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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 17 p4p, 6 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class). Monkey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bransjehora. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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24 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravas s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gravas throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Monkey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Monkey connects with a right hand. Gravas shakes it off.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravas lands a front kick.
Gravas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gravas lands a glancing blow to the side of Monkey's head.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas . Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gravas lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Gravas misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gravas , as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Gravas .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Monkey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gravas - that will leave a mark!
Gravas throws a lazy head kick
and Monkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravas misses with a jab to the body
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey slips a straight right by Gravas .
Gravas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Gravas .
Gravas misses with an uppercut
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gravas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monkey in his tracks.
Gravas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas lands a jab to Monkey's midsection.
Monkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gravas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gravas connects with a crisp jab.
Demon Monkey's cut is getting worse.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Gravas .
Good exchange - Gravas coming out on top.
Monkey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Monkey moves out of range easily.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gravas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monkey's hands.
Monkey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravas dodges the punch combination from Monkey.
Monkey throws a sloppy head kick and Gravas moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gravas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gravas takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Monkey moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas .
Gravas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gravas throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monkey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Monkey.
Gravas misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey counters with an outside leg kick.
Gravas works over Monkey's head and body with a nice combination.
Monkey scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas misses with a few strikes there.
Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Gravas scores with a jab.
Gravas throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Monkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Monkey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravas at a distance.
Monkey thows a leg kick but Gravas checks it
and Gravas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gravas throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Gravas throws a right hand that Monkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Monkey also avoids with ease.
Gravas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey works Gravas 's body with a nice hook.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monkey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gravas misses with a straight right.
Gravas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gravas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gravas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gravas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Gravas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monkey's sensitive parts.
Monkey slips a straight right by Gravas .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gravas swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gravas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monkey counters with a leg kick.
Monkey ducks right into an uppercut from Gravas .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a lazy uppercut
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravas connects with a looping right hand.
Monkey lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Gravas .
Gravas throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas lands a jab to Monkey's midsection.
Latka Gravas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Gravas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Gravas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Gravas .
Monkey walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Monkey slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monkey thinks about countering with a body kick.
Monkey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas stalks Monkey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Monkey's face. Monkey staggers backwards, shaken.
Monkey moves out of range as Gravas strikes.
Monkey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monkey feints and then cracks Gravas 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gravas down.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gravas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Gravas misses with a head kick.
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gravas throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gravas misses with the body kick
and Monkey counters with a body kick.
Monkey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Gravas .
Monkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy body kick from Gravas
and Monkey counters with a low kick, right behind Gravas 's knee.
Monkey avoids a kick to the body.
Gravas thuds his right hand into Monkey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monkey. Gravas shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheers as Monkey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gravas doesn't seem phased though.
Monkey lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas scores with the left hand. Monkey knows he should have avoided that one.
Gravas throws a lazy uppercut
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravas looks to throw a body kick
and Monkey counters with a thumping low kick.
Gravas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monkey counters with a good low kick that Gravas was not able to check.
Gravas is breathing heavily.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gravas cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Monkey throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Monkey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravas throws a solid leg kick but Monkey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gravas .
Gravas 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gravas throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monkey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gravas tries to land a front kick but Monkey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gravas misses with a kick to the body
and Monkey counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas with a nice calf kick.
A leg kick checked by Gravas .
A little jabbing left from Gravas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gravas scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monkey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gravas throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
Gravas misses the jab.
Monkey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gravas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Gravas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Monkey lands a nice looking body shot.
Gravas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey is looking to counter with a body kick.
Monkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a straight right.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
Gravas misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravas misses the target.
Gravas throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Gravas .
Gravas looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Monkey throws a quick counter head kick but Gravas was just out of range.
Gravas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monkey's head.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Gravas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gravas avoids it.
Gravas misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Monkey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gravas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gravas throws a right hand that misses
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gravas 's knee momentarily.
Monkey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas walks into a left hand.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravas . That did some damage!
Gravas blocks a head kick by Monkey.
A lazy body kick from Gravas
and Monkey counters with a body kick that stops Gravas in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas 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.
Gravas misses with a left hand
and Monkey counters with a thumping low kick.
Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravas checks a leg kick.
Gravas lands a really nice looking cross but Monkey seems unphased.
Gravas misses with a hook
and Monkey counters with an inside leg kick.
Gravas misses with a left hand
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Gravas .
Monkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Latka Gravas just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gravas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Monkey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gravas throws a looping overhand right but Monkey ducks down to avoid it.
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Monkey counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravas misses with a hook
and Monkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravas misses with a looping left.
Monkey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gravas is looking to land body kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Monkey misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas looks to throw a body kick
and Gravas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravas misses with the combination.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravas throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Monkey blocks the leg kick.
Monkey thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gravas connects with a single shot there.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Gravas is out of range.
Monkey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Monkey.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gravas .
Gravas catches Monkey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gravas misses with a kick to the body.
Monkey lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas thows a leg kick but Monkey checks it
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monkey moves out of range as Gravas strikes.
Monkey tried to counter with a leg kick but Gravas avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas . Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravas misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Gravas tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monkey takes one on the button.
Gravas moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
Gravas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Monkey misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monkey.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravas .
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Gravas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monkey counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas .
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravas .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey throws a quick counter head kick but Gravas was just out of range.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Gravas 's shoulder, as Gravas tries to avoid the shot.
Gravas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monkey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Monkey was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gravas throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Gravas throws a solid leg kick but Monkey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gravas .
Monkey quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gravas takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Gravas misses
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Monkey moves away from the strike by Gravas .
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Gravas .
Gravas scores with a jab to the head.
Gravas with a nice calf kick.
Good leg kick by Gravas .
Gravas tries to land a body kick
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey misses with a leg kick
and Gravas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravas thows a leg kick but Monkey checks it
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas misses the shot to the body.
Gravas lands with a good body shot.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas misses the body punch
and Monkey counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Gravas .
Gravas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monkey counters with a body kick that stops Gravas in his tracks momentarily.
Gravas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gravas moves out of range of the leg kick from Monkey.
Gravas misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gravas 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 Monkey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monkey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gravas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gravas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
It looked like Monkey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gravas .
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demon Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Monkey.
Monkey throws a wild body kick that Gravas sees coming a mile off.
Gravas looks to land a body kick but Monkey moved away.
Gravas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Gravas tries a quick counter leg kick but Monkey is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Gravas .
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey throws a right hand that misses
and Gravas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gravas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monkey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gravas to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Monkey slips under a jab from Gravas .
Monkey is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good exchange - Gravas coming out on top.
Gravas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monkey throws out the jab.
Monkey throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
Monkey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey 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 Gravas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gravas misses with an uppercut
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravas misses the target.
Monkey tried to counter with a leg kick but Gravas avoided it.
Monkey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gravas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gravas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monkey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gravas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crunch! Gravas slams his shin into Monkey's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas checks a low kick from Monkey.
Gravas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravas cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gravas catches Monkey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monkey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Gravas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gravas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monkey counters with a left and a right that stings Gravas .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Latka Gravas .
Well Gravas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas !
An out of breath Latka Gravas 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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