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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Demirov (ranked 2767 p4p, 2984 weight class) and Teshima Ryuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demirov comes to the cage accompanied by Sudno. Teshima Ryuu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Demirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teshima Ryuu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demirov misses with a looping left.
Demirov misses with the combination.
Ryuu needs to keep his hands up - Demirov had a free shot at his head there.
Ryuu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ryuu needs to keep his hands up - Demirov had a free shot at his head there.
Ryuu slips a straight right by Demirov.
Ryuu misses with a wild body shot.
Ryuu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demirov.
Demirov misses with a wild body shot.
Ryuu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demirov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryuu.
Ryuu lands with an overhand left.
Ryuu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Demirov misses with an uppercut.
Ryuu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teshima Ryuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryuu tries to clinch there but Demirov circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demirov throws out a loose jab but Ryuu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryuu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryuu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demirov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryuu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuu throws a nice looking combination but Demirov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demirov swinging wildly here.
Demirov punishes Ryuu's body with a nice straight punch.
Ryuu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Demirov counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryuu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryuu slips a straight right by Demirov.
Ryuu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryuu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demirov. Ryuu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demirov looks to land a left hand but Ryuu moved out of range nicely.
Ryuu avoids the body shot from Demirov.
Nice defenses there by Demirov.
Ryuu throws a combination. Demirov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demirov misses with a straight right.
Ryuu wants to clinch up but Demirov keeps it at a distance.
Ryuu throws a right hand that Demirov ducks under and follows up with a left that Demirov also avoids with ease.
Ryuu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demirov.
Ryuu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ryuu moves out of range as Demirov strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demirov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A left lands for Demirov.
Ryuu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryuu.
Nice uppercut there from Demirov.
Demirov thuds a left hand into Ryuu's body.
Ryuu shoots in looking for a takedown. Demirov tries to sprawl out of it but Ryuu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Demirov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demirov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Demirov throws a hook but Ryuu avoids it easily.
Demirov takes a swing at Ryuu's ribcage but misses.
Ryuu lands with a straight right. Demirov didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Ryuu.
A big right from Demirov misses.
Demirov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryuu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demirov misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu closes the distance but Demirov moves to the side
and Demirov counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryuu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ryuu tries to clinch up but Demirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryuu just misses with a punch to the body.
Demirov misses with a straight left.
Demirov moves away from the strike by Ryuu.
Ryuu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryuu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Demirov misses with an uppercut. Ryuu saw that one coming.
Demirov catches Ryuu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Demirov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Demirov moves away from the strike by Ryuu.
Left hook, right uppercut from Demirov.
Ryuu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryuu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demirov.
Demirov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ryuu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryuu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demirov slips a jab from Ryuu.
Demirov is looking to counter punch.
Demirov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ryuu. Ryuu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Demirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryuu connects with the punch.
Demirov misses the jab.
Demirov connects with a body shot that sends Ryuu's belly button to the back.
Ryuu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryuu wants to clinch
and Demirov counters with a nice uppercut.
Demirov misses with a hook. Ryuu ducked under it nicely.
Demirov catches Ryuu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryuu.
Demirov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryuu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryuu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Demirov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Ryuu misses.
Ryuu moves out of range as Demirov strikes.
Ryuu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Demirov on the side of the head.
Demirov misses with a hook. Ryuu ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Ryuu does it's job there.
Ryuu tries to move into range but Demirov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryuu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Ryuu catches Demirov right on the button with a cross.
Demirov misses with a wild body shot.
Ryuu pushes Demirov up against the cage in a clinch.
Demirov manages to break the clinch.
Ryuu slips under a jab.
Ryuu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demirov doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryuu moves out of range as Demirov strikes.
Demirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Demirov takes a swing at Ryuu's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryuu! But no joy.
Ryuu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryuu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryuu misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Demirov.
Ryuu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demirov.
Ryuu misses with a double jab.
Ryuu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demirov throwing a counter right hand but Ryuu manages to avoid it.
Ryuu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demirov looks to land a right hand but Ryuu moved out of range.
Demirov misses with an uppercut. Ryuu saw that one coming.
Demirov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Demirov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryuu misses with a left hand
and Demirov counters with a stiff right hand.
Demirov loads up on a big right hand but Ryuu slips the punch.
Demirov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ryuu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryuu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demirov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryuu can do to turn this around?
Ryuu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Demirov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amir Demirov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryuu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Demirov finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryuu's head.
Demirov throws a body punch but Ryuu moves out of range.
Ryuu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Demirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryuu is just out of range.
Demirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryuu was well out of range. Poor timing from Demirov.
Demirov sizes up Ryuu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Demirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryuu! But no joy.
Ryuu throws a combination. Demirov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Demirov misses the jab.
Ryuu moves in looking to clinch but Demirov pushes him off.
Demirov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ryuu tries to clinch but Demirov is having none of it.
Demirov throws a hook but Ryuu blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ryuu misses.
Ryuu cracks Demirov with an open hand slap.
Demirov throws a body punch but Ryuu moves out of range.
Ryuu doesn't manage to clinch there - Demirov circles away.
Demirov swings widly with a right hand
and Demirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryuu manages to avoid it.
Demirov throws out a loose jab but Ryuu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demirov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Demirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryuu manages to avoid it.
Demirov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryuu staying out of range there.
Ryuu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demirov throws a looping overhand right but Ryuu ducks down to avoid it.
Ryuu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demirov.
Demirov ducks under a wild hook from Ryuu.
Demirov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demirov scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu lands a really nice looking cross but Demirov seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryuu tries to clinch but Demirov is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryuu misses the target.
Ryuu dips to his left and cracks Demirov with an uppercut!
Ryuu swinging wildly here.
Ryuu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demirov.
Demirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryuu tries to clinch but Demirov moves out of range.
Demirov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Demirov misses with a wild body shot.
Ryuu slips under a jab from Demirov.
Ryuu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ryuu avoids the body shot from Demirov.
Ryuu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryuu throws a hook but Demirov avoids it easily.
Demirov lunges at Ryuu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ryuu's hand.
Demirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryuu throws a right and a left that Demirov avoids nicely.
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 Amir Demirov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryuu closes the distance but Demirov moves to the side
and Demirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Demirov.
Ryuu misses with a looping right.
Demirov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Demirov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ryuu's hands.
Ryuu scores with a jab. Demirov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ryuu scores with a punch to the head.
Demirov throws an overhand right that lands on Ryuu's shoulder, as Ryuu tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryuu.
Demirov misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Ryuu.
A little jabbing left from Ryuu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryuu scores with a body shot.
Ryuu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Demirov misses with a right hand
and Ryuu counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryuu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Demirov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Demirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryuu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ryuu there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demirov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ryuu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryuu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Amir Demirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryuu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demirov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Demirov misses the target.
Demirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryuu was well out of range. Poor timing from Demirov.
Ryuu misses with a series of wild punches.
Demirov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Demirov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryuu.
Ryuu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryuu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Demirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demirov misses with a wild body shot.
Demirov throws an overhand right that lands on Ryuu's shoulder, as Ryuu tries to avoid the shot.
Demirov throws a big shot that misses.
Demirov tries to move into range but Ryuu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryuu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Demirov on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryuu throws a shot to the body.
Ryuu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryuu needs to keep his hands up - Demirov had a free shot at his head there.
Ryuu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Demirov misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryuu! But no joy.
Ryuu tries to bum rush Demirov with a series of wild strikes but Demirov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryuu misses with a hook. Demirov ducked under it nicely.
Demirov cracks Ryuu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Demirov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ryuu on the side of the head.
Demirov blocks a jab.
Demirov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryuu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demirov doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Demirov. Those never looked like landing.
Demirov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryuu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryuu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Demirov is fending him off so far but Ryuu persists. Nope, Demirov circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryuu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demirov connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirov 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.
Ryuu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demirov.
Demirov misses with a wild body shot.
Ryuu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Demirov throws a shot from downtown. Ryuu moves away and avoids it.
Demirov throws a hook but Ryuu blocks it.
Ryuu unleashes a big counter combination but Demirov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Demirov lands the left hand.
Ryuu ducks under a wild hook from Demirov.
A punch combination from Ryuu misses.
Demirov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Demirov looks to land a right hand but Ryuu moved out of range.
Ryuu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryuu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demirov misses the shot to the body.
Demirov lands a jab-cross combination.
Demirov lands a jab to Ryuu's midsection.
Ryuu moves to clinch but Demirov breaks away
enabling Demirov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryuu wants to clinch but Demirov slips to the side
and Demirov counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Demirov - just one landing.
Ryuu connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demirov. Ryuu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryuu.
Demirov misses with a hook.
Demirov throws a hook to the side of Ryuu's head but Ryuu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Ryuu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demirov doesn't seem phased though.
Demirov scores with a hook.
Ryuu looks to throw the jab but Demirov is out of range.
Ryuu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Amir Demirov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demirov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryuu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teshima Ryuu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryuu. Demirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Demirov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demirov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Demirov!
An out of breath Amir Demirov 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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