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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lloyd Badweather Jr (ranked 22564 p4p, 3767 weight class) and George Steve Jr (ranked 530 p4p, 341 weight class). Badweather Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Ay poyoo- GOAT. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Badweather Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Badweather Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Badweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Badweather Jr avoids the body shot from Steve Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badweather Jr blocks a jab.
Badweather Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Steve Jr.
A left lands for Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Badweather Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr misses with a hook.
Badweather Jr avoids the body shot from Steve Jr.
The fighters circling - Badweather Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve Jr staying out of range there.
Steve Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
Steve Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steve Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Badweather Jr misses with an uppercut.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Badweather Jr avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Badweather Jr coming out on top.
Lloyd Badweather Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badweather Jr misses with a hook. Steve Jr ducked under it nicely.
Steve Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Badweather Jr throws a combination that misses
enabling Steve Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve Jr slips a jab from Badweather Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badweather Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Steve Jr off the ropes and back into range.
Badweather Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Badweather Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badweather Jr ducks under a wild hook from Steve Jr.
Nice cross by Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Badweather Jr.
Steve Jr misses the shot to the body.
Steve Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Badweather Jr throws a looping overhand right but Steve Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Steve Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Badweather Jr staying out of range there.
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Badweather Jr throws a lazy uppercut
letting Steve Jr counter with a right hand.
Badweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steve Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badweather Jr throws a hook to the side of Steve Jr's head but Steve Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badweather Jr throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badweather Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Badweather Jr thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Badweather Jr should have avoided that one.
Badweather Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Steve Jr misses.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that Steve Jr avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Badweather Jr misses.
Steve Jr walks into a straight right hand from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Steve Jr's shoulder, as Steve Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Badweather Jr misses with a hook.
Steve Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Steve Jr moves out of range.
Badweather Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Steve Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve Jr misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Badweather Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Steve Jr blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badweather Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve Jr misses the target.
Steve Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve Jr ducks under a wild hook from Badweather Jr.
Steve Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve Jr misses.
A swing and a miss from Badweather Jr.
A little jabbing left from Steve Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Badweather Jr throws a hook but Steve Jr blocks it.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Steve Jr misses.
It looked like Badweather Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Badweather Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Badweather Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badweather Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badweather Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve Jr moves out of range as Badweather Jr strikes.
Badweather Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve Jr counters with a left to the body.
Steve Jr blocks a jab.
Steve Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Badweather Jr 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.
Nice body punch from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badweather Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve Jr slips under a jab from Badweather Jr.
Steve Jr throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badweather Jr. Steve Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badweather Jr misses with the combination.
Steve Jr loads up on a big right hand but Badweather Jr slips the punch.
Badweather Jr catches Steve Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Badweather Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Steve Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badweather Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve Jr throws a body punch but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Badweather Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve Jr misses with a looping left.
Badweather Jr punishes Steve Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr moves forwards but Badweather Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Badweather Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Badweather Jr moves out of range as Steve Jr strikes.
Badweather Jr misses with an uppercut. Steve Jr saw that one coming.
Badweather Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Steve Jr avoids them all with ease.
Badweather Jr missing with a left hand there. Steve Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badweather Jr misses with an uppercut
enabling Steve Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Badweather Jr misses with a looping left.
Badweather Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Badweather Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steve Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Badweather Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Steve Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Badweather Jr ducks under a wild hook from Steve Jr.
Badweather Jr misses with the combination.
Badweather Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Badweather Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Steve Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badweather Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve Jr can do to turn this around?
Badweather Jr avoids the body shot from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr defending well as Badweather Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Badweather Jr thuds his right hand into Steve Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Badweather Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Badweather Jr is looking to counter punch.
Badweather Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Badweather Jr misses its intended target.
Badweather Jr looks to land a right hand but Steve Jr moved out of range.
Steve Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steve Jr misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Badweather Jr misses the target.
Steve Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badweather Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Badweather Jr scores with a jab.
Steve Jr jabs Badweather Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Badweather Jr throws a right hand that Steve Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve Jr also avoids with ease.
Badweather Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Steve Jr cracks a nice hook into Badweather Jr's ribs.
Badweather Jr misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Steve Jr misses its intended target.
Badweather Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badweather Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Steve Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr lands a head shot.
Badweather Jr looks to land a right hand but Steve Jr moved out of range.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
As Steve Jr looks to move away, Badweather Jr throws a big counter combo but Steve Jr just gets out of the way.
Steve Jr slips a jab and a cross from Badweather Jr.
A little jabbing left from Steve Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Badweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badweather Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
Badweather Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steve Jr misses the shot to the body.
Badweather Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Steve Jr's shoulder, as Steve Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Badweather Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steve Jr lands with a good body shot.
Good shot there by Steve Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Badweather Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badweather Jr, as that shot connected.
Badweather Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steve Jr lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Badweather Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Steve Jr lands a jab.
Steve Jr staying out of range there.
Steve Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badweather Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Steve Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badweather Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Steve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badweather Jr.
Steve Jr blocks a jab.
Badweather Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steve Jr ducks under a wild hook from Badweather Jr.
Steve Jr slips a jab from Badweather Jr.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badweather Jr slips a straight right by Steve Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badweather Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Steve Jr misses with a straight right.
Steve Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badweather Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that Steve Jr avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve Jr! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Badweather Jr slips under a jab from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr misses with a hook. Badweather Jr ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Steve Jr.
Badweather Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badweather Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steve Jr missing with a left hand there. Badweather Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Badweather Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve Jr.
Badweather Jr slips under a jab from Steve Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Badweather Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badweather Jr. Steve Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badweather Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a lazy right hand but Steve Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Badweather Jr does no damage.
Steve Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve Jr! But no joy.
Badweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Steve Jr counter with a right hand.
Badweather Jr looks to land a left hand but Steve Jr moved out of range nicely.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Badweather Jr throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
George Steve Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Badweather Jr blocks it.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Badweather Jr blocks it.
Badweather Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve Jr manages to avoid it.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badweather Jr blocks a jab.
It looked like Badweather Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Badweather Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badweather Jr lands with an overhand left.
Steve Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badweather Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a shot from downtown. Steve Jr moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the side of Badweather Jr's head but Badweather Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
Badweather Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steve Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Badweather Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr looks to land a left hand but Badweather Jr moved out of range nicely.
Badweather Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Steve Jr misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr misses with a straight left.
Badweather Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badweather Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badweather Jr throwing a counter right hand but Steve Jr manages to avoid it.
Badweather Jr staying out of range there.
Steve Jr throws a right hand that Badweather Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Badweather Jr also avoids with ease.
Steve Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Badweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Badweather Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve Jr at a distance.
Steve Jr dodges the punch combination from Badweather Jr.
Steve Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Badweather Jr defending well as Steve Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Badweather Jr misses with the combination.
Steve Jr misses the jab.
Badweather Jr throwing a counter right hand but Steve Jr manages to avoid it.
Badweather Jr scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws out a loose jab but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the side of Badweather Jr's head but Badweather Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badweather Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steve Jr slips under a jab.
A jab from Steve Jr misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr lands a head shot.
Badweather Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circle momentarily. Badweather Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Badweather Jr.
No joy there for Badweather Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve Jr! But no joy.
Steve Jr swings for the body but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Badweather Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Steve Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve Jr blocks a jab.
Steve Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steve Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Badweather Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badweather Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Badweather Jr!
Post fight, an emotional Lloyd Badweather Jr said 'Da Badweathers are here! Da Badweathers are here! Fook the Badweathers you say? Den fook U!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Doug Bell (ranked 1528 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Jon Erikson (ranked 37 p4p, 72 weight class). Erikson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gte - Statt Opp. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Erikson.
Erikson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erikson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Erikson wants to counter with a clinch but Bell pushes him away.
Bell misses with a double jab
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Erikson moved out of range nicely.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erikson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Erikson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
We've been informed that Erikson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Erikson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Erikson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Erikson moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Erikson misses.
Bell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bell throws a head kick that misses
and Erikson counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Erikson throws a counter combo.
Bell misses with a hook to the body
and Erikson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Bell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bell tries to move into range but Erikson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bell connects with a right hand. Erikson shakes it off.
Erikson scores with a shot to the body.
Erikson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erikson manages to avoid it.
Erikson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Erikson jabs at Bell's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson closes the distance and pushes Bell back into the ropes.
Erikson pushes Bell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell prevents a body shot from Erikson.
Erikson misses with a body punch.
Erikson lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Erikson.
Erikson controlling the action here for a moment.
Erikson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Erikson gets through Bell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Erikson pushes Bell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell blocks a body shot from Erikson.
Erikson misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.
Erikson tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
Erikson keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erikson misses with a body punch.
Erikson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bell is trying to push Erikson away but Erikson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Erikson.
A knee to the head by Erikson.
Erikson keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erikson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bell is keeping busy.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Erikson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell is looking to wear down Erikson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Erikson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bell backs up against the ropes.
Erikson lands a two punch combo.
Erikson ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Erikson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erikson.
Erikson thuds his shin into the meat of Bell's side.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erikson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bell's head.
Bell lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erikson scores with a leg kick.
Erikson pushes Bell away with a front kick.
Erikson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson scores with a big combo that sends Bell crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Bell flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Erikson jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Erikson!
A victorious Jon Erikson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 (ranked 23418 p4p, 1671 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 519 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmane 🐺 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lennon on the side of the head.
Lennon throws a body punch but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 missing with a left hand there. Lennon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lennon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackmane 🐺 feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lennons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blackmane 🐺 throws a lazy right hand but Lennon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lennon just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackmane 🐺 .
Lennon walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Lennon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lennon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lennon walks into a jab.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lennon's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a leg kick that misses.
Lennon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blackmane 🐺 on the side of the head.
Lennon scores with a nice body kick.
Blackmane 🐺 attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blackmane 🐺 slips a straight right by Lennon.
Lennon lands a nice looking body kick.
Lennon drops his hands momentarily and Blackmane 🐺 takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon throws a jab when Blackmane 🐺 was well out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a straight right. Lennon didn't see that one coming.
Lennon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lennon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lennon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a nice head shot.
Blackmane 🐺 needs to keep his hands up - Lennon had a free shot at his head there.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Lennon.
Lennon looks to land a right hand but Blackmane 🐺 moved out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmane 🐺 closes the distance and catches Lennon with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Lennon is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Lennon is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Lennon is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Blackmane 🐺 takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
Post fight, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 stared into the camera and said 'HoWwwwwlllllll.KrakenMaul Raw '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oson Bon (ranked 2436 p4p, 18692 weight class) and Nero La Croix (ranked 97 p4p, 220 weight class). La Croix is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ca Plane Pour Moi. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oson Bon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 53 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix defending well as Bon loads up on a big left hand.
Bon scores with a hook to the body. La Croix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
La Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bon misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that La Croix has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
La Croix lands a jab to Bon's midsection.
Bon lands a nice hook to La Croix's body. La Croix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
La Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Croix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bon.
Bon throws a jab but it's blocked by La Croix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and La Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
La Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Bon cracks La Croix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Croix staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for La Croix. That snapped Bon's head back.
 It looks like Oson Bon has been cut.
Bon misses with a body punch
and La Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
Bon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and La Croix counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Bon onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
 Bon is rocked!
Bon misses with a wild body shot.
Bon throws a body punch but La Croix moves out of range.
La Croix let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Bon looks to score with a jab to the body but La Croix is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bon throws a leg kick
and La Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Bon drops his guard momentarily, allowing La Croix to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Bon! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! La Croix takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nero La Croix! Nero La Croix retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Nero La Croix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 6548 p4p, 1973 weight class) and Draughn Diego (ranked 144 p4p, 51 weight class). Crayewski comes to the ring accompanied by Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Crayewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crayewski misses with the body kick
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego throws a body punch but Crayewski moves out of range.
Crayewski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crayewski throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crayewski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Diego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diego has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crayewski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Crayewski moves out of range easily.
Diego swings for the body but Crayewski moves out of range.
Diego lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Crayewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crayewski checks it well.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Crayewski is predictable there
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego tries to clinch but Crayewski moves out of range.
Crayewski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crayewski throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Crayewski lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crayewski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crayewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego throws a head kick that Crayewski semi-blocks.
It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crayewski misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Crayewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Crayewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crayewski's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Crayewski.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crayewski blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego breaks from the clinch.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego throws a right and a left that Crayewski avoids nicely.
Crayewski lands with a right hand.
Crayewski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crayewski avoids a kick to the body.
Crayewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diego rushes Crayewski and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Crayewski fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crayewski misses with the head strike.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Crayewski controls his hands.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands a left hand.
Crayewski blocks an uppercut.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego throws a jab when Crayewski was well out of range.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crayewski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crayewski throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Crayewski only half commits.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a jab. Crayewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crayewski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crayewski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Crayewski's head but Crayewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Diego backs away, Crayewski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crayewski.
A jab from Crayewski does it's job there.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crayewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Crayewski seems unphased.
Crayewski swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Crayewski misses with a leg kick.
Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crayewski on the side of the head.
Diego lands with a cross.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crayewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Crayewski misses the target.
Diego staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Crayewski avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego throws a series of punches but Crayewski moves out of range.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crayewski misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crayewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diego's hands.
Crayewski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crayewski tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crayewski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crayewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Crayewski tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to work over Crayewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crayewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries a body shot but Crayewski blocks it.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Crayewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Crayewski avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Crayewski misses with the head strike.
Crayewski wants to break free but Diego has control.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crayewski fails to land.
A short right from Crayewski.
Crayewski is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A short right from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crayewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crayewski throws a head punch that misses.
Diego breaks from the clinch.
Crayewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Crayewski misses its target.
Diego scores with a jab to the body.
Crayewski throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
Crayewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crayewski jabs at Diego's body.
Diego works Crayewski's body with a nice hook.
Diego connects with a crisp jab.
Diego wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Crayewski moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crayewski misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Diego misses.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Crayewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crayewski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crayewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski misses with a low kick.
Diego lands with a hook. Crayewski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego connects with a jab.
Crayewski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crayewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Crayewski blocks the leg kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
As Diego backs away, Crayewski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crayewski throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Crayewski misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Crayewski lands with a good body shot.
Crayewski lands a jab.
A big right from Diego misses.
Crayewski takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Crayewski.
A quick step to the side and Crayewski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crayewski slips a jab from Diego.
Crayewski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Crayewski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Crayewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
Crayewski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crayewski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Crayewski does it's job there.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Crayewski throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Diego is predictable there
and Crayewski counters by moving into the clinch.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Draughn Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crayewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crayewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Crayewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Crayewski slips the punch.
Diego looks to land a combination but Crayewski avoids it well.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crayewski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crayewski 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.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crayewski is able to avoid easily.
Diego tries to clinch up
and Crayewski counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Crayewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diego moves into range and clinches up with Crayewski.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crayewski misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Crayewski.
Crayewski misses with the head strike.
Crayewski misses with the head strike.
Crayewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crayewski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crayewski misses with a punch to the body.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Crayewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Crayewski's head.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Crayewski's head.
Crayewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Crayewski can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego pushes Crayewski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Crayewski blocks an uppercut.
Crayewski misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Crayewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Crayewski.
Crayewski walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crayewski.
Crayewski misses with a looping right.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Crayewski misses with a straight right.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diego misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Draughn Diego.
Well Diego has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
An out of breath Draughn Diego thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 23419 p4p, 6468 weight class) and Riley Knox (ranked 691 p4p, 646 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a hook to the side of Juttu's head but Juttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox wants to clinch
and Juttu counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juttu.
Juttu misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox is looking to clinch but Juttu is avoiding it.
Juttu connects with a leg kick.
Knox moves out of range as Juttu strikes.
Juttu feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Juttu. Knox shrugs it off though.
Juttu keeps Knox at a distance using the push kick.
Knox connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Juttu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Juttu.
Knox has managed to clinch.
Juttu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox jabs Juttu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juttu misses with a straight right.
Juttu connects with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Juttu - the referee stops the clock and Knox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Juttu. Knox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juttu lands a front kick.
Knox looks winded!
Juttu connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juttu thumps Knox with a low kick.
Juttu cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
A nice leg kick from Juttu, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu with the inside leg kick.
Knox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Juttu finds it's way round the side to connect with Knox's head.
You can see that Knox has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Juttu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox misses with an uppercut
letting Juttu counter with a right hand.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Juttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juttu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juttu scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Knox to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Juttu in a clinch.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
Juttu cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
Juttu breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Knox with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Knox looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Knox get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ruma Juttu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Wilson Wills Jr (ranked 1933 p4p, 23415 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 204 p4p, 517 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Wills Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Wills Jr misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wills Jr throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Wills Jr looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Wills Jr slips a straight right by Gracie.
Wills Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wills Jr throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swings for the body but Wills Jr moves out of range.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Wills Jr's body.
Decent striking displayed by Wills Jr there.
Wilson Wills Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wills Jr.
A slow jab from Wills Jr misses its intended target.
Wills Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Wills Jr's ribs.
Wills Jr is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
We've been informed that Gracie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wills Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wills Jr throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Wills Jr throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie with a nice calf kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wills Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Wills Jr misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Wills Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Wills Jr.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Gracie gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wills Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie tries a body shot but Wills Jr blocks it.
Wills Jr scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Wills Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Wills Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wills Jr tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Wills Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Wills Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie wants to break free but Wills Jr has control.
Wills Jr blocks an uppercut.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Wills Jr controls his hands.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wills Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Wills Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie pushes Wills Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries a body shot but Wills Jr blocks it.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Wills Jr lands an uppercut.
Wills Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wills Jr tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Wills Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wills Jr misses with a body punch.
Wills Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wills Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wills Jr lands a jab to the head.
Wills Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wills Jr throws out the jab.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Wills Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Wills Jr saw that one coming.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wills Jr rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wills Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Wills Jr back against the ropes.
Wills Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie tries a body shot but Wills Jr blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Wills Jr.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie tries a body shot but Wills Jr blocks it.
Wills Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wills Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wills Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie cracks Wills Jr with a nice body shot.
Wills Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wills Jr lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Wills Jr blocking some punches.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Wills Jr controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wilson Wills Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wills Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Wills Jr is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Wills Jr throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Wills Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Wills Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Wills Jr moved out of range.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Wills Jr misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Wills Jr clinches.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wills Jr's elbow.
Wills Jr blocking some punches.
Wilson Wills Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wills Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wills Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Wills Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wills Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie tries to work over Wills Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wills Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Wills Jr back against the ropes.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wills Jr backwards.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wills Jr misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Wills Jr.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Wills Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wills Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Wills Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wills Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Wills Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wills Jr blocks a leg kick.
Wills Jr throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wills Jr. Wills Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Wills Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Wills Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Wills Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie throws a hook but Wills Jr blocks it.
Wills Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wills Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wills Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wills Jr misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wills Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wills Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a swing at Wills Jr's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr connects with a body shot.
Wills Jr throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Wilson Wills Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wills Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Wills Jr's head but Wills Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wills Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wills Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wills Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wills Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Wills Jr misses the target.
Wills Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wills Jr, as that shot connected.
Good exchange - Wills Jr coming out on top.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wills Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Wills Jr wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wills Jr.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to clinch but Wills Jr is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Wills Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wills Jr is looking to counter punch.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Wills Jr.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wills Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Wills Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wills Jr with a nice calf kick.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Wills Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Wills Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Wills Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Wills Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Wills Jr saw that one coming.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wills Jr moves away.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Gracie cracks Wills Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Wills Jr's legs.
Wills Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Wills Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wilson Wills Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wills Jr. Wills Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Wills Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr lands a jab.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Wills Jr saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wills Jr scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Wills Jr moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses the jab.
Wills Jr thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Wills Jr checks the leg kick.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Wills Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wills Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie moves out of range as Wills Jr strikes.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Wills Jr misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wills Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie checks a low kick from Wills Jr.
Gracie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wills Jr lands the left hand.
Wills Jr misses the shot to the body.
Wills Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wills Jr throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wills Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Wills Jr settles back down.
Wills Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
A slow jab from Wills Jr misses its intended target.
Wills Jr throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wills Jr misses with an uppercut.
Wills Jr moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wills Jr lands a right hand.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Wills Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Wills Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie pushes Wills Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Wills Jr avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the ropes.
Wills Jr lands an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Wills Jr misses with the head strike.
Wills Jr lands a left hand.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Wills Jr blocks an uppercut.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wills Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Wills Jr is looking to clinch.
Wills Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wills Jr avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Wills Jr missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Wills Jr misses.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Wills Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Wills Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Wills Jr tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Wills Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Wills Jr avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the ropes.
Wills Jr tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie blocking some punches.
Wills Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wills Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wills Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wills Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Wills Jr lands with a right to the head.
Wills Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wills Jr blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie tries to break free but Wills Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wills Jr.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Wills Jr clearly takes 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.
Wills Jr checks a low kick from Gracie.
Wills Jr misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wills Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Wills Jr.
A short right from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wills Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wills Jr tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wills Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wills Jr blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Wills Jr controls the action.
Wills Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wills Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Wills Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wills Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Wills Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Wills Jr won't allow it.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wills Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wills Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wills Jr.
Wills Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wills Jr backwards.
Wills Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Wills Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wills Jr lands a right hand.
Wills Jr tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Wills Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wills Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie gets through Wills Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Wills Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Wills Jr.
Gracie tries to work over Wills Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie tries a body shot but Wills Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Wills Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wills Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Wills Jr controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Wills Jr.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wills Jr lands with a right to the head.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wills Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Wills Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Wills Jr.
A short right from Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wills Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Wills Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wills Jr lands an uppercut.
Wills Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wills Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wills Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Wills Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Wills Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wills Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Wills Jr's shoulder, as Wills Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Wills Jr circles away.
Wills Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Wilson Wills Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wills Jr throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wills Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wills Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Wills Jr misses with a looping right.
Wills Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
The crowd cheers as Wills Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Wills Jr.
Donk. Wills Jr catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Wills Jr scores with a jab.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wills Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Wills Jr moved away.
Wills Jr misses the jab.
Wills Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a swing at Wills Jr's ribcage but misses.
Gracie motions for Wills Jr to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wills Jr checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wills Jr manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Wills Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Wills Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Wills Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wills Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wills Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wills Jr. Wills Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wills Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wills Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Wills Jr.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wills Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Wills Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Wills Jr misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Wills Jr is just out of range.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Wills Jr moved away.
Gracie moves forwards but Wills Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie slips under a jab from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Wills Jr's belly button to the back.
Wills Jr looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Wills Jr throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Wills Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Some bone on bone action there as Wills Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wills Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Wills Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wills Jr stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wills Jr thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Wills Jr is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Wills Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws a hook but Wills Jr blocks it.
Wills Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie tries a low kick but Wills Jr avoids it.
Wills Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Wills Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Wills Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wills Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wills Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wills Jr looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Wills Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie swings for the body but Wills Jr moves out of range.
Wills Jr throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Wills Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wills Jr.
Wills Jr with a nice calf kick.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wills Jr misses with a hook.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Wills Jr misses.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Wills Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Wills Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renato Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wills Jr is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Renato Gracie.
Well Wills Jr 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 Shimada scores the fight 47:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Wilson Wills Jr retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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