.
Michinoku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Michinoku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castro staying out of range there.
Castro avoids the body shot from Michinoku.
Castro swings widly with a right hand
and Michinoku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castro misses with an uppercut
and Michinoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Michinoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Michinoku is rocked!
Castro throws a series of punches but Michinoku avoids them all with ease.
Michinoku is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Michinoku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro fakes the body blow, causing Michinoku to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Michinoku goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lidel Castro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Night Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lang Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang Langston is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Night Stalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lang Langston!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Langston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Langston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stalker misses with a two punch combination.
Stalker slips a jab and a cross from Langston.
Langston looks to land a combination but Stalker avoids it well.
Stalker throws a head kick but Langston moves out of range.
Stalker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Langston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stalker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langston.
Langston misses with a series of wild punches.
Langston throws a series of punches but Stalker avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Langston misses.
Stalker tries to clinch but Langston moves out of range.
Stalker tries to clinch up
and Langston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Langston misses the shot to the body.
Stalker rushes Langston and presses him up against the ropes.
Stalker manages to break the clinch.
Langston misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker has Langston up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stalker scores with a knee to the head.
Stalker is trying to stall.
Langston has had enough of the clinch but Stalker keeps him there for the moment.
Stalker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langston lands a nice shot that snaps Stalker's head back.
Langston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stalker.
Stalker backs away from a small jab...but Langston lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Stalker crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Langston with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Lang Langston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Tayeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michel Tayeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Drago!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Drago misses with a body shot.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Tayeb tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago misses with a right hand
and Tayeb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drago's knee momentarily.
Tayeb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tayeb lands with an overhand left.
Tayeb is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Tayeb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drago misses with a combination
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Tayeb lands a body shot.
Tayeb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tayeb counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tayeb.
Drago looks gassed!
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Tayeb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Tayeb scores with a jab to the body.
Tayeb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayeb lands a head shot.
Tayeb works Drago's body with a nice hook.
Tayeb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tayeb just leaning against Drago, taking a breather.
Tayeb lands a nice uppercut.
Tayeb just leaning against Drago, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Tayeb.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
Tayeb lands a right hand.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tayeb.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tayeb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tayeb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tayeb stalling against the ropes.
A short right from Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tayeb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tayeb scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tayeb.
Tayeb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tayeb cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb with a knee to the head.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Tayeb.
A knee to the head by Tayeb.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a body punch.
Tayeb lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage.
Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Tayeb lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tayeb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tayeb looking to stall.
Tayeb lands a nice uppercut.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drago takes a shot to the head.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position.
Tayeb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drago takes an elbow to the temple.
Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head.
Tayeb has Drago pressed against the ropes, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tayeb scores with a hook to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tayeb.
Tayeb lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye.
Tayeb works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches.
Tayeb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
Tayeb landing knees to the body.
Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up.
Tayeb stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drago's sensitive parts.
Tayeb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tayeb wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Drago gets tackled into the ropes by Tayeb. Tayeb maintains the clinch.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Tayeb won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
Tayeb scores with a hook to the body.
Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tayeb.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tayeb stalling.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb.
Tayeb jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tayeb tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tayeb jabs Drago right on the nose. Drago blinks but takes it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb scores with a body shot.
Tayeb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tayeb connects with a crisp jab.
Drago connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tayeb. Tayeb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tayeb scores with a nice head shot.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Tayeb counters with an inside leg kick.
Tayeb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drago steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tayeb. That one must have hurt.
Tayeb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tayeb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tayeb lands a body shot.
Tayeb is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Tayeb into the ropes.
The referee calls for Tayeb to work.
Tayeb keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tayeb lands a shoulder strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tayeb.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks.
Tayeb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tayeb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment.
Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tayeb.
Tayeb scores with a hook to the body.
Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Tayeb.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tayeb looking to stall.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Tayeb.
Tayeb will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drago up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb.
Tayeb scores with a body shot.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Tayeb 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.
Drago misses with a looping left.
Tayeb fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Drago misses
and Tayeb counters with a low kick, right behind Drago 's knee.
Drago misses with a hook
and Tayeb counters with a head kick.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Tayeb.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drago with a nice cross.
Tayeb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tayeb wants to clinch.
Tayeb tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Drago on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tayeb counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tayeb scores with a head kick.
Pete Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayeb lands a head kick!
Tayeb works the jab nicely.
Tayeb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tayeb throws a nice head kick!
Tayeb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tayeb throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tayeb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tayeb digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Tayeb scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.
Tayeb scores with a shot to the body.
Tayeb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tayeb scores with a head kick. Drago tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tayeb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tayeb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tayeb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Tayeb lands a right hook to the body.
Tayeb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drago under the eye.
Tayeb throws out a powerful jab.
Tayeb rushes Drago and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tayeb is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tayeb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks.
Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
Tayeb taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tayeb obliges.
Tayeb lands with a light punch inside.
Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tayeb - that landed with a thud.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tayeb.
Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
A short body shot lands from Tayeb as the two fighters clinch.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Tayeb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tayeb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.
Michel Tayeb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tayeb lands a damaging elbow.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tayeb scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Tayeb.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Tayeb on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tayeb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Tayeb - that landed with a thud.
Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment.
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb landing knees to the body.
Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tayeb.
Nice elbow from Tayeb.
Tayeb taking a breather.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Tayeb on the inside.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes.
Tayeb taking a breather.
Tayeb has Drago pressed against the ropes, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Tayeb.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Tayeb won't allow it.
Tayeb presses Drago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes.
Tayeb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tayeb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Tayeb.
Tayeb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tayeb holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes.
Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches.
Tayeb lands a hook that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tayeb.
Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Tayeb is working Drago over against the ropes.
Tayeb taking a breather.
Drago takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb is pushing Drago up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drago takes an elbow to the temple.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes.
Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage.
Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
A short body shot lands from Tayeb as the two fighters clinch.
Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
Tayeb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tayeb manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drago tries to circle away but Tayeb has him pinned against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tayeb is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tayeb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tayeb circles away quickly and effectively.
Tayeb lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the ropes and back into rage.
Tayeb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drago.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tayeb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tayeb scores with a jab. Drago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drago misses with a body punch
and Tayeb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tayeb tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tayeb throws out a powerful jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb lands a jab.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Drago coming out on top.
Drago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Tayeb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tayeb, as that shot connected.
Michel Tayeb is winning the standup battle so far.
Tayeb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drago in his tracks.
Tayeb scores with a jab to the body.
Tayeb scores with a jab.
Tayeb scores with a shot to the body.
Tayeb tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Tayeb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tayeb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drago momentarily.
Good shot there by Tayeb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Tayeb dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tayeb.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Tayeb connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Tayeb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Tayeb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Tayeb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tayeb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drago takes a step back to recover.
Tayeb cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tayeb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tayeb sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tayeb moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tayeb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayeb lands a good knee to the midsection. Drago won't want to take too many of those.
Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment.
Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes.
Tayeb lands a good knee to the midsection. Drago won't want to take too many of those.
Tayeb wants to stall.
Tayeb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb connects with a knee to the head.
Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body.
Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Tayeb has Drago pressed against the ropes, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tayeb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tayeb as the two fighters clinch.
Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drago tries to circle away but Tayeb has him pinned against the ropes.
Tayeb is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Tayeb into the ropes.
Tayeb leaning against his opponent.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Tayeb counters with a body kick that stops Drago in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick there by Tayeb.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pete Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tayeb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drago misses with a right hand
and Tayeb counters with a nice leg kick.
Tayeb thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Tayeb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago misses with a combination
and Tayeb counters with a nice leg kick.
Tayeb doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Drago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb scores with a jab to the body.
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tayeb tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tayeb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drago's head backwards.
Drago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tayeb connects with a body shot.
Tayeb lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Tayeb.
Tayeb thows a body kick. Drago tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tayeb wants to clinch.
Tayeb tries to clinch up.
Tayeb wants to clinch.
Tayeb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drago takes one to the chin there.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tayeb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tayeb lands with a nice body punch.
Drago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tayeb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drago scrambles back to his feet.
Tayeb sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tayeb tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tayeb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tayeb jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Tayeb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drago's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.
Drago misses with a combination
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tayeb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb scores with a shoulder strike.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tayeb effectively controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Tayeb.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage.
Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
Tayeb is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tayeb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
Tayeb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Drago is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Tayeb won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tayeb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Tayeb.
Drago has had enough of the clinch but Tayeb keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up.
A short left from Tayeb.
Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Tayeb.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tayeb keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Tayeb.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes.
Tayeb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb lands with a left to the head.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes.
Tayeb lands a shot to the body.
Tayeb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drago takes a shot to the head.
Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tayeb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tayeb lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Tayeb clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tayeb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Tayeb ducks down to avoid it.
Drago misses the body punch
and Tayeb counters by moving into the clinch.
Tayeb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head.
Tayeb scores with a shoulder strike.
Drago is trying to push Tayeb away but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Tayeb.
Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb presses Drago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment.
Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tayeb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tayeb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayeb content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tayeb lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago is trying to push Tayeb away but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Drago letting Tayeb take a breather here.
Tayeb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Tayeb to work.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tayeb lands a nice uppercut.
Tayeb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tayeb trying to stall but Drago improves his position.
Tayeb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drago has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tayeb.
Tayeb gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tayeb looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb.
Tayeb digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tayeb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tayeb counters with a nice kick to the body.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tayeb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tayeb tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Drago takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tayeb sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tayeb gets a clinch.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tayeb looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Tayeb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tayeb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling him.
Tayeb wants to stall.
Tayeb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Tayeb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Tayeb.
Tayeb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks.
Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tayeb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tayeb lands a body shot.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Tayeb to work.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tayeb takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Tayeb lands a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
Tayeb connects with a knee to the head.
Tayeb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drago.
Tayeb lands a body punch.
Tayeb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
Tayeb can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling him.
Tayeb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tayeb lands a body shot.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tayeb lands a left hand.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling him.
Tayeb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drago tries to circle away but Tayeb has him pinned against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tayeb trying to stall but Drago improves his position.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks.
Tayeb digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank.
Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tayeb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Tayeb.
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Tayeb won't allow it.
Tayeb lands a right hand.
Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tayeb lands a damaging elbow.
Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tayeb.
A nice left hand lands by Tayeb.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for Tayeb to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tayeb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tayeb lands with a left to the head.
Tayeb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tayeb landing knees to the body.
Tayeb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tayeb taking a breather.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Tayeb as the two fighters clinch.
Tayeb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Tayeb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
Tayeb seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Drago is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling him.
Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tayeb stalling against the ropes.
Tayeb keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tayeb scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tayeb lands an elbow inside.
Tayeb lands a body punch.
Tayeb cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up.
Tayeb with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tayeb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tayeb is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Tayeb into the ropes.
Tayeb is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tayeb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Tayeb had his way with Pete Drago in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tayeb tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago throws a sloppy body shot
and Tayeb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drago's knee momentarily.
Drago throws a hook but Tayeb avoids it easily.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Tayeb lands with a shot to the body.
Tayeb scores with a leg kick.
Tayeb lands with a shot to the body.
Tayeb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drago sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tayeb closes the distance and pushes Drago back into the ropes.
Tayeb taking a breather.
Tayeb is working Drago over against the ropes.
Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
Drago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tayeb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb landing knees to the body.
Tayeb pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayeb lands with a short shot to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tayeb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tayeb lands a nice shot to the body.
Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
Tayeb lands with a short shot to the head.
Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tayeb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb is trying to stall.
Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.
Tayeb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tayeb is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Tayeb into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maybe Tayeb would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Nice body punch from Tayeb.
A right hand to the body from Tayeb.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tayeb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
Tayeb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Tayeb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Tayeb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drago in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Tayeb there.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tayeb moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Tayeb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tayeb moves into the clinch successfully.
Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tayeb is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tayeb lands an elbow inside.
Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.
Tayeb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tayeb lands a nice shot to the body.
Tayeb stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tayeb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tayeb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tayeb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tayeb lands with a light punch inside.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tayeb takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Tayeb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drago is trying to break free.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb lands with a light punch inside.
Tayeb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head.
Tayeb trying to stall but Drago improves his position.
Tayeb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes.
Tayeb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Drago takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tayeb has Drago pressed against the ropes, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes.
Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tayeb connects with a body shot.
Tayeb doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Tayeb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Tayeb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tayeb tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Tayeb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drago tries to keep at a distance but Tayeb has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank.
Tayeb taking a breather.
Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb presses Drago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tayeb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tayeb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drago blocks it with crossed arms.
Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tayeb wants to stall.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tayeb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tayeb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tayeb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tayeb looking to slow down the pace here.
Tayeb stalling the fight.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tayeb digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank.
Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage.
Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb is trying to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body.
Tayeb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drago is trying to push Tayeb away but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
Tayeb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
Tayeb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Tayeb.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pete Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Tayeb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tayeb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Michel Tayeb!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Michel Tayeb!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Michel Tayeb!
Michel Tayeb wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thanarat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Thanarat jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thanarat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Thanarat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Thanarat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanarat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thanarat is breathing heavily.
Kelly is looking to slow Thanarat down with leg kicks.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
Thanarat tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thanarat misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat manages to break the clinch.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Thanarat down.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly lands a jab to Thanarat's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thanarat, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Thanarat in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Kelly.
Thanarat misses with a body punch.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thanarat.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thanarat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly is looking to slow Thanarat down with leg kicks.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Thanarat is just out of range.
Thanarat thows a leg kick but Kelly checks it
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Kelly lands with a cross.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Thanarat avoids it well.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thanarat's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws the left hand but Thanarat avoids the punch easily.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Thanarat in a clinch.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Thanarat fails to land.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Thanarat's head.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanarat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Thanarat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tak Sin Thanarat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thanarat's sensitive parts.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thanarat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Thanarat.
Thanarat is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thanarat's efforts to push away.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thanarat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thanarat's defenses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Thanarat shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Thanarat counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Thanarat.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Thanarat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Thanarat misses its intended target.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Thanarat's leg. Thanarat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thanarat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thanarat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly throws a right and a left that Thanarat avoids nicely.
Thanarat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Thanarat saw that one coming.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thanarat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Thanarat missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thanarat.
Thanarat moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thanarat is able to avoid easily.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thanarat moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thanarat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thanarat rather than just go for the knockout.
Thanarat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Thanarat's leg. Thanarat is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thanarat misses with a hook.
Thanarat misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelly.
Thanarat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Thanarat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Thanarat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly cracks Thanarat with a nice body shot.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Thanarat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly digs a good hook to Thanarat's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a jab to Thanarat's midsection.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Thanarat's head but Thanarat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Thanarat connects with a crisp jab.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Thanarat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thanarat wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thanarat doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Thanarat is avoiding it.
Thanarat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Thanarat circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thanarat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thanarat swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thanarat.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Thanarat blocks a jab.
Thanarat avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Thanarat misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thanarat's knee momentarily.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thanarat.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thanarat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thanarat takes one on the button.
A head kick from Thanarat lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Thanarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly defending well as Thanarat loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Thanarat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
A low kick from Thanarat misses
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thanarat misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Thanarat was not able to check.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Thanarat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jim Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Thanarat avoids nicely.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Thanarat.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Thanarat tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the ropes.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Thanarat 's eye.
Thanarat blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thanarat avoids it.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thanarat backwards.
Jim Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly works on Thanarat's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Thanarat slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Thanarat down.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Thanarat in his tracks for a moment.
Tak Sin Thanarat's cut is getting worse.
Kelly digs a right hand into Thanarat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thanarat's gas tank.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thanarat.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Thanarat avoids the elbow strike from Kelly, against the ropes.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat takes one on the button.
Thanarat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanarat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thanarat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kelly.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thanarat slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thanarat.
Thanarat throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly walks into a jab.
Jim Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thanarat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thanarat's calf.
Thanarat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly connects with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thanarat under the eye.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thanarat tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly has Thanarat pressed against the ropes, preventing Thanarat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thanarat working hard to break the clinch.
Kelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thanarat misses with some punches.
Thanarat managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly cracks Thanarat with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Thanarat with an uppercut!
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
Thanarat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Thanarat loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thanarat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thanarat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Thanarat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thanarat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly digs a right hand into Thanarat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thanarat's gas tank.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Thanarat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kelly feints and then cracks Thanarat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thanarat down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Thanarat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thanarat. That did some damage!
Kelly throws a series of punches but Thanarat avoids them all with ease.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly thumps Thanarat with a low kick.
Thanarat slips under a jab from Kelly.
Thanarat misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thanarat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat'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.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Thanarat avoids it well.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Thanarat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Thanarat.
Kelly clinches.
Thanarat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thanarat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thanarat lands a body punch.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Thanarat tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Thanarat works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thanarat blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
Thanarat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Thanarat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.
Thanarat breaks from the clinch.
Thanarat thows a body shot but no joy.
Thanarat lands with a good body shot.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Thanarat. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thanarat. Thanarat obviously looking to wear him down.
Thanarat lands a nice shot to the body.
Thanarat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
Thanarat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to clinch but Thanarat slips to the side
letting Thanarat counter with a right hand.
Thanarat lands a slapping body shot.
Thanarat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Thanarat scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Thanarat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Thanarat.
Thanarat lands with a nice combination. Kelly backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thanarat misses with a leg kick
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Thanarat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thanarat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that misses.
Thanarat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thanarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly slips under a jab from Thanarat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thanarat, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thanarat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat misses with a body shot.
Thanarat connects with a single shot there.
Thanarat misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thanarat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thanarat is looking to land body kicks.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Thanarat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Thanarat throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thanarat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly throws a hook but Thanarat blocks it.
Kelly lands a head shot.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
Kelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thanarat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thanarat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws the left hand but Thanarat avoids the punch easily.
Kelly misses with a combination
and Thanarat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Thanarat misses
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thanarat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kelly rushes Thanarat and presses him up against the ropes.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Kelly.
Thanarat tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thanarat avoids it.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tak Sin Thanarat's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Thanarat shrugs off.
Kelly cracks Thanarat with a nice body shot.
Kelly pushes Thanarat back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thanarat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly avoiding damage as Thanarat throws knees to the body.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thanarat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thanarat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thanarat tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the ropes.
Kelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelly is working Thanarat over against the ropes.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thanarat.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Thanarat tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thanarat is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.
Thanarat blocks an elbow strike.
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat'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.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thanarat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thanarat's knee momentarily.
Kelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thanarat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kelly works Thanarat's body with a nice hook.
Thanarat avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Thanarat is just out of range.
A big left from Thanarat misses.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thanarat scores with a head kick.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Thanarat is just out of range.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Thanarat moves out of range.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thanarat wants to slow Kelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thanarat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly misses with a low kick as Thanarat jumps back.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Thanarat checks it.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thanarat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thanarat lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
Thanarat scores with a head kick. Kelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thanarat throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thanarat's knee momentarily.
Thanarat walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Thanarat drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thanarat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelly under the eye.
Thanarat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
A low kick from Thanarat is predictable there
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thanarat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thanarat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly tests Thanarat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Thanarat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly walks into a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Thanarat there.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Thanarat counters with a stiff right hand.
Thanarat throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thanarat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thanarat there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thanarat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thanarat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thanarat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thanarat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly wants to clinch.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Thanarat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thanarat is trying to break free.
Kelly misses with an elbow over the top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Thanarat is pushing Kelly up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Thanarat on the inside.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
Thanarat is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Thanarat blocks the elbow strike.
Thanarat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thanarat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thanarat is defending well for now.
Thanarat manages to break the clinch.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thanarat feints a jab promting Kelly to slip. Thanarat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat moves out of range of the strikes.
Thanarat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Kelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Thanarat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thanarat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thanarat doesn't seem bothered though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a jab when Thanarat was well out of range.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thanarat dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thanarat throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a body kick.
Kelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Thanarat misses the target.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thanarat.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Kelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thanarat moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Thanarat finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Thanarat gets tackled into the ropes by Kelly. Kelly maintains the clinch.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Thanarat managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Thanarat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thanarat's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thanarat tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Thanarat's ribcage.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thanarat backwards.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thanarat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick from Thanarat lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Thanarat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thanarat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Thanarat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Thanarat is predictable there
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Thanarat 's knee.
Kelly takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thanarat can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Thanarat in his tracks for a moment.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly is working Thanarat over against the ropes.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly pushes Thanarat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly scores with a push kick.
Kelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kelly misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kelly throws an elbow but misses.
Thanarat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Thanarat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Thanarat looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thanarat misses with a body shot
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Thanarat dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
An inside leg kick lands from Thanarat.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Thanarat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Thanarat avoids nicely.
Thanarat blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Thanarat lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Thanarat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Thanarat saw it coming and moves away.
Thanarat cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thanarat throws a lazy body kick
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Thanarat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Thanarat is predictable there
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thanarat's knee momentarily.
Kelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Thanarat in the body.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Thanarat's leg. Thanarat is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanarat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Thanarat's ribs.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Thanarat with an uppercut!
Kelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thanarats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thanarat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Thanarat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thanarat misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thanarat.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Kelly presses Thanarat against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Thanarat ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Thanarat against the ropes.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Thanarat in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Tak Sin Thanarat's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Thanarat has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thanarat's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Thanarat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly cracks Thanarat with a nice body shot.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thanarat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thanarat blocks the elbow strike.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Thanarat's ribcage.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Thanarat 's eye.
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
Kelly throws an elbow but it misses.
Thanarat has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thanarat's defenses.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thanarat avoids it.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Thanarat tries to tie him up.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Thanarat thows a leg kick but Kelly checks it
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thanarat struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Thanarat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thanarat misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Thanarat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Kelly tries to clinch but Thanarat is having none of it.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly thumps Thanarat with a low kick.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Thanarat.
Kelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Thanarat misses
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Thanarat.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tak Sin Thanarat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Kelly!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genocide Kickboxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Remmers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin Remmers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genocide Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colin Remmers!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickboxer misses with a few strikes there.
Remmers tries a head kick but it misses.
Kickboxer blocks a leg kick.
Remmers throws a series of punches but Kickboxer moves out of range.
Kickboxer throws a right hand that Remmers ducks under and follows up with a left that Remmers also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Kickboxer.
Remmers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Remmers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Remmers throws a head kick but Kickboxer moves out of range.
Kickboxer throws a combination. Remmers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kickboxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Remmers throws a low kick, looking for Kickboxer's leg but Kickboxer calmly moves out of range.
Remmers fails to land with a series of punches.
Kickboxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kickboxer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kickboxer sizes up Remmers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Remmers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Remmers looks gassed!
Remmers fails to land with a series of punches.
Kickboxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Remmers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Remmers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kickboxer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Remmers is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kickboxer circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Remmers tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kickboxer wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genocide Kickboxer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Synyster Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nightmare. Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. Samak Tiyapairat is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Synyster Gates!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Tiyapairat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gates throws a right hand that Tiyapairat ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiyapairat also avoids with ease.
Tiyapairat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gates works over Tiyapairat's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Gates misses with a hook
and Tiyapairat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gates blocks a head kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Gates is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch
and Gates counters with a left and a right that stings Tiyapairat.
Gates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Gates moves out of range.
Tiyapairat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Gates misses.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tiyapairat counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice jab there from Gates.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat tries to clinch
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
Tiyapairat scoring well with a low kick there.
Gates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiyapairat moves into range and clinches up with Gates.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
Tiyapairat is pushing Gates up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Gates blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gates is trying to break free.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiyapairat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tiyapairat is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Gates has denied him.
Tiyapairat seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Gates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samak Tiyapairat.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a low kick, right behind Gates 's knee.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tiyapairat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Tiyapairat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tiyapairat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiyapairat counters with a body kick.
Gates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiyapairat was well out of range. Poor timing from Gates.
Gates scores with a jab.
Tiyapairat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiyapairat darts in trying to clinch
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat slips a straight right by Gates.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiyapairat momentarily.
Tiyapairat closes the distance but Gates moves to the side
and Gates counters with a one-two to the body.
Gates looks to land a right hand but Tiyapairat moved out of range.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Tiyapairat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gates is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiyapairat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gates avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiyapairat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gates.
Gates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates looks to land a right hand but Tiyapairat moved out of range.
A jab from Gates misses.
Gates loads up on a big right hand but Tiyapairat slips the punch.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking body kick.
Tiyapairat slips under a jab.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Tiyapairat saw that one coming.
Tiyapairat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gates.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiyapairat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiyapairat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gates swinging wildly here.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick but Gates checks it.
Gates takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gates scores with a body shot.
Gates misses with a hook
and Tiyapairat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gates.
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Tiyapairat counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tiyapairat connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat tries to land a front kick but Gates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gates blocks a low kick nicely.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a leg kick.
Gates on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiyapairat slips under a jab.
Gates pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiyapairat back to the ropes. Gates follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tiyapairat fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synyster Gates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiyapairat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gates counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiyapairat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gates throws a right hand that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gates's knee momentarily.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Tiyapairat saw that one coming.
Tiyapairat throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.
Tiyapairat keeps Gates at a distance using the push kick.
Gates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gates misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiyapairat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a leg kick.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gates's knee momentarily.
Synyster Gates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gates throws a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat throws a push kick but Gates slaps the foot to one side.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gates throws an overhand right that lands on Tiyapairat's shoulder, as Tiyapairat tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gates slips under a jab from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat has Gates up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gates avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gates is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gates tries to break free but Tiyapairat pushes him back against the ropes.
Gates managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gates is defending well for now.
Gates breaks from the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch there but Gates circles away.
Tiyapairat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a combination
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gates there.
Tiyapairat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiyapairat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gates. That did some damage!
Tiyapairat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tiyapairat misses with a low kick.
Tiyapairat scores with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiyapairat misses the target.
Tiyapairat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Samak Tiyapairat's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gates circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up but Gates circles away and keeps his distance.
Gates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a straight right.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a straight right hand.
Tiyapairat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gates.
Gates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gates lands with a good body shot.
Tiyapairat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Gates is avoiding it.
Gates throws a right hand that misses
and Tiyapairat counters by moving into the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gates managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gates manages to break the clinch.
Gates thows a body shot but no joy.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with an outside leg kick.
Tiyapairat misses with a wild body shot.
Synyster Gates is winning the standup battle so far.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a head kick!
Gates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Tiyapairat ducks down to avoid it.
Gates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gates.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiyapairat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gates wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
Gates is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiyapairat is trying to maintain a safe position but Gates gets an underhook and turns Tiyapairat into the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gates's defenses.
Tiyapairat has Gates pressed against the ropes, preventing Gates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gates is trying to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gates can't break the clinch.
Gates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiyapairat just leaning against Gates, taking a breather.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gates blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gates up against the ropes.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gates in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is struggling to control the position.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gates.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Gates managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tiyapairat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tiyapairat continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Gates is trying to force a seperation but Tiyapairat has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gates avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Gates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat stalling the fight.
Tiyapairat is breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gates's efforts to push away.
Tiyapairat stalling in the clinch but Gates improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samak Tiyapairat.
Gates circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samak Tiyapairat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gates throws a right hand that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a left to the body.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a head kick.
Gates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a good low kick that Gates was not able to check.
Tiyapairat scoring well with a low kick there.
Gates tests Tiyapairat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiyapairat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gates's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiyapairat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiyapairat.
Gates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tiyapairat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gates blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tiyapairat throws an elbow but misses.
Gates tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the ropes.
Gates avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Gates tries to break free but Tiyapairat pushes him back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Gates blocks it.
Gates tries to break free but Tiyapairat pushes him back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Gates will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Gates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gates is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes.
Gates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gates managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow that misses.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gates managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat looking to slow down the pace here.
Gates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates being controlled against the ropes.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gates wants to break free but Tiyapairat has control.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow that misses.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gates blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Tiyapairat to work.
Gates tries to break free but Tiyapairat pushes him back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
Gates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tiyapairat - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gates tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
Gates is trying to break free.
Tiyapairat keeps control of Gates as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiyapairat stalls.
Gates has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gates takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat has Gates pressed against the ropes, preventing Gates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiyapairat pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Gates avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow but it misses.
Gates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiyapairat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gates. That did some damage!
Gates misses with a left hand
letting Tiyapairat counter with a right hand.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gates scores with the left hand. Tiyapairat knows he should have avoided that one.
Gates tries to bum rush Tiyapairat with a series of wild strikes but Tiyapairat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick that knocks Gates off balance momentarily.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch but Gates slips to the side
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tiyapairat counters with a head kick.
Gates tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiyapairat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a good low kick that Gates was not able to check.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch up but Gates keeps it at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates blocks a head kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gates. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Tiyapairat.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiyapairat moves out of range as Gates strikes.
Tiyapairat misses with a body kick.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch but Gates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gates blocks a low kick nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tiyapairat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiyapairat stalling in the clinch but Gates improves position.
Tiyapairat pushes off an throws an elbow but Gates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiyapairat stalling.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gates is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gates blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiyapairat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gates up against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Gates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gates wants to break free but Tiyapairat has control.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Gates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiyapairat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for Tiyapairat to work.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
Gates tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat'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.
Gates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiyapairat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Gates.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiyapairat, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
Gates can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tiyapairat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes.
Gates tries to break free but Tiyapairat pushes him back against the ropes.
Gates can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gates's efforts to push away.
Gates wants to break free but Tiyapairat has control.
Tiyapairat tries to stall but Gates uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiyapairat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Gates avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samak Tiyapairat.
Gates misses with a hook
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tiyapairat on the side of the head.
Gates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiyapairat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiyapairat closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiyapairat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tiyapairat drives through and clinches with Gates against the ropes.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat effectively controlling the action here.
Tiyapairat is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tiyapairat pushes off an throws an elbow but Gates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tiyapairat is trying to maintain a safe position but Gates gets an underhook and turns Tiyapairat into the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow.
Gates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gates's defenses.
Gates avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat looking to stall.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tiyapairat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Gates avoids the damage to the body.
Gates avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Gates's arms but Gates gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the ropes.
Tiyapairat has Gates pressed against the ropes, preventing Gates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiyapairat is trying to maintain a safe position but Gates gets an underhook and turns Tiyapairat into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samak Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gates's calf.
Gates checks a leg kick.
Gates swings for the body but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Gates throws the left hand but Tiyapairat avoids the punch easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gates misses with a body shot.
Gates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiyapairat counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Tiyapairat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gates finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiyapairat's head.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a low kick, right behind Gates 's knee.
Tiyapairat looks to land a body kick but Gates moved away.
Gates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiyapairat moves away.
Gates looks to land a combination but Tiyapairat avoids it well.
Gates misses with a looping left.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tiyapairat counters with a low kick, right behind Gates 's knee.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gates counters with a series of strikes. Tiyapairat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gates's knee momentarily.
Gates misses with a straight right.
Gates throws a big shot that misses.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiyapairat counters with a body kick that stops Gates in his tracks momentarily.
Tiyapairat dodges the punch combination from Gates.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gates.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch there but Gates circles away.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick but Gates moved away.
Tiyapairat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gates's calf.
Tiyapairat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gates loads up on a big right hand but Tiyapairat slips the punch.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiyapairat slips under a jab from Gates.
Tiyapairat moves out of range of the strikes.
Gates misses with a hook
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice leg kick.
Gates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tiyapairat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiyapairat.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Tiyapairat counters by clinching up.
Gates takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gates takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to stall but Gates uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiyapairat keeps control of Gates as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gates's efforts to push away.
Gates tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Gates won't want to take too many of those.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow just above Gates 's eye.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gates avoids it.
Gates is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Samak Tiyapairat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiyapairat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiyapairat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tiyapairat misses with a low kick.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a good low kick that Gates was not able to check.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates jabs Tiyapairat right on the nose. Tiyapairat blinks but takes it well.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch but Gates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up.
Gates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiyapairat was well out of range. Poor timing from Gates.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Gates is avoiding it.
Tiyapairat slips a jab and a cross from Gates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gates throws a right hand that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gates's knee momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
Tiyapairat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiyapairat darts in trying to clinch
and Gates counters with a nice body shot.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiyapairat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tiyapairat moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiyapairat closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gates cracks a nice hook into Tiyapairat's ribs.
A good leg kick by Tiyapairat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses the jab.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch but Gates slips to the side
and Gates counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiyapairat ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Gates throws a lazy right hand but Tiyapairat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiyapairat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gates.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiyapairat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gates avoids it.
Gates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gates is trying to break free.
Gates is trying to force a seperation but Tiyapairat has the dominant position.
Gates dodges an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat prevents Gates from breaking the clinch.
Gates wants to break free but Tiyapairat has control.
Tiyapairat is trying to stall.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gates has had enough of the clinch but Tiyapairat keeps him there for the moment.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow strike.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Gates won't want to take too many of those.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tiyapairat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gates is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gates is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that Gates shrugs off.
Tiyapairat pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat is trying to maintain a safe position but Gates gets an underhook and turns Tiyapairat into the ropes.
Gates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Gates in his tracks for a moment.
Gates tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Gates is blocking nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gates.
Tiyapairat is trying to stall.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gates's efforts to push away.
Gates is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
Tiyapairat trying to control the position but instead, Gates has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tiyapairat into the ropes.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gates.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiyapairat stalling in the clinch but Gates improves position.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Gates avoids the damage to the body.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gates dodges an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Gates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Gates avoids the damage to the body.
Gates can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gates avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Gates is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tiyapairat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gates managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Gates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Gates's arms but Gates gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the ropes.
Gates avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Gates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gates breaks from the clinch.
Gates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiyapairat counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiyapairat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Gates moves out of range.
Gates circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samak Tiyapairat.
I think Tiyapairat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Samak Tiyapairat!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Synyster Gates!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat wins by split decision! Samak Tiyapairat retains his featherweight title!
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