Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WVT 11: Newton v Lemieux
Date: Jun 24, 2022

#R1#
Maximus Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Maximus Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximus Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maximus Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maximus Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maximus Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maximus Jr throws a nice head kick!
Maximus Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr moves away from the strike by Vettori.
A big right from Maximus Jr misses.
Vettori scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vettori misses with a takedown
and Maximus Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maximus Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vettori's hands.
Maximus Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Maximus Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vettori counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maximus Jr's knee momentarily.#T1#
Vettori tries for a takedown but Maximus Jr circles away easily
and Maximus Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Vettori backing up. Vettori nods at Maximus Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Maximus Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Maximus Jr throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Maximus Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Maximus Jr throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maximus Jr.
Vettori has been working on his balance at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Maximus Jr misses with a double jab
and Vettori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximus Jr throws a leg kick but Vettori checks it.
Maximus Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Maximus Jr lands a body shot.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Vettori misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Maximus Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vettori is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maximus Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maximus Jr's back!
Maximus Jr tries to escape the position.
Vettori is looking to control Maximus Jr but Maximus Jr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Maximus Jr tries to escape the position.
Vettori lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Vettori. #T3#
Maximus Jr is trying to stand back up.
Vettori avoiding Maximus Jr 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB#
Vettori has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Maximus Jr! Can he survive? No! He's out! Vettori gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marvin Vettori!
After the big win, Marvin Vettori made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New Standard and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: WVT 5: Puto v Smith
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Vettori closes the distance and clinches up with Chugman, looking for a takedown. Vettori pushes Chugman against the cage but Chugman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Chugman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Chugman is working for a kimura but Vettori is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Vettori actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Chugman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman passes into side control, despite Vettori's attempt to control the position.
Chugman moves into full mount! #T1#
Vettori is squirming around, avoiding Chugman's attempts to control the action.
Chugman working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB#
Chugman looking to isolate an arm here. Vettori doesn't see it coming and as Chugman extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Chugman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: WVT 2: Puto v Svyatogor
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1#
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori 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 Hill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hill checks a low kick from Vettori.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Hill down.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Devin Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Hill blocks the body kick.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
Vettori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori dodges the punch combination from Hill.
Vettori connects with a looping right hand.
Hill takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Hill throws a right hand that Vettori ducks under and follows up with a left that Vettori also avoids with ease.
Hill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Hill looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vettori tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Vettori moves out of range easily.
Vettori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill is looking to chop away at Vettori's legs. #T2#
Hill misses with a straight left.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Hill throws a big counter combination but Vettori scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hill connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Vettori misses with a straight right. #CL#
Hill has managed to clinch.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hill letting Vettori take a breather here.
Vettori throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vettori taking a breather.
Vettori looking to slow down the pace here.
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hill lands an elbow just above Vettori 's eye.
Hill just leaning against Vettori, taking a breather.
Hill scores with a shot to the side of Vettori's head.
We've been informed that Vettori has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC#
Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Vettori with a nice cross.
Hill throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori misses with a straight left. #CL#
Hill forces Vettori back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vettori.
Vettori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori is trying to maintain a safe position but Hill gets an underhook and turns Vettori into the cage.
Hill throws an elbow but it misses.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Vettori is trying to maintain a safe position but Hill gets an underhook and turns Vettori into the cage.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Hill stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Hill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vettori's hands.
Hill misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hill is out of range. #CL#
Hill forces Vettori back against the cage and clinches.
Vettori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hill lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Marvin Vettori has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Vettori avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Hill there.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Good leg kick by Vettori.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hill.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill tries to bum rush Vettori with a series of wild strikes but Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill misses with a hook
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Hill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vettori napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori tries to bench press Hill off him but Hill keeps the position.
Vettori is still trying to improve position.
Vettori can't do much from the bottom here.
Vettori is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Hill controls the position.
Vettori defending against the ground and pound.
Hill controlling the position.
Hill has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vettori!
Hill content just to control the position here.
Hill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hill prevents Vettori from getting the reversal.
Hill unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Vettori wants to control but Hill is having none of it.
Hill lands a big shot there that rocks Vettori but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hill cracks Vettori with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #ROC#Vettori is rocked!
A big strike lands for Hill! That's really hurt Vettori and he's turned his back - Hill keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hill jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Hill!
During a confident post fight interview, Devin Hill thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 28, 2022

#R1#
Sanders tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Vettori counters with a shoot takedown. Sanders fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanders seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Vettori throwing strikes but missing.
Vettori stays in close to Sanders's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori passes Sanders's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vettori is controlling the pace. #T1#
Vettori prevents Sanders from standing back up.
Vettori sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanders tries to get to full guard but Vettori has control of the leg.
Sanders trying to control here. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Vettori is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanders is trying to escape back to his feet but Vettori uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Vettori takes a little break here. Sanders wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sanders gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T3#
Vettori is landing with some decent strikes but Sanders is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vettori landing punches.
Vettori fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vettori on the ground.
Vettori content just to control the position here.
Vettori's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vettori has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T4#
Vettori landing shots from mount.
Sanders tries to hold on but Vettori pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Vettori.#SUB2#
Vettori is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanders is surviving well by controlling Vettori's body position as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori controlling the pace for now.
Vettori with shots to the head and body - Sanders looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Vettori drives through and clinches with Sanders against the cage.
Sanders working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vettori.
Vettori leaning against his opponent.
Sanders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanders takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like James Sanders has been cut.
Vettori is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vettori is pushing Sanders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #TD2#
Vettori drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vettori looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Vettori wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sanders has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Vettori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori pulls Sanders in close to prevent any damage.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Sanders is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vettori stays in close to Sanders's body and controls the position.
Vettori is continuing to stall.
Vettori is in close to Sanders's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vettori is pushing down on Sanders's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanders is fighting to maintain full guard but Vettori has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vettori trying to control the pace. #T3#
Vettori wants to pass to mount but Sanders is defending the position.
Sanders tries to get to full guard but Vettori has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vettori connects with a nice short shot to Sanders's temple.
Vettori seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Vettori has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marvin Vettori has got the better of the ground game so far.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Vettori shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vettori showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanders tries to kick Vettori off in order to stand up. Vettori Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vettori is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sanders's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Sanders's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Vettori lands a jab.
Vettori connects with a body shot.
Vettori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Sanders. No joy for Vettori on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vettori connects with the punch.
Sanders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vettori closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanders circles away.#T1#
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC2#Sanders is rocked!
Vettori walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sanders drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Vettori swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sanders's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marvin Vettori waved his t-shirt featuring New Standard's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated James Sanders had this to say: 'It was a war in there. I'm lucky enough to be going home tonight. I lost, and it's okay, because tomorrow we go again.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 24, 2022

#R1#
Vettori lands the left hand.#CUT2#It looks like Onni Suominen has been cut.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vettori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suominen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vettori works Suominen's body with a nice hook.
Suominen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vettori's coach down at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vettori's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vettori lands a glancing blow to the side of Suominen's head.
Suominen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Suominen sees coming a mile off.
Suominen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suominen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.#T1#
Suominen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vettori. #KD2#
Vettori lands a left and a right that send Suominen crashing to the mat, dazed. Vettori thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Suominen is rocked!
Suominen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vettori counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Suominen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suominen seems to have got his legs back now.
Vettori connects with a body shot.
Suominen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vettori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suominen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Vettori gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Suominen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that New Standard logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 19, 2022

#R1#
Lei tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Vettori counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vettori.
Lei is wriggling around but Vettori manages to pass to half guard.
Vettori has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lei looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#REVR#
Vettori slips a nice elbow through Lei's hands, connecting with Lei's forehead.
Vettori passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vettori sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lei is bucking up trying to escape but Vettori cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T1#
Vettori is landing with some decent strikes but Lei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Vettori connects with a massive shot to the dome! #ROC2#Lei is rocked!
Vettori cracks Lei with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, New Standard for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 16, 2022

#R1#
Yalixqua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#KD#
Yalixqua cracks Vettori with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yalixqua has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Vettori to stand back up!
Yalixqua drops Vettori with a big left hand! Vettori is injured, injured bad! Yalixqua jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2022

#R1#
Vettori throws a hook but Maximus avoids it easily.
Vettori looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Maximus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vettori sprawls well. Vettori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maximus gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Vettori misses the target.
Maximus fails to land the takedown.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maximus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vettori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marvin Vettori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cloinis Maximus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Vettori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maximus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vettori pinned against the cage. Vettori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Maximus or perhaps it was just good defense by Vettori, which made it look bad.
Vettori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maximus misses with a head kick.
Maximus looks for a takedown but Vettori sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Vettori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vettori keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maximus tries to clinch there but Vettori circles away.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maximus moves away.
Maximus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Maximus wants to clinch.#T2#
Maximus shoots in and drives through. Vettori sprawls well.
Maximus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vettori defends well and Maximus ends up having to push Vettori into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maximus looks to land a body kick but Vettori moved away.
Maximus goes for a double leg but Vettori avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vettori continues to drive forward.
It looked like Vettori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maximus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maximus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximus misses the body punch
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus misses with a takedown
and Vettori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vettori swinging wildly here. #T3#
Maximus misses with a takedown attempt - Vettori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vettori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximus.
Maximus is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maximus feints the counter takedown.
Maximus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vettori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maximus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Vettori circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Vettori counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T4#
Maximus wants to improve his position but instead Vettori has moved into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vettori has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Maximus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vettori avoids the attempt from Maximus to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Vettori tries to land a front kick but Maximus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maximus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maximus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vettori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maximus tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it.
Maximus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maximus darts in looking for a takedown but Vettori gets double underhooks and turns Maximus into the cage.
Maximus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maximus shoots in looking for a takedown. Vettori tries to sprawl out of it but Maximus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vettori manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vettori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maximus misses with a takedown attempt - Vettori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marvin Vettori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cloinis Maximus.#T1#
Maximus misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vettori leaves Maximus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maximus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Maximus fails with the takedown
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus misses with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maximus.
Vettori thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Vettori as Maximus shoots in.#TD#
Vettori closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maximus's guard.#T2##SUB2#
Maximus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vettori sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maximus tries to strike from the bottom.
Vettori content to stall in guard here.
Maximus is trying to keep Vettori in close. #T3#
Maximus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maximus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vettori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maximus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good work by Maximus as he checks the leg kick.
Maximus is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maximus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maximus.
Vettori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maximus tries for a takedown but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vettori staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maximus.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Maximus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maximus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vettori but Vettori pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vettori throws a big counter combination but Maximus scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Maximus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vettori but Vettori pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maximus misses with a takedown attempt - Vettori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maximus lands a head kick. Vettori smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maximus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maximus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marvin Vettori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cloinis Maximus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus shoots in looking for a takedown but Vettori manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maximus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A counter left hand to the body from Vettori misses its target.
Cloinis Maximus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Maximus darts in and clinches Vettori up against the cage.
Vettori pushes Maximus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Vettori tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vettori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maximus misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus is trying to pull guard but Vettori turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vettori lands a nice knee to the body.
Maximus avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Vettori controlling the action here for a moment.
Maximus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vettori just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maximus tries to land knees in the clinch but Vettori avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Vettori prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vettori can't get the takedown.
Maximus tries for a takedown but Vettori manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vettori obliges.
Vettori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maximus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vettori throws an elbow but it misses.
Maximus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vettori fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maximus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Maximus manages to avoid it.#T3#
A big left from Vettori misses.
Maximus dives in for a single leg takedown but Vettori sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Maximus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maximus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximus manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Maximus moved out of range nicely.
Vettori slaps away a takedown attempt from Maximus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Maximus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximus is looking to clinch.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Maximus is out of range.
Maximus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maximus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vettori defends well and Maximus ends up having to push Vettori into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maximus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vettori but Vettori pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maximus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cloinis Maximus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maximus lands with a nice combination. Vettori backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vettori 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, New Standard for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 10, 2022

#R1#
Yalixqua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua backing away here, and Vettori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yalixqua lands with a straight right. Vettori didn't see that one coming.#KD#
Yalixqua lands a big uppercut and Vettori crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vettori looks OK. Yalixqua waves Vettori back to his feet!#ROC#Vettori is rocked!
Vettori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Yalixqua finish him?
Vettori's coach down at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vettori's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yalixqua stuns Vettori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yalixqua misses with a head kick.
Yalixqua flashes Vettori a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Vettori's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Vettori crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Yalixqua punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 06, 2022

#R1#
Tantor thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Tantor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tantor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Tantor closes the distance and pushes Vettori back into the cage.
Tantor can't get the takedown.
Tantor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vettori has him pressed against the cage.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tantor shoots in looking for a takedown but Vettori manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tantor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor tries to clinch up
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori goes for a double leg but Tantor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tantor continues to drive forward.#BC2#
Tantor breaks the clinch. #T1#
Vettori walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Tantor drives through and clinches with Vettori against the cage.
Tantor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#TD2#
Tantor jumps guard.
Vettori slips nicely into half guard.
Tantor is looking for a sweep. Vettori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Vettori is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vettori thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tantor manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2#
Tantor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vettori looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tantor seems keen to control Vettori's posture.
Vettori landing some decent shots from guard. #ES2#
Tantor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tantor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vettori defends well and Tantor ends up having to push Vettori into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marvin Vettori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Tantor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori fails with the takedown.#T3#
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Tantor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Tantor dodges the punch combination from Vettori.
Tantor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vettori is fending him off so far but Tantor persists. Nope, Vettori circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
Tantor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Tantor seems content to control.#T4#
Vettori wants to control the action here but instead Tantor manages to pass to full mount!
Tantor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vettori tries to hold on but Tantor postures up.
Vettori gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maki Tantor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Maki Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick
and Vettori counters with a nice body shot.
Tantor misses with an uppercut
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Tantor shoots in for a takedown but Vettori shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Vettori avoids them all with ease.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vettori lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor lands a jab-cross combination.
Tantor throws a right hand that Vettori ducks under and follows up with a left that Vettori also avoids with ease.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Tantor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#SUB#
Tantor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vettori has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tantor has managed to get both his arms back between Vettori's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Tantor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SU2#
Tantor stands up and waves to Vettori to follow him.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Tantor knows he should have avoided that one.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Vettori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vettori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vettori has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tantor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Tantor scores with a shot to the body.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Tantor rushes Vettori and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Tantor breaks from the clinch. #TD2#
Tantor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maki Tantor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vettori is being controlled here.
Vettori can't do much from the bottom here.
Vettori avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tantor. #T3#
Tantor takes a little break here. Vettori wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vettori can't do much from the bottom here. #SU2#
Tantor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Tantor lunges at Vettori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vettori's hand.
Tantor misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Tantor moves into the clinch.#T4#
Tantor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tantor is trying to pull guard but Vettori turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marvin Vettori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Tantor.#TD2#
Tantor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vettori uses from the top position.
Tantor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettori trying to control the position from guard on top but Tantor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tantor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tantor pulls Vettori in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maki Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vettori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Vettori scores with a decent looking hook.
Tantor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tantor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tantor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vettori counters with a low kick, right behind Tantor 's knee.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Vettori throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Tantor scores with a push kick.
Tantor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tantor tries to clinch but Vettori moves away
and Vettori counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori tries to clinch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.#T1#
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tantor throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Tantor defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses. #TD2#
Tantor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vettori on his heels. He'll look to pass Vettori's guard now, I'm sure.
Tantor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2##SUB#
Vettori working for a triangle but Tantor defends it easily.
Tantor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SU2#
Tantor stands and steps away. Vettori gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tantor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vettori if he has to take too many more of those.
Vettori avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Vettori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vettori has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vettori swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Vettori.
Tantor takes one on the button.
Tantor punishes Vettori's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Tantor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tantor is taking a breather. Vettori says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vettori wants to get back to his feet.#T4#
Tantor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tantor manages to pass to mount!
Vettori tries to reverse the position but Tantor maintains control.
Tantor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maki Tantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tantor 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Tantor!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2022

#R1#
Lei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vettori.
Lei tries to clinch
and Vettori counters with a good low kick that Lei was not able to check.
Vettori knocks out Lei with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Vettori before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Vettori picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori gave a mention to New Standard in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: Proud FC Eternally Grateful
Date: Jan 14, 2022

#R1#
A big left from Kim misses.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kim blocks it well.
Vettori throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Vettori misses with a double jab.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
As Vettori backs away, Kim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim scores with a hook.#CL#
Kim moves into the clinch.#T1#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vettori lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettoris head. #T2#
Kim takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Yasol Kim has been cut.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Kim.
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!
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim digs a right hand into Vettori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vettori's gas tank.
Kim pushes Vettori back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Vettori is trying to stall.
Kim cracks Vettori with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Vettori.
Vettori tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vettori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T3#
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vettori displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kim up against the ropes.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Vettori has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vettori has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim wants to stall. #T4#
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori presses Kim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vettori is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vettori prevents a body shot from Kim.
Kim lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as Vettori tries to tie him up.
Vettori blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasol Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Vettori looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Vettori shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kim eats them both and turns towards Vettori to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Vettori had a free shot at his head there.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kim feints and then cracks Vettori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vettori down.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vettori.
Yasol Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Kim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vettoris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL#
Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Vettori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vettori is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Vettori has Kim pushed against the ropes.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Vettori finds it's target.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim wants to clinch but Vettori slips to the side
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses. #T2#
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Vettori responds with a good body kick, but Kim manages to step out the way in time.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Kim tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vettori manages to circle out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vettori tries to clinch
and Kim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vettori feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vettori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kim looks for the body kick but Vettori saw that one coming.
Vettori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Vettori moves out of range as Kim throws a body kick.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Kim is looking to counter the offense by Vettori and move into the clinch.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKim.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori jabs Kim right on the nose. Kim blinks but takes it well.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Vettori moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Come on Kim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori taking a breather. #T4#
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim pushes Vettori back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kim pushes Vettori back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori wants to stall.
Kim working aggressively here.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vettori.
Vettori is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Vettori into the ropes.
Vettori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vettori looking to slow down the pace here.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasol Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Kim thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Vettori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori scores with a nice right hand.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
Kim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick from Vettori misses.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.#CL#
Kim has Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori is trying to break free.
Kim misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vettori.
Vettori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Kim gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim lands with a straight right. Vettori didn't see that one coming.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vettori. That did some damage!
Kim scores with a nice strike.
Vettori walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vettori drops his hands momentarily and Kim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Vettori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T2#
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettori can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori lands the left hand.
Vettori throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Vettori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vettori lands a jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim with a nice calf kick.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Kim lands a head shot.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim feints and then cracks Vettori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vettori down.
Vettori tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kim misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Yasol Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vettori.
Kim thumps Vettori with a low kick.
Yasol Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Vettori's torso.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vettori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Vettori should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Kim.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori walks into a stiff left hand from Kim.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Kim. #CL#
Vettori tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Kim.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yasol Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasol Kim!
Yasol Kim thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Proud FC 14 - Alpha
Date: Dec 10, 2021

#R1#
Wolff misses with a hook.
Wolff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolff. That snapped Vettori's head back. #KD2#
Wolff cracks Vettori with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Vettori is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Vettori is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wolff, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Wolff misses.
A quick step to the side and Vettori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#KD2#
Vettori walks into a big right hand from Wolff and goes down! The referee sends Wolff to a neutral corner as Vettori gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#ROC2#Vettori is rocked!
Wolff throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolff misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Vettori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wolff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vettori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.
A bone on bone clash there as Vettori blocks the leg kick.
Vettori appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wolff ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Vettori out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartholomäus Wolff!
An out of breath Bartholomäus Wolff thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Proud FC 10 - Oppression
Date: Nov 12, 2021

#R1#
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Vettori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boudreaux obliges.
Boudreaux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vettori takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boudreaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudreaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori is looking to control Boudreaux 's arms but Boudreaux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vettori has his back to the ropes.
Vettori avoids a wild elbow strike from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boudreaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vettori's defenses.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudreaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boudreaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boudreaux lands a nice elbow.
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!
Vettori blocks an elbow strike.
Boudreaux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boudreaux lands a knee to the head. #T1#
Nice elbow from Boudreaux . #BC#
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori 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 Boudreaux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boudreaux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Boudreaux cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Boudreaux swings widly with a right hand
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boudreaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boudreaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux slips under a jab.
Boudreaux tries to clinch there but Vettori circles away.
Boudreaux is looking to slow Vettori down with leg kicks. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Boudreaux there.#CL#
Boudreaux has closed the distance and engaged Vettori in a clinch.
Vettori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boudreaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the head but Vettori blocks with his arms.
Boudreaux with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Boudreaux has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Boudreaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boudreaux prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Boudreaux misses with the head strike.
Boudreaux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boudreaux looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch.
Vettori throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boudreaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3##CL#
Boudreaux gets a clinch.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Vettori slows down the pace here.
Boudreaux lands an elbow that stopped Vettori in his tracks for a moment.
Boudreaux looking to throw knees to the head but Vettori is blocking nicely.
Vettori is looking to control Boudreaux 's arms but Boudreaux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vettori has his back to the ropes.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Vettori is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreaux gets an underhook and turns Vettori into the ropes.
Boudreaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Boudreaux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vettori blocks it with crossed arms.
Vettori dodges an elbow strike from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vettori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boudreaux works on Vettori's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
A left hand lands to the body for Boudreaux .
Vettori is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boudreaux has Vettori pressed against the ropes, preventing Vettori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boudreaux throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Boudreaux doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Boudreaux thumps Vettori with a low kick.
Vettori tried to score with a low kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Boudreaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vettori's coach down at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vettori's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Boudreaux scores with the left hand. Vettori knows he should have avoided that one.
Boudreaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boudreaux scores with a punch to the head.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Boudreaux tries to clinch up.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Boudreaux .
Vettori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boudreaux with a body shot.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux dodges the punch combination from Vettori. #CL#
Boudreaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boudreaux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vettori is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreaux gets an underhook and turns Vettori into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux lands with a left to the head.
Boudreaux lands an elbow just above Vettori 's eye.
Boudreaux misses with an elbow strike.
Boudreaux misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori throws an elbow that misses.
Vettori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Boudreaux misses with an elbow strike.
Boudreaux landing knees to the body.
Boudreaux gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori wants to stall.
Boudreaux misses with some punches.
Boudreaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boudreaux as Vettori tries to tie him up.
Boudreaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vettori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boudreaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boudreaux lands a nice elbow.
Vettori content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T2#
Boudreaux has Vettori pressed against the ropes, preventing Vettori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
Boudreaux letting Vettori take a breather here.
Boudreaux blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Boudreaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori looking to stall.
Vettori throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boudreaux as Vettori tries to tie him up.
Boudreaux digs a right hand into Vettori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vettori's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boudreaux as Vettori tries to tie him up.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boudreaux avoids it.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
Boudreaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori throws an elbow that misses. #BC#
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vettori throws a lazy uppercut
and Boudreaux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Vettori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boudreaux misses the jab.
Boudreaux wants to land a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vettori defending well as Boudreaux loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Boudreaux clinches.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudreaux 's elbow.
Boudreaux misses with some punches.
Vettori looking to stall.
Vettori is trying to break the clinch but Boudreaux has him pressed against the ropes. #T4#
Boudreaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vettori is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Boudreaux digs a right hand underneath Vettori's ribcage. Vettori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Vettori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vettori in his tracks.
Boudreaux lands a jab to Vettori's midsection.
Boudreaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Boudreaux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vettori's head.
Vettori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#CL#
Boudreaux rushes Vettori and presses him up against the ropes.
Vettori is trying to break the clinch but Boudreaux has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boudreaux as Vettori tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Boudreaux .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Boudreaux throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vettori.
A telegraphed right hand from Boudreaux misses the target.
Boudreaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Vettori.
Boudreaux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boudreaux scores with a hook to the body. Vettori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boudreaux checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux . #CL#
Boudreaux has closed the distance and engaged Vettori in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Vettori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boudreaux gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vettori.
Boudreaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the head but Vettori blocks with his arms.
Boudreaux lands an elbow inside.
Boudreaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boudreaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boudreaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boudreaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boudreaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vettori misses with an elbow strike.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boudreaux tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux . #T2#
Boudreaux connects with a knee to the head.
Boudreaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boudreaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boudreaux lands an elbow just above Vettori 's eye. #BC#
Boudreaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori thuds his shin into the meat of Boudreaux 's side.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Boudreaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vettori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vettori.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux keeps Vettori at a distance using the push kick. #T3#
Vettori misses with a left hand
and Boudreaux counters with a nice body shot.
Vettori misses with a combination
enabling Boudreaux to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux connects with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boudreaux lands a nice shot that snaps Vettori's head back. #CL#
Boudreaux closes the distance and clinches.
Boudreaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori has Boudreaux pushed against the ropes.
Vettori trying to control the position but instead, Boudreaux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vettori into the ropes.#T4#
Boudreaux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vettori blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Boudreaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Boudreaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori avoids the elbow strike from Boudreaux , against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boudreaux .
Vettori lands a nice shot 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!
Boudreaux lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boudreaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Vettori can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux lands with a light punch inside.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boudreaux lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boudreaux 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Proud FC 4- Full Blast
Date: Oct 01, 2021

#R1#
Vettori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Putin doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Putin gets tackled into the ropes by Vettori. Vettori maintains the clinch.
Vettori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Putin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vettori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Vettori avoids the damage to the body.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vettori.
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!
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vettori.
Putin lands a right hand.
Vettori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vettori blocks it with crossed arms.
Vettori lands with a light punch inside.
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin pushes off an throws an elbow but Vettori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vettori is defending well for now.
Putin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Putin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Putin tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Vettori shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Putin eats them both and turns towards Vettori to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Putin works the jab nicely.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Putin misses the target.
Vettori swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Putin manages to avoid it.
Putin tries to clinch there but Vettori circles away.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Putin avoids it.
Putin throws a poor cross that misses
and Vettori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Putin pushes Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Putin prevents a body shot from Vettori. #T2#
Putin misses with a body punch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Vettori blocks with his arms.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vettori's defenses.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Vettori lands a body punch.
Putin lands a nice shot to the body.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Vettori.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Vettori blocks with his arms.
Putin digs a right hand into Vettori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vettori's gas tank.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Vettori is blocking nicely.
Vettori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Putin.
Putin looks winded!
Vettori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vettori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Vettori. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Vettori.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Vettori. #BC#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Putin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vettori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Vettori coming out on top.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vettori lands a two punch combo.
Putin wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori connects with the punch.#T4#
Putin misses the body punch
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Putin doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
Putin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vettori throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Putin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Putin off balance momentarily.
Vettori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Putin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Putin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Putin throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vettori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL2#
Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
That's time! Vettori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Vettori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Vettori with a nice cross.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin is looking to clinch. #CL#
Putin tries to keep at a distance but Vettori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vettori digs a right hand underneath Putin's ribcage. Putin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Marvin Vettori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vettori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putins head.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Putin misses with a knee strike. #BC#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
Vettori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Putin is looking to clinch. #T1##CL2#
Putin clinches up with Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Vettori lands with a left to the head.
Vettori scores with a shot to the side of Putin's head.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori lands with a left to the head.
Vettori managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
A short uppercut from Vettori.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Putin is rocked!
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Vettori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Putin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori digs a good hook to Putin's body.
Vettori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin throws a front kick aimed at Vettori's knee but Vettori avoids it well. #CL#
Vettori has closed the distance and engaged Putin in a clinch.
A short right from Vettori.
Vettori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Putin is breathing heavily.#T2##BC#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Putin tries to clinch up.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.
Jab by Vettori.#CL#
Vettori gets a clinch.
Putin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Vettori avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Vettori avoids the damage to the body.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Putin.
Still in the clinch, Vettori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vettori scores with a shot to the side of Putin's head.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Vettori finish him?
A short uppercut from Vettori.
Vettori creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Putin crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Putin face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Vettori takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori very nearly forgot to thank Hardcore Alchemy amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: SYN K1 8/20
Date: Aug 20, 2021

#R1#
Vettori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vettori jabs at Killstone's body.
Killstone throws a big shot that misses.
Killstone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vettori in his tracks.
Killstone connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Vettori needs to keep his hands up - Killstone had a free shot at his head there.
Vettori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Killstone misses with a looping right.
Killstone loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Killstone lands with a hook. Vettori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killstone.
Killstone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Killstone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Killstone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Killstone throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Killstone misses with an uppercut.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killstone.
Vettori 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.
Killstone misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.#T1#
Killstone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Killstone throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Killstone lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Killstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Vettori finds it's target.
Killstone scores with a body shot.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Killstone's knee but Killstone avoids it well.
Vettori walks into a straight right hand from Killstone.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Vettori instigates a clinch.
Vettori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killstone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killstone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vettori lands a right hand.
Killstone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori prevents a body shot from Killstone.
Vettori works on Killstone's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
Killstone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Killstone backwards.
A short right from Vettori. #T2#
Killstone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Killstone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Killstone backwards.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Killstone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killstone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Killstone is out of range.
Vettori lands with a kick to the ribs.
Killstone connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Killstone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Killstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Killstone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vettori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Killstone throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Killstone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Killstone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Killstone misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Killstone misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
Killstone slips under a jab from Vettori.
Killstone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Killstone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Killstone misses with a hook.
Killstone throws a body shot but no joy.
Killstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Killstone loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Killstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Vettori.
Vettori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Killstone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Killstone working aggressively here.
Vettori lands an uppercut.
Vettori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Vettori.
Killstone blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killstone's elbow.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killstone avoids it.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Killstone avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Killstone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killstone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killstone blocks an uppercut.
Vettori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Killstone scores with a hook to the body.
Killstone blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killstone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Killstone controls the action.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Killstone.
Killstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
A left hand lands to the body for Killstone.
Killstone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killstone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vettori working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Killstone.
A short right from Killstone on the inside.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Killstone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vettori misses the body punch
and Killstone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettori wants to land a leg kick but Killstone is out of range.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killstone.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori throws a right and a left that Killstone avoids nicely.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Killstone thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killstone manages to avoid it.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Killstone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Killstone moves out of range of the body kick from Vettori.
Vettori tries to work over Killstone's front leg with a kick but Killstone checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Killstone moved away.
Killstone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vettori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Killstone checks the leg kick.
Vettori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butch Killstone is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori. #T1#
Killstone throws an off balance right hand
and Vettori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vettori takes a swing at Killstone's ribcage but misses.
Killstone loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori tries to counter with a clinch but Killstone shakes him off and moves away.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Vettori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Killstone throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Vettori pivots, looking for a leg kick but Killstone is out of range and Vettori settles back down.
Vettori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Killstone lands a body shot.
Killstone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vettori's head.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Killstone misses.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Killstone throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori tries a quick counter leg kick but Killstone is wise to it.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killstone. #CL2#
Vettori has closed the distance and engaged Killstone in a clinch.
Vettori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Killstone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killstone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vettori or not.
Killstone lands a left hand.
Killstone lands a shot to the body.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
Killstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori digs a right hand into Killstone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Killstone's gas tank.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vettori digs a right hand into Killstone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Killstone's gas tank.
Killstone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Killstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Killstone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Killstone has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Killstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Killstone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killstone lands with a short shot to the head.
Vettori lands a nice uppercut.
Killstone managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Killstone.
Killstone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Killstone fails to land.
Killstone lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Good body shot from Killstone.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Killstone blocks an uppercut.
Killstone can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
A hook to the body from Killstone.
Vettori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Killstone or not.
Killstone lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Killstone manages to break the clinch.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Killstone.
Killstone misses with a body shot.
Vettori tries to move into range but Killstone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Killstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Killstone.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killstone.
Killstone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori wants to counter with a clinch but Killstone pushes him away.
Killstone swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Killstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Killstone.
Killstone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killstone takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Killstone misses the shot to the body.
Killstone misses with a lunging right hand
and Vettori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Killstone moved away.
Killstone thuds his right hand into Vettori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vettori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Killstone misses.
Killstone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Killstone.
Vettori gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Killstone counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Killstone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Killstone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killstone.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori defending well as Killstone loads up on a big left hand.
Killstone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vettori throws a leg kick which misses Killstone's front leg but catches the back leg as Killstone tries to avoid it.
Vettori needs to keep his hands up - Killstone had a free shot at his head there.
Killstone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killstone looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Killstone thuds his right hand into Vettori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Killstone.
Killstone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Killstone checks a leg kick.
Vettori throws a low kick but Killstone moves out of range easily.
Killstone just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.#T1#
Killstone just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Killstone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Killstone connects with a nice looking jab.
Killstone looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Killstone misses with a looping right.
Killstone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Killstone tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#Vettori is rocked!
Vettori throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Killstone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him. #CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Killstone lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Killstone finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Killstone can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Vettori. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
Killstone working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Killstone.
Vettori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killstone works on Vettori's body with a couple of short punches.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killstone prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori tries to work over Killstone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killstone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killstone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Killstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Killstone goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Killstone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killstone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Killstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Killstone.
A clash of legs there as Killstone blocks the low kick.#T3#
Killstone catches Vettori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Vettori tries to clinch up.
Killstone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Killstone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Killstone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vettori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Killstone.
Killstone misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Killstone checks a low kick from Vettori.
Vettori swings for the body but Killstone moves out of range.
Killstone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Killstone lands a body shot.
Killstone throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori tried to score with a low kick but Killstone checks it.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Killstone's leg. Killstone is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Killstone walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Vettori drives through and clinches with Killstone against the ropes.
Killstone lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Killstone.
Vettori cracks Killstone with a nice body shot.
Killstone tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killstone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killstone.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killstone is defending well for now.
Killstone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killstone prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Killstone backwards.
Killstone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killstone misses with a body punch.
Killstone can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vettori.
Vettori works on Killstone's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Vettori.
Killstone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Butch Killstone.
I think Killstone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: SYN K-1 7/30
Date: Jul 30, 2021

#R1#
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Grammaticus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Grammaticus 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.
Grammaticus swats away the attempt to clinch by Vettori.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori scores with a push kick.
A jab from Grammaticus finds it's way through Vettori's defenses.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori throws a lazy uppercut
and Grammaticus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grammaticus connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grammaticus .
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Grammaticus .
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Grammaticus does no damage. #T1#
Grammaticus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grammaticus just manages to avoid it.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grammaticus to score with a decent uppercut.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Grammaticus 's knee but Grammaticus avoids it well.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vettori swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grammaticus counters with a low kick, right behind Vettori 's knee.
Grammaticus misses with a right hand
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori catches Grammaticus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grammaticus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grammaticus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Grammaticus scores with a nice right hand. #CL#
Vettori instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vettori.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grammaticus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grammaticus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grammaticus .#BC2#
Grammaticus breaks the clinch. #T2#
A big right from Grammaticus misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vettori misses its target.
Grammaticus connects with a nice looking jab.
Grammaticus throws a body kick that misses.
Vettori blocks the body kick.
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vettori.
Grammaticus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vettori had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Grammaticus slips the punch.
Vettori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grammaticus is able to avoid easily.
Vettori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vettori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grammaticus .
A big right from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Grammaticus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grammaticus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grammaticus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vettori blocks the body kick. #T3#
Vettori misses with a shot to the body
and Grammaticus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grammaticus keeps the fight on the outside.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grammaticus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grammaticus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grammaticus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grammaticus staying out of range there.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grammaticus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grammaticus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grammaticus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Grammaticus 's knee but Grammaticus avoids it well.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T4#
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grammaticus thuds his shin into the meat of Vettori's side.
Vettori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Grammaticus .
Vettori slips under a jab from Grammaticus .
Vettori swings for the body but Grammaticus moves out of range.
Grammaticus throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori digs a good hook to Grammaticus 's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
Decent striking displayed by Grammaticus there.
Vettori feints and then cracks Grammaticus 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grammaticus down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vettori throws a hook but Grammaticus blocks it.
Grammaticus throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Grammaticus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vettori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grammaticus 's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Grammaticus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Grammaticus digs a good body shot into Vettori's ribs.
Grammaticus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vettori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vettori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vettori to score with a decent uppercut.
Grammaticus misses with a straight right.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
John Grammaticus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grammaticus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grammaticus scores with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Vettori thuds a left hand into Grammaticus 's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grammaticus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Grammaticus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vettori.
Grammaticus sizes up Vettori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Vettori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grammaticus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grammaticus just manages to avoid it.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Grammaticus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grammaticus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vettori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Vettori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grammaticus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grammaticus throws a big shot that misses.
Grammaticus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grammaticus tries to move into range but Vettori moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vettori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Grammaticus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2#
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Grammaticus slips a jab from Vettori.
Grammaticus throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Grammaticus ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Grammaticus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grammaticus lands a nice shot that snaps Vettori's head back.
Vettori throws a low kick but Grammaticus moves out of range easily.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Grammaticus avoids it.
Grammaticus throws out a counter right but Vettori avoids it with no problem.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Grammaticus 's shoulder, as Grammaticus tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori doesn't manage to clinch there - Grammaticus circles away.
Nice shot by Vettori.
Vettori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori thumps Grammaticus with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Grammaticus 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T3#
Vettori looks to land a body kick but Grammaticus moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Grammaticus . Those never looked like landing.
Grammaticus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Grammaticus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori slips under a jab from Grammaticus .
Vettori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grammaticus checks it well.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Grammaticus moved out of range.
A punch combination from Grammaticus misses.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori lands a really nice looking cross but Grammaticus seems unphased.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vettori swings for the body but Grammaticus moves out of range. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grammaticus takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Grammaticus throws a low kick, looking for Vettori's leg but Vettori calmly moves out of range.
Vettori is looking for a counter combo.
Grammaticus throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus checks the leg kick.
Grammaticus throws out a counter right but Vettori avoids it with no problem.
Grammaticus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
Grammaticus thumps Vettori with a low kick.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grammaticus checks a leg kick.
Grammaticus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Grammaticus checks it.
Grammaticus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori thumps Grammaticus with a low kick.
Grammaticus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grammaticus keeps the fight on the outside.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Grammaticus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Grammaticus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Vettori 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.
Vettori cracks Grammaticus with a good jab.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grammaticus swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range. #CL#
Vettori rushes Grammaticus and presses him up against the ropes.
Grammaticus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grammaticus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vettori.#BC2#
Grammaticus breaks from the clinch.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grammaticus scores with a punch to the head.
Grammaticus misses with a looping right.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Grammaticus .
A nice side step and Grammaticus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Vettori throws a head kick but Grammaticus moves out of range.
Vettori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Grammaticus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grammaticus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vettori wants to clinch up but Grammaticus keeps it at a distance.
Grammaticus misses with the combination.
Vettori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vettori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vettori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grammaticus needs to keep his hands up - Vettori had a free shot at his head there.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Grammaticus 's legs.
Grammaticus swats away the attempt to clinch by Vettori.
Grammaticus misses with a looping right.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grammaticus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grammaticus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grammaticus .
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vettori checks a low kick from Grammaticus .
A counter left hand to the body from Vettori misses its target.
Grammaticus thows a body kick. Vettori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Grammaticus saw that one coming.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grammaticus counters with an inside leg kick.
Grammaticus throws out a powerful jab.
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grammaticus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vettori. #CL#
Vettori gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grammaticus is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vettori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grammaticus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Grammaticus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vettori will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettori dodges an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC2#
Grammaticus manages to break the clinch.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grammaticus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vettori scores with a leg kick.
Vettori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grammaticus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Grammaticus pushes him off.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grammaticus just manages to avoid it.#T4#
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Vettori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grammaticus can pounce on him.
Vettori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grammaticus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grammaticus clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grammaticus scores with a three punch combo!
Vettori blocks the body kick.
Grammaticus tries to land a front kick but Vettori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Vettori swings widly with a right hand
and Grammaticus counters with a straight right hand.
Grammaticus takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori misses the body punch
letting Grammaticus counter with a right hand.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Vettori pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grammaticus is out of range and Vettori settles back down.
Grammaticus flicks out a counter leg kick but Vettori steps away.
Vettori checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Grammaticus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grammaticus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Grammaticus !

Event: SYN K1 07-23
Date: Jul 23, 2021

#R1#
Jeudy swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Jeudy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jeudy misses with a looping left.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeudy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jeudy.
Jeudy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeudy is just out of range.
Vettori throws the left hand but Jeudy avoids the punch easily.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeudy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A clash of legs there as Vettori blocks the low kick.
Jeudy is looking to chop away at Vettori's legs.
Jeudy blocks a leg kick.
Jeudy misses with a body shot.
Jeudy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vettori is out of range and Jeudy settles back down.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeudy throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeudy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vettori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeudy.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Jeudy keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Jeudy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jeudy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vettori's sensitive parts.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jeudy moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Vettori is looking to wear down Jeudy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jeudy throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Jeudy throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeudy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Jeudy throws a right hand that Vettori ducks under and follows up with a left that Vettori also avoids with ease.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeudy.
Vettori throws a hook to the side of Jeudy's head but Jeudy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Jeudy misses.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jeudy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jeudy tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jeudy misses with a leg kick.
Jeudy throws a front kick aimed at Vettori's knee but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori cracks a nice hook into Jeudy's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeudy 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.
Jeudy sizes up Vettori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Patrick Jeudy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori takes a swing at Jeudy's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Jeudy throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Vettori is looking to counter punch.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Jeudy misses with a looping left.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Jeudy misses with a lunging right hand
and Vettori counters with a nice leg kick.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jeudy to score with a decent uppercut.
Vettori fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vettori scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori slips a jab from Jeudy.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Jeudy manages to avoid it.
Jeudy throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori feints and then cracks Jeudy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeudy down.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Jeudy moves out of range of the body kick.
Vettori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jeudy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeudy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vettori throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeudy.
Jeudy misses with a straight left.
Jeudy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jeudy 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. #T3#
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeudy.
Jeudy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vettori moves out of range as Jeudy strikes.
Vettori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jeudy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vettori slips a jab from Jeudy.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Jeudy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Jeudy.
Jeudy throws a head kick that misses.
Vettori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vettori scores with a leg kick.
Vettori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheers as Vettori lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jeudy doesn't seem phased though.
Vettori tries a low kick but Jeudy avoids it.
Jeudy misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeudy.
Vettori tries to clinch up but Jeudy circles away and keeps his distance.
Vettori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeudy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jeudy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vettori had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jeudy with a nice calf kick.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.#T4#
Jeudy swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Jeudy misses with a wild body shot.
Jeudy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori swings for the body but Jeudy moves out of range.
Jeudy takes one on the button.
Vettori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jeudy.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Jeudy.
Donk. Vettori catches Jeudy right on the button with a cross.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Jeudy slips under a jab.
Jeudy misses with a body kick.
Vettori is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jeudy.
Jeudy misses with a shot to the body
and Vettori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeudy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori wants to clinch up but Jeudy keeps it at a distance.
Vettori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori thuds his right hand into Jeudy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jeudy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Jeudy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vettori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Jeudy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Vettori checks a low kick from Jeudy.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Jeudy's shoulder, as Jeudy tries to avoid the shot.
Jeudy scores with the left hand. Vettori knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeudy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Jeudy manages to avoid it.
Jeudy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jeudy misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori with the inside leg kick.
Patrick Jeudy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeudy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori tries to clinch but Jeudy is having none of it.
Jeudy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeudy connects with a jab.
Jeudy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jeudy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vettori cracks Jeudy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jeudy checks the leg kick.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeudy misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Jeudy 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Vettori scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeudy. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Jeudy loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeudy.
Jeudy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jeudy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jeudy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vettoris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jeudy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Jeudy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vettori blocks it well.
Vettori thuds a left hand into Jeudy's body.
Jeudy stuns Vettori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jeudy clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeudy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vettori is looking to counter punch.
Jeudy checks a low kick from Vettori.
Jeudy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jeudy's corner calls for a 1-2. Jeudy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeudy lands with a nice body punch.
Vettori throws a nice looking combination but Jeudy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeudy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Vettori walks into a straight right hand from Jeudy.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jeudy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vettori blocks a low kick nicely.
Jeudy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jeudy lands with a straight right. Vettori didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori throws out a leg kick but Jeudy moves out of range and Vettori only half commits.
Jeudy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Jeudy's leg. Jeudy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeudy. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Jeudy throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Vettori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jeudy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vettori - the referee stops the clock and Jeudy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vettori. Jeudy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vettori connects with a single shot there.
Jeudy missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Vettori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeudy with the inside leg kick.
Vettori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jeudy's head.
Jeudy lands with an uppercut that bounces Vettori off the ropes and back into range.#T3#
Vettori staying out of range there.
Jeudy takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jeudy throws out the jab.
Jeudy misses with a jab to the body
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Jeudy is out of range.
Jeudy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jeudy misses the jab.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jeudy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jeudy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vettori throws a leg kick which misses Jeudy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeudy tries to avoid it.
Jeudy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vettori thumps Jeudy with a low kick.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jeudy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jeudy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeudy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Jeudy.
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Vettori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jeudy doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Jeudy tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Jeudy back against the ropes.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori lands a right hand.
Jeudy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Jeudy. #BC2#
Jeudy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Jeudy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vettori.
Jeudy misses with a hook.
Vettori scores with a push kick.
Vettori avoids a kick to the body.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeudy moves away.
Jeudy blocks the body kick.
Jeudy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori scores with a nice right hand.
Jeudy lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori slips under a jab from Jeudy.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Vettori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jeudy.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Jeudy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Patrick Jeudy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Jeudy's corner calls for a 1-2. Jeudy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jeudy connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Jeudy throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori lands with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Vettori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeudy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vettori tests Jeudy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jeudy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jeudy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jeudy jabs at Vettori's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Jeudy ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vettori wants to slow Jeudy down by chopping away at his legs.
Jeudy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jeudy swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jeudy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeudy with a jab.
Jeudy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jeudy looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jeudy throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeudy throws a one two combo.
Vettori slips a straight right by Jeudy.
Jeudy just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori connects with a crisp jab.
Vettori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jeudy misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Jeudy checks the leg kick.
Jeudy misses with a body shot.
Jeudy looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeudy lands an overhand right.
Jeudy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Jeudy.
Jeudy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Vettori cracks Jeudy with a good jab.
Jeudy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeudy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vettori. Vettori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jeudy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jeudy throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Jeudy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Jeudy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori is looking to clinch but Jeudy is avoiding it. #CL#
Vettori moves into the clinch.
Jeudy throws an elbow that misses.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeudy is leaning against Vettori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Jeudy controls the action.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Jeudy. #T3#
Jeudy throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
A short right from Jeudy.
Jeudy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeudy controls his hands.
Vettori tries to work over Jeudy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jeudy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori pushes Jeudy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeudy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettoris head.
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
Jeudy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC2#
Jeudy breaks from the clinch.
Jeudy with a nice cross.
Jeudy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeudy loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Jeudy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vettori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T4#
Jeudy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeudy throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeudy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Jeudy ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Jeudy blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Jeudy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jeudy lands with a cross.
Jeudy slips a jab from Vettori.
Jeudy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori works Jeudy's body with a nice hook.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
Jeudy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Patrick Jeudy just about did enough to take it.
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.#R4#
Jeudy lands a right hook to the body.
Jeudy takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jeudy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vettori.
Good standup being displayed there by Vettori as he connects with a hook.
Jeudy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Jeudy.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Jeudy off balance momentarily.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Jeudy.
Vettori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Jeudy saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Jeudy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vettori thumps Jeudy with a low kick.
Jeudy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Vettori throws a body punch but Jeudy moves out of range.
Jeudy lands a jab.#T1#
Jeudy slips a straight right by Vettori.
Jeudy blocks a low kick nicely.
Jeudy throws a head kick that misses.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Jeudy moved out of range nicely.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeudy moves away.
Jeudy throws a big shot that misses.
Jeudy looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Jeudy misses with a straight right.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeudy.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Vettori throws the left hand but Jeudy avoids the punch easily.
Jeudy lands with a cross.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Jeudy.
Jeudy lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Jeudy.
Jeudy lands a slapping body shot.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2#
Jeudy tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeudy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jeudy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jeudy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jeudy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
Jeudy throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Jeudy cracks Vettori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jeudy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Jeudy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jeudy moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
Jeudy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Jeudy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeudy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jeudy scores with a nice right hand.
Jeudy lands a nice hook to Vettori's body. Vettori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL#
Vettori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jeudy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jeudy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Jeudy.
A nice left hand lands by Jeudy. #ROC2#Vettori is rocked!
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patrick Jeudy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeudy cracks Vettori with a nice body shot.
Jeudy takes a shot to the head.
Jeudy misses with the head strike.
Jeudy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Jeudy scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeudy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettoris head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vettori.
Jeudy misses with a punch on the inside.
Jeudy lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Jeudy.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Jeudy backwards.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jeudy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeudy lands an elbow inside.
Jeudy lands an uppercut.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jeudy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.#BC2#
Jeudy manages to break the clinch.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Jeudy moved out of range.
Jeudy misses with a body kick.
Vettori takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori takes a swing at Jeudy's ribcage but misses.
Jeudy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeudy.
It looked like Vettori was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeudy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jeudy lands a nice hook to Vettori's body. Vettori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vettori delivers a nice body kick.
A left lands for Jeudy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Jeudy dominated that fourth round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
The fighters circling - Jeudy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jeudy checks a low kick from Vettori.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Jeudy.
An attempted straight right counter from Vettori misses the target.
Jeudy throws a right hand that misses
and Vettori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jeudy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vettori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vettori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Jeudy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Jeudy saw that one coming.
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Jeudy pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Vettori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeudy misses with a low kick.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeudy.
Jeudy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Jeudy is looking to land body kicks.
Vettori blocks a jab.#T1#
Vettori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeudy 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.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. Jeudy moves away and avoids it.
Jeudy moves out of range of the body kick.
Jeudy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jeudy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeudy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Jeudy ducks down to avoid it.
Jeudy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeudy.
Vettori misses with a hook. Jeudy ducked under it nicely.
Jeudy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori avoids a kick to the body.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori connects with a crisp jab.
Vettori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jeudy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jeudy looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.#CL#
Vettori clinches up with Jeudy and pushes him back against the ropes.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeudy avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Jeudy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeudy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jeudy fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori. #BC2#
Jeudy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vettori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Vettori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeudy throws a low kick, looking for Vettori's leg but Vettori calmly moves out of range.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeudy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Jeudy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jeudy scores with a nice strike.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Jeudy's legs.
Jeudy looks to land a body kick but Vettori moved away.#T3#
Vettori throws a chopping leg kick but Jeudy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vettori throws the left hand but Jeudy avoids the punch easily.
Vettori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Jeudy is out of range.
Jeudy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Vettori defending well as Jeudy loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori scores with a nice body kick.
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeudy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vettori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeudy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jeudy misses with a left hand
and Vettori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jeudy throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeudy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jeudy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vettori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeudy manages to avoid it.
Jeudy ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.#T4#
Good leg kick by Vettori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeudy with a nice cross.
Jeudy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeudy.
Jeudy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jeudy.
Vettori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jeudy.
Jeudy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vettori backs up against the ropes.
Jeudy scores with a sloppy right hand. Vettori should have avoided that one.
Jeudy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vettori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jeudy momentarily.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jeudy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jeudy connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Vettori's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Vettori - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Patrick Jeudy!
Patrick Jeudy is the new middleweight champion!
Patrick Jeudy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: SYN K1 7/9
Date: Jul 09, 2021

#R1#
Perkules lands with a cross. #CL#
Vettori moves into range and clinches up with Perkules.
Perkules blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkules working aggressively here.
Vettori tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Perkules lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Perkules managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkules scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkules lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkules swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkules's elbow.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkules controls his hands.
Perkules managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori. #BC#
Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Vettori throws a solid leg kick but Perkules takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vettori.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori with the inside leg kick.
Perkules throws a right and a left that Vettori avoids nicely. #T1##CL#
Perkules gets tackled into the ropes by Vettori. Vettori maintains the clinch. #BC#
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Perkules takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Perkules misses.
Perkules cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Perkules throws a low kick but Vettori moves out of range easily.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori thuds a left hand into Perkules's body.
Perkules dips to his left and cracks Vettori with an uppercut!
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #CL#
Vettori clinches up with Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Vettori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Perkules controls the action.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Perkules with a knee to the head.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Perkules goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkules misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkules avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Perkules.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Perkules lands with a left to the head.
Vettori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perkules lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Perkules looking to throw knees to the head but Vettori is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Perkules.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vettori.
Vettori pushes Perkules back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkules backwards. #T3#
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
A short left from Perkules.
Vettori lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Perkules as the two fighters clinch.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkules is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkules.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkules.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkules's elbow.
Vettori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Perkules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vettori blocks it with crossed arms.
Perkules gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Perkules avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Perkules takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori moves out of range as Perkules strikes.
Vettori blocks a jab.#T4#
Vettori lands a right hook to the body.
Vettori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perkules counters with a solid body kick.
Vettori checks a low kick from Perkules.
Perkules throws a right and a left that Vettori avoids nicely.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkules.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori feints and then cracks Perkules's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perkules down.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Perkules off balance momentarily.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkules scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkules with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkules manages to avoid it.
Perkules looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Vettori 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vettori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vettori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Perkules walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vettori misses with an uppercut
enabling Perkules to counter with a crisp jab.
Vettori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vettori lands a jab to the nose.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Perkules knows he should have avoided that one.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori avoids the head kick by Perkules.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori tried to score with a low kick but Perkules checks it.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good leg kick by Perkules.
Perkules throws a right hand that misses
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkules lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vettori is looking to slow Perkules down with leg kicks.
Perkules misses with a kick to the body.
Perkules lands a nice hook to Vettori's body. Vettori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1##CL#
Vettori closes the distance and clinches.
Vettori tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marvin Vettori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkules is breathing heavily.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkules or not.
Vettori lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Vettori. #T2#
Vettori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vettori lands an uppercut.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori pushes Perkules back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkules.
A short body shot lands from Vettori as the two fighters clinch.
Perkules is working Vettori over against the ropes.
Vettori pushes Perkules back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkules misses with some punches.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Perkules misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkules.
Perkules blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Perkules tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori gets through Perkules's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkules.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Perkules misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkules struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Perkules blocking some punches.
Vettori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vettori digs a right hand underneath Perkules's ribcage. Perkules let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkules backwards. #BC#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vettori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkules can do to turn this around?
Vettori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vettori misses the jab.
Vettori is looking to clinch.
Vettori works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Vettori closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
Perkules blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Perkules lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules blocking some punches.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
Perkules takes a shot to the head.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Vettori. #CUT#It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Perkules lands with a light punch inside.
Vettori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
That's time! Vettori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Vettori misses the jab.
Vettori connects with a crisp jab.
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
Perkules moves out of range as Vettori throws a body kick.
Vettori lands a head shot.
Perkules misses with a low kick as Vettori jumps back.
Vettori stuns Perkules with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perkules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Vettori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Perkules moved out of range nicely.
Perkules moves out of range of the body kick from Vettori.
Perkules tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Vettori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Perkules fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
Perkules slips under a jab from Vettori.
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkules uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Perkules lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vettori throws a low kick but Perkules avoids it.
Perkules misses with a looping right.
Vettori blocks the body kick.
Vettori darts in trying to clinch
and Perkules counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Perkules.
Vettori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkules.
Vettori with the inside leg kick.
Vettori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkules doesn't seem bothered though.
Vettori is looking to land body kicks.
Perkules replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vettori blocks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Vettori there.
Perkules swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Veli Ilkka Perkules has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Vettori throws a leg kick that misses.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Perkules.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vettori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vettori lands a nice hook to Perkules's body. Perkules takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vettori throws a nice looking combination but Perkules bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkules throws a wild body kick that Vettori sees coming a mile off.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkules misses the shot to the body.
Perkules takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for Perkules.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkules.
Perkules avoids the body shot from Vettori. #T3#
Perkules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perkules stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vettori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkules takes one to the side of the head.
Perkules on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkules avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vettori jabs Perkules to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vettori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Perkules.
Perkules looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot lands for Vettori.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkules was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a hook.
As Vettori backs off Perkules throws a huge counter combo but Vettori manages to avoid it all.
Vettori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkules can pounce on him. #T4#
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkules. #CL#
Vettori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Perkules.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Perkules.
Perkules struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Perkules controls the action.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Perkules.
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Perkules digs a right hand underneath Vettori's ribcage. Vettori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perkules misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vettori 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: SYN K1 6/11
Date: Jun 11, 2021

#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scorpion.
Vettori thumps Scorpion with a low kick.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been informed that Vettori 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.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Scorpion checks it.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Vettori.
Scorpion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vettori is looking to clinch.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Scorpion misses with a jab to the body
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it. #CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Scorpion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Vettori is looking to clinch but Scorpion is avoiding it.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion with the inside leg kick.
Vettori throws a low kick but Scorpion moves out of range easily.
Scorpion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scorpion jabs at Vettori's body.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Vettori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Vettori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Scorpion's leg but Scorpion calmly moves out of range.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
Scorpion swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
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!
Scorpion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scorpion checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion looks to land a body kick but Vettori moved away.
A nice side step and Vettori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vettori throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scorpion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Scorpion is out of range.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Vettori's body. Vettori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scorpion.
Vettori misses with a lunging right hand
and Scorpion counters with an outside leg kick.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scorpion misses with a straight left. #T3#
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
Scorpion looks for the body kick but Vettori saw that one coming.
Vettori ducks right into an uppercut from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch but Scorpion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
It looked like Scorpion was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vettori.
Scorpion lands with a right hand.
Scorpion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Vettori blocks a low kick nicely.
Scorpion lands a jab.
A lazy left from Scorpion finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T4#
Scorpion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A cross from Vettori lands.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
A nice side step and Vettori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Scorpion clinches up with Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vettori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Vettori scores with a hook to the body. Scorpion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettori can do to turn this around?
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scorpion.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Scorpion.
Vettori 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.
Vettori feints and then cracks Scorpion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scorpion down.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scorpion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori motions for Scorpion to come forward. Vettori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori misses with a low kick as Scorpion jumps back.
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scorpion needs to keep his hands up - Vettori had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion pushes Vettori away with a front kick.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scorpion is looking to counter punch.
Vettori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Vettori has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori avoids a kick to the body.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scorpion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vettori throws a leg kick that misses.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Vettori misses with a low kick.#CL#
Scorpion takes the fight into the clinch.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Scorpion here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion. #T2#
Scorpion digs a right hand into Vettori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vettori's gas tank.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori lands a shot to the body.
Vettori tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Vettori tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Silva Scorpion has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Scorpion takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion thuds his shin into the meat of Vettori's side.
A combination from Scorpion does no damage.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Vettori misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Vettori blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Scorpion tried to counter with a leg kick but Vettori avoided it.#T3#
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scorpion checks a leg kick nicely.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vettori ducks right into an uppercut from Scorpion.
Vettori lands the left hand.
Vettori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scorpion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Scorpion. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scorpion.
Scorpion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Scorpion takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
Vettori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Vettori. #T4#
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes. #BC#
Scorpion breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scorpion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scorpion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
A left and a right from Scorpion both land. Nice combination. #CL#
Scorpion clinches up with Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Vettori misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Scorpion lands a glancing blow to the side of Vettori's head.
Scorpion misses with a body punch
and Vettori counters with a nice uppercut.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Scorpion avoids it with no problem.
Scorpion lands a right hook to the body.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Scorpion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Scorpion lands a right hook to the body.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Scorpion.
Vettori flicks out a counter leg kick but Scorpion steps away.
Scorpion moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Vettori misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Scorpion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vettori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Vettori lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scorpion will feel that in the morning.
Scorpion blocks a leg kick.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Vettori as he checks the leg kick.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Scorpion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scorpion connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion lands a nice looking body kick.
Vettori throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the body
and Vettori counters with a good low kick that Scorpion was not able to check.
Vettori jabs Scorpion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scorpion looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Scorpion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Vettori.
Scorpion checks a leg kick.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Scorpion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scorpion. Vettori shrugs it off though.
Scorpion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Scorpion lands a jab to Vettori's midsection.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Good shot there by Vettori.
Scorpion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vettori is looking to score with low kicks.
Scorpion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vettori.
Vettori wants to slow Scorpion down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Scorpion has managed to clinch. #T3#
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Scorpion looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Vettori misses with a body punch.
Vettori tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Scorpion on the inside. #BC#
Scorpion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scorpion. #T4#
Scorpion lands with a kick to the ribs.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion is looking to wear down Vettori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Scorpion moves out of range of the leg kick from Vettori.
Vettori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Scorpion instigates a clinch.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN K1 6/4
Date: Jun 04, 2021

#R1#
Vettori avoids the head kick by Wolff.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Wolff as he connects with a hook.
Vettori 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.
Wolff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Vettori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolff.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wolff on the side of the head.
Vettori lands with a cross.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wolff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolff.#CL2#
Vettori rushes Wolff and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Vettori.
Wolff digs a right hand underneath Vettori's ribcage. Vettori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Vettori. #T1#
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori lands a right hand.
Wolff lands an uppercut.
Wolff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vettori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike.
Vettori scores with a shot to the side of Wolff's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori. #BC#
Wolff manages to break the clinch.
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vettori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolff.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Wolff takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T2#
Nice body kick there by Vettori.
Wolff cracks Vettori with a good jab.
Wolff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolff is just out of range.
Wolff fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vettori just manages to avoid it.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolff is just out of range.
Wolff throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori lands with an uppercut that bounces Wolff off the ropes and back into range.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Wolff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wolff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vettori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wolff looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Wolff.
Wolff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wolff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Wolff slips the punch.#T3#
Wolff throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
A jab from Vettori does it's job there.
Wolff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wolff.
Vettori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wolff is looking to score with low kicks.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolff misses the target.
Vettori walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wolff.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Vettori checks the leg kick.
Vettori tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vettori tries to clinch but Wolff moves out of range.
Vettori scores with a one two! Wolff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Wolff sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wolff scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wolff takes a step back to recover.
Wolff throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Vettori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Wolff.
Wolff throws a low kick, looking for Vettori's leg but Vettori calmly moves out of range.
Wolff loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Wolff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vettori tests Wolff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Vettori, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Wolff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vettori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Wolff looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Wolff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Wolff is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Wolff tried to counter with a leg kick but Vettori avoided it.
Wolff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Wolff lands with a good body shot.
Wolff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolff throws out the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vettori crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wolff - the referee stops the clock and Vettori gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wolff. Vettori manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wolff connects with a crisp jab.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Wolff misses with a body shot.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
Vettori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wolff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori avoids a kick to the body.
Wolff connects with a solid leg kick.
Wolff bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.#T1#
Wolff keeps the fight on the outside.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wolff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vettori. Wolff shrugs it off though.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolff moves away.
Wolff throws a right hand that misses
and Vettori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wolff misses with a leg kick.
Vettori scores with a jab to the body.
Wolff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vettori on the side of the head.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Vettori misses.
Wolff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Nice straight punches there by Vettori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vettori.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Wolff checks a leg kick nicely.
Wolff takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Wolff throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Wolff backing away here, and Vettori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolff lands with a nice body punch.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Wolff.
A nice side step and Vettori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Vettori.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Wolff's legs.
Bartholomäus Wolff is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolff slips a jab from Vettori.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a lunging right hand
and Vettori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vettori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wolff's head.
Vettori swings widly with a right hand
and Wolff counters with a nice body kick. #T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolff.
Wolff tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Vettori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolff was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Wolff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vettori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wolff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Wolff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Wolff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Wolff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Wolff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vettori feints a counter leg kick.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Wolff.
Wolff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vettori has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a body kick.
Vettori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters circling a little - Wolff finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #T4#
Vettori looks to throw a body kick
and Wolff makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
Wolff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vettori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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!
Vettori avoids the head kick by Wolff.
Wolff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vettori slips a straight right by Wolff.
Wolff thumps Vettori with a low kick.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Wolff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolff swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wolff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolff looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wolff checks a leg kick.
Wolff swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Wolff breaks the clinch.
Crunch! Vettori slams his shin into Wolff's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Wolff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolff throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Wolff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vettori is out of range and Wolff settles back down.
Wolff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolff moves away.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
Vettori lands the left hand.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
Wolff goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wolff motions for Vettori to come forward. Wolff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori checks a low kick from Wolff.
Wolff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Wolff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wolff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vettori tries to clinch but Wolff is having none of it.
Wolff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vettori throws a hook but Wolff blocks it.#T1#
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolff circles away quickly and effectively.
Vettori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vettori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Wolff checks a low kick from Vettori.
Wolff looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vettori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vettori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolff takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
Wolff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolff throws a leg kick which misses Vettori's front leg but catches the back leg as Vettori tries to avoid it.
Vettori checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Wolff misses its intended target. #T2#
Vettori moves out of range as Wolff throws a body kick.
Wolff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolff misses the target.
Vettori swings for the body but Wolff moves out of range.
Wolff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolff checks a leg kick.
Vettori fakes the leg kick and cracks Wolff in the body.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolff manages to avoid it.
Wolff misses with a kick to the body.
Wolff looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wolff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Wolff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wolff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vettori lands with a good body shot.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Wolff's leg but Wolff calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Wolff misses with a wild body shot.
Wolff misses with a jab to the body
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vettori.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wolff is looking to counter punch.
Vettori misses with a leg kick
enabling Wolff to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vettori.
Nice defenses there by Wolff.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vettori.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body. #T4#
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Wolff lands but Vettori takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Wolff with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolff.
Vettori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolff checks it well.
Wolff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wolff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vettori takes a step back to recover.
Wolff tries a head kick but it misses.
Vettori is looking to clinch but Wolff is avoiding it.
Wolff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vettori if he has to take too many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bartholomäus Wolff did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Wolff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori swings widly with a right hand
and Wolff counters with a right hand to the body.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolff.
A little feinted left hand from Wolff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vettori tries to work over Wolff's front leg with a kick but Wolff checks it.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
As Vettori backs away, Wolff returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wolff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vettori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolff looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori swings for the body but Wolff moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolff misses the target.
Vettori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Wolff, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Vettori with the inside leg kick. #T1#
Vettori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vettori throws a hook but Wolff blocks it.
Wolff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vettori tries to land a leg kick but Wolff saw it coming and moves away.
Wolff scores with a nice body kick.
Vettori is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wolff - that will leave a mark!
Wolff connects with a crisp jab.
Vettori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wolff.
Vettori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolff checks it well.
Vettori takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wolff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Wolff.
Wolff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolff.
Vettori moves out of range of the body kick.
Wolff checks a low kick from Vettori.
Wolff lands a head shot.#T2#
Vettori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vettori scores with a hook to the body. Wolff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Wolff half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vettori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolff walks into a left hand.
Vettori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wolff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Wolff throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Vettori pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolff is out of range and Vettori settles back down.
Vettori fakes the leg kick and cracks Wolff in the body.
Wolff stuns Vettori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vettori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolff slips a straight right by Vettori.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Wolff to counter with a crisp jab.
Wolff misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Wolff throws a head kick but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wolff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vettori throws a right hand that misses
and Wolff makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vettori really felt that one!
Vettori scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T4#
Vettori tries to clinch up but Wolff circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolff misses the target.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Wolff misses. #CL2#
Vettori has Wolff up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC#
Wolff manages to break the clinch.
Wolff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wolff throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wolff swings widly with a right hand
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Vettori thows a leg kick but Wolff checks it
and Wolff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolff.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 Bartholomäus Wolff 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. This is the final round!#R5#
Wolff pushes Vettori away with a front kick.
Vettori throws a leg kick which misses Wolff's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolff tries to avoid it.
Wolff misses with a kick to the body.
Vettori throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Wolff counter with a right hand.
Wolff avoids a kick to the body.
Wolff throws out a leg kick but Vettori moves out of range and Wolff only half commits.
Wolff lands a nice looking body shot.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolff.
Some wild striking there from Wolff.
Wolff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff keeps the fight on the outside.
Vettori tries a low kick but Wolff avoids it.
Wolff takes one on the button.
Wolff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Wolff avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Wolff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Wolff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vettori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolff to score with a decent uppercut.
Vettori wants to clinch.#CL2#
Vettori moves into the clinch successfully.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Wolff is leaning against Vettori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Wolff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolff can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action. #T2#
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolff is defending well for now.
Wolff lands a left hand.
Wolff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolff controls his hands.
Wolff blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Wolff lands a nice shot to the body.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolff controls his hands.
Wolff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wolff misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Vettori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wolff.#BC#
Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori lands with an overhand left.
Vettori scores with a jab.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
A big right from Vettori misses.
Wolff tried to counter with a leg kick but Vettori avoided it.
Good leg kick by Vettori.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolff. That snapped Vettori's head back.
Wolff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC#Vettori is rocked!
Wolff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vettori.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolff finish him?
Wolff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wolff, as that shot connected.
Wolff defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori lands a nice hook to Wolff's body. Wolff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vettori blocks the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Wolff blocks the low kick.
Vettori misses with a wild 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!
Nice body kick from Wolff.#T4#
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Wolff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vettori.
Wolff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vettori jabs Wolff right on the nose. Wolff blinks but takes it well.
Vettori misses with a leg kick
and Wolff counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Wolff.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wolff connects with a nice looking jab.
Wolff cracks Vettori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vettori throws a hook to the side of Wolff's head but Wolff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolff moves out of range as Vettori throws a body kick.
Wolff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Vettori misses with a hook
and Wolff counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomäus Wolff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wolff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomäus Wolff!
Bartholomäus Wolff retains his welterweight title!
Bartholomäus Wolff was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: SYN K1 5/28
Date: May 28, 2021

#R1#
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vettori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Robbins lands a two punch combo.
Vettori slips a straight right by Robbins.
Vettori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it. #CL#
Vettori clinches up with Robbins and pushes him back against the ropes.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori tries to work over Robbins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Robbins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
Vettori lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Robbins swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Robbins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robbins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Vettori.
Vettori landing knees to the body.
Robbins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robbins looks winded!
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vettori lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori digs a right hand into Robbins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robbins's gas tank.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robbins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbins.
Robbins prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Robbins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC2#
Robbins breaks from the clinch.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robbins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robbins manages to circle out of the way.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Robbins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Vettori coming out on top.
Vettori misses with a body shot. #T3#
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. #CL2#
Robbins pushes Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vettori avoids a wild elbow strike from Robbins.
A short uppercut from Vettori.
Robbins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robbins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vettori scores a nice knee to the body.
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robbins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards. #BC#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins moves forwards but Vettori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Robbins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robbins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4#
Vettori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Robbins misses.
Robbins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori scores with a hook to the body. Robbins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robbins misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Robbins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbins stalks Vettori and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vettori's face. Vettori staggers backwards, shaken.
Vettori misses with the combination.
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robbins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Vettori blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Robbins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robbins throws a body kick that misses
and Vettori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robbins fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marty Robbins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL#
Vettori moves into the clinch.
Vettori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robbins or not.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Vettori misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Robbins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori gets through Robbins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vettori obliges.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori tries to break the clinch but Robbins is controlling the position.
Robbins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vettori.
Vettori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robbins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins lands a body punch.
Robbins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vettori works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Robbins controls the action.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Vettori scores a nice knee to the body.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Robbins avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Vettori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vettori.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robbins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori blocks the elbow strike.
Vettori working Robbins over with knees to the body.
Robbins is breathing heavily.
Robbins throws an elbow but it misses.
Vettori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robbins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Nice body punch from Vettori - that landed with a thud.
Vettori is working Robbins over against the ropes.
Robbins takes a shot to the head. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Vettori.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marvin Vettori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vettori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbins is defending well for now.#BC#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Robbins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robbins throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Robbins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vettori counters with a two punch combo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vettori here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vettori connects with a single shot there.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Robbins off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Vettori.
Robbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Robbins's defenses.
Vettori misses with a hook. Robbins ducked under it nicely.
Robbins was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vettori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robbins can do to turn this around?
Robbins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Robbins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
Robbins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vettori.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robbins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Robbins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Robbins just manages to avoid it.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Vettori lands a jab to Robbins's midsection.
Robbins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robbins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. #T4#
Vettori moves out of range of the leg kick from Robbins.
Vettori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robbins throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Robbins's head back.
Robbins missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori connects with a nice looking jab.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Vettori as he connects with a hook.
Robbins's corner calls for a 1-2. Robbins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Robbins walks into a straight right hand from Vettori.
Robbins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vettori has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robbins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
Robbins misses with a hook.
Vettori lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
That's time! Vettori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Robbins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robbins.
Vettori with the inside leg kick.
Robbins thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Vettori throws a leg kick
and Robbins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vettori is looking to slow Robbins down with leg kicks.
Vettori is looking to score with low kicks.
Robbins throws a low kick, looking for Vettori's leg but Vettori calmly moves out of range.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robbins circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Robbins closes the distance and clinches.
Robbins blocks an uppercut.
Vettori works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Robbins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Vettori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Robbins back against the ropes.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori scores with a shot to the side of Robbins's head.
Vettori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robbins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robbins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vettori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robbins's efforts to push away.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Vettori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Vettori.
Vettori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Robbins swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Vettori lands with a left to the head.
Robbins misses with an elbow over the top.
Vettori scores with a shot to the side of Robbins's head.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vettori's defenses.
Robbins has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori pushes Robbins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Robbins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori lunges at Robbins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robbins's hand.
A low kick lands for Vettori.
Robbins thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Robbins.
Vettori scores with a hook.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3#
Robbins slips under a jab from Vettori.
Robbins is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vettori lands with a hook. Robbins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2#
Robbins rushes Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #BC#
Vettori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Robbins misses its intended target.
Vettori throws a quick counter kick to the body but Robbins avoids it.
Vettori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robbins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vettori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robbins scrambles back to his feet.
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vettori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vettori jabs Robbins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Vettori slips a straight right by Robbins.
Vettori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vettori's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robbins is out of range. #T4#
Robbins scores with a punch to the head.
Vettori scores with a jab.
Vettori slips under a jab from Robbins.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robbins to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Vettori closes the distance and clinches.
Vettori works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Robbins controls the action.
Vettori pushes Robbins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Robbins misses with an elbow over the top.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.
Robbins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Robbins back against the ropes.
Vettori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robbins.
Robbins pushes off an throws an elbow but Vettori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Nice body punch from Robbins - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Jab, jab by Vettori - just one landing.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Robbins. #CL2#
Robbins clinches up with Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes.
Robbins lands a nice elbow.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbins blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Robbins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vettori with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Robbins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vettori avoids a wild elbow strike from Robbins.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Robbins lands a damaging elbow.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.#T1#
Robbins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robbins lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbins misses with a body punch.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robbins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbins lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbins was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Vettori scores with a sloppy right hand. Robbins should have avoided that one.
Robbins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robbins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robbins misses the shot to the body.
Robbins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T2#
Robbins scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Robbins avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robbins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robbins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robbins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vettori works Robbins's body with a nice hook.
Robbins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vettori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Robbins.
Robbins throws a chopping leg kick but Vettori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vettori wants to slow Robbins down by chopping away at his legs.
Robbins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Robbins misses.
Vettori tries to clinch but Robbins moves out of range.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Robbins throws out a counter right but Vettori avoids it with no problem.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Vettori connects with a jab.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Robbins.
Robbins lands a body shot.
Robbins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robbins in his tracks.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Robbins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Robbins cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Robbins clinches up against the ropes.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vettori.
Nice body punch from Robbins.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbins is defending well for now.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori working Robbins over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Vettori.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Vettori pushes Robbins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbins. #CL2#
Robbins moves into the clinch successfully.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.
Robbins tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbins throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbins throws an elbow that misses.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Marty Robbins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marty Robbins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Vettori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori stuns Robbins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vettori lands a really nice looking cross but Robbins seems unphased.
Vettori lands the left hand.#CL#
Vettori has closed the distance and engaged Robbins in a clinch.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbins.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robbins.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori digs a right hand underneath Robbins's ribcage. Robbins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Robbins lands a left hand. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Robbins avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Vettori shrugs off.
Vettori tries a body shot but Robbins blocks it.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Robbins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vettori's head.#ROC2#Vettori is rocked!
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori tries a low kick but Robbins avoids it.
Robbins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.
Vettori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robbins scores with a hook.
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
Vettori tries to clinch there but Robbins circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Robbins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vettori tries to land a leg kick but Robbins saw it coming and moves away.
Robbins with a jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robbins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins is looking to clinch.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Robbins.
Robbins throws a chopping leg kick but Vettori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vettori tried to counter with a leg kick but Robbins avoided it.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vettori staying out of range there.#T3#
Robbins checks the leg kick.
Robbins throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Vettori scores with a jab.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Vettori connects with a crisp jab.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vettori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robbins scrambles back to his feet.
Robbins misses with a low kick as Vettori jumps back.
Robbins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Robbins throws a right and a left that Vettori avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vettori - that will leave a mark!
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Robbins tries to clinch up.
Robbins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robbins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T4#
Vettori thumps Robbins with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vettori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robbinss head.
Robbins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Robbins lands a left hand.
Robbins lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Robbins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robbins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Robbins. #BC2#
Robbins breaks the clinch.
Robbins with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marty Robbins.
I think Robbins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori retains his middleweight title!
Marvin Vettori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: SYN K1 5/14
Date: May 14, 2021

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Killstone misses the target.
Killstone takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Killstone lands with a hook. Vettori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Killstone throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori tries to counter by closing the distance.
Killstone misses the shot to the body.
Killstone throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori throws a shot to the body.
Vettori connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Vettori moves into the clinch.
Killstone can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Killstone prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Killstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Vettori 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killstone.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Killstone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killstone misses with a body punch.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Killstone.
Killstone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vettori lands a good knee to the midsection. Killstone won't want to take too many of those.
Killstone tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Killstone throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Vettori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killstone backwards.
Killstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Killstone avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Vettori pushes Killstone back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killstone blocks an uppercut.
Killstone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killstone lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vettori.
Vettori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Killstone.
Killstone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vettori lands with a left to the head.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Killstone.
A right hand to the body from Killstone.
Killstone tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it. #BC#
Killstone manages to break the clinch.
Vettori lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killstone throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Killstone finds it's way round the side to connect with Vettori's head.
Killstone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Killstone lands a head shot.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Killstone misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vettori.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Killstone throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Killstone to score with a decent uppercut.
Killstone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vettori counters with an inside leg kick.
Killstone misses the jab.
Killstone works the jab nicely.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Killstone misses with a left hand
and Killstone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Killstone.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Killstone.
Killstone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Killstone throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Vettori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vettori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Killstone throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killstone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Killstone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Killstone takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori tries to bum rush Killstone with a series of wild strikes but Killstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vettori with the inside leg kick.
Vettori throws a body punch but Killstone moves out of range.
Vettori tries a low kick but Killstone avoids it.
Killstone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Killstone throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Killstone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori swings for the body but Killstone moves out of range.
Killstone lands with a shot to the body.
Killstone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori throws a low kick but Killstone moves out of range easily. #T4#
Killstone throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Killstone looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Killstone throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Killstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killstone circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Killstone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killstone lands a nice shot that snaps Vettori's head back.
Killstone looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Killstone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killstone.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Killstone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killstone swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab by Killstone.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Killstone moved away.
Killstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Killstone defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori slips a straight right by Killstone.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Killstone.
Butch Killstone is winning the standup battle so far.
Killstone looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori scores with a shot to the body.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori scores with a one two! Killstone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Killstone saw that one coming.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vettori is looking to slow Killstone down with leg kicks.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Killstone has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Killstone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori slips under a jab from Killstone.
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Killstone's defenses.
Killstone misses with a straight left.
Killstone checks the leg kick nicely there. #T1#
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Killstone.
Vettori fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Killstone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Killstone throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Killstone with a body shot.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killstone.
Vettori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Killstone swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Killstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Killstone.
Killstone missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Killstone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Nice straight punches there by Killstone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Killstone.
Killstone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
Vettori drops his hands momentarily and Killstone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Killstone misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Killstone to counter with a crisp jab.
Killstone stuns Vettori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killstone throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and Vettori counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T2#
Killstone working aggressively here.
Killstone lands a body punch.
A short left from Vettori.
Killstone blocks a body shot from Vettori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Killstone has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Killstone.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Killstone.
Killstone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Killstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori misses with a body punch. #BC#
Killstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Killstone throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Killstone misses the target.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Killstone missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Killstone checks a leg kick nicely.#T3#
Killstone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vettori looks to land a body kick but Killstone moved away.
Nice defenses there by Killstone.
Killstone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Killstone misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Killstone.
A jab from Killstone misses.
Killstone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Vettori digs a good body shot into Killstone's ribs.
Killstone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vettori. Vettori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vettori takes a swing at Killstone's ribcage but misses.
Vettori throws a solid leg kick but Killstone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vettori.
Killstone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori throws a hook but Killstone blocks it.
Killstone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killstone.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Killstone finds it's target.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Killstone throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Killstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Killstone.
Killstone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Killstone with a nice cross.
A jab lands there for Killstone.
Vettori throws the left hand but Killstone avoids the punch easily.
Vettori doesn't manage to clinch there - Killstone circles away.
Vettori lands with a straight right. Killstone didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Vettori.
Killstone throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Killstone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Vettori.
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 Butch Killstone will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
The crowd cheers as Killstone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vettori doesn't seem phased though.
Killstone misses with a hook.
Killstone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Killstone misses with an uppercut
and Killstone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Killstone down.
Killstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Killstone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Killstone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vettori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vettori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Killstone misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killstone just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Killstone misses the shot to the body.
Vettori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killstone.
Killstone swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Killstone. That snapped Vettori's head back. #T1#
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori throws a hook but Killstone avoids it easily.
Killstone misses with a straight right.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Killstone sees coming a mile off.
Killstone misses with a hook.
Killstone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Killstone checks it well.
Nice cross by Vettori.
Killstone misses with an uppercut.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killstone.
Vettori lands with a good body shot.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Killstone moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Killstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Vettori 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T2#
Killstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killstone throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Killstone connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Killstone blocks a leg kick.
Killstone throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Killstone swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Killstone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Killstone. That did some damage!
Killstone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Killstone misses with a body shot.
Vettori throws a leg kick which misses Killstone's front leg but catches the back leg as Killstone tries to avoid it.
Killstone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.#T3#
Killstone throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Killstone, as that shot connected.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Killstone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Vettori throws a body punch but Killstone moves out of range.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Killstone.
Vettori punishes Killstone's body with a nice straight punch.
Vettori defending well as Killstone loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Killstone's legs.
Killstone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Killstone throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Killstone walks into a left hand.
Vettori connects with a right hand. Killstone shakes it off.
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!
Killstone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killstone.#CL2#
Vettori clinches with his opponent.
Killstone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Killstone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vettori or not.
Killstone managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Killstone - that landed with a thud.
Vettori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vettori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killstone tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Killstone back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Vettori as the two fighters clinch. #BC#
Killstone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killstone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Killstone throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Killstone digs a good hook to Vettori's body.
Vettori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killstone throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Killstone blocks a low kick nicely.
Donk. Vettori catches Killstone right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Marvin Vettori just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Killstone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Killstone throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Vettori as he connects with a hook.
Killstone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killstone blocks a jab.
Killstone missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Killstone loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Killstone moves out of range as Vettori throws a body kick.
Killstone throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori slips a jab from Killstone.
A telegraphed right hand from Killstone misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Killstone blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Killstone.
Killstone throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Vettori slips a straight right by Killstone.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Killstone avoids it with no problem.
Killstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Vettori takes one on the button.
Killstone lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Vettori. Those never looked like landing.
Vettori digs a good body shot into Killstone's ribs.
Vettori feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Killstones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Killstone misses the shot to the body.
Killstone misses the jab.
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Vettori misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Killstone misses the target.
Vettori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Vettori moves into the clinch successfully.
Killstone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Vettori. #T2#
Killstone has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Killstone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Killstone pushes Vettori back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killstone blocks a body shot from Vettori. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori cracks Killstone with a good jab.
Killstone misses with a looping left.
Killstone throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Killstone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Killstone loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Killstone misses with a straight right.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Killstone moves away.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Killstone looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Killstone's corner calls for a 1-2. Killstone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Vettori clinches. #T3#
Killstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killstone.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Killstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vettori.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Killstone backwards.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
Killstone has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Killstone blocking some punches.
Vettori is working Killstone over against the ropes.
Killstone swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vettori.
Killstone has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vettori obliges.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Killstone backwards. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killstone takes one on the button.#T4#
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!
Killstone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
Killstone moves out of range as Vettori throws a body kick.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Vettori slips a jab from Killstone.
Vettori lands with a right hand.
Vettori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Killstone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killstone throws a lazy uppercut
and Vettori counters with a nice body shot.
Killstone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killstone.
Killstone misses with a body shot.
A big right from Killstone misses.
Vettori takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Killstone misses.
Vettori catches Killstone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R5#
Vettori throws a jab when Killstone was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Killstone.
Vettori digs a good body shot into Killstone's ribs.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Killstone.
Killstone throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Killstone misses.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.
Killstone throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killstone.
Killstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Killstone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vettori scrambles back to his feet.
Killstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Killstone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Killstone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Killstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Killstone throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.#T1#
Vettori swinging wildly here.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Killstone.
Killstone checks a low kick from Vettori.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Killstone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Killstone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vettori cracks Killstone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Killstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Killstone.
Vettori cracks Killstone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Killstone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vettori throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Killstone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Killstone digs a good body shot into Vettori's ribs.#CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killstone tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Killstone back against the ropes. #T2#
Vettori gets through Killstone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vettori.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Killstone backwards.
Killstone misses with a body punch.
Killstone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Killstone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori scores with a shoulder strike.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killstone avoids it.
Nice body punch from Killstone.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killstone.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vettori. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Killstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vettori.
Killstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Killstone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killstone cracks Vettori with a nice body shot.#T3#
Killstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori lands with a right to the head.
Killstone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killstone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killstone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killstone digs a right hand underneath Vettori's ribcage. Vettori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Killstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killstone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killstone misses with a punch to the body.
Killstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killstone misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Nice body punch from Killstone - that landed with a thud.
Killstone misses with the head strike.
Vettori is leaning against Killstone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killstone misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Killstone manages to break the clinch.
Killstone misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Killstone blocks the leg kick.
Killstone throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Vettori counters by clinching up.
Killstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Vettori.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Killstone controls the action.
Killstone misses with a punch to the body.
Killstone lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori lands an uppercut.
Vettori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Killstone.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin Vettori.
Well Vettori 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori is the new middleweight champion!
Marvin Vettori took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hardcore Alchemy for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: SYN K-11
Date: Apr 30, 2021

#R1#
Jeudy misses with a hook.
Jeudy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jeudy misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeudy.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Jeudy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jeudy with a jab.
Jeudy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vettori to score with a decent uppercut.
Vettori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vettori scores with a hook.
Jeudy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vettori cracks a nice hook into Jeudy's ribs.
We've been informed that Vettori 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.
Jeudy scores with a leg kick.
Vettori jabs Jeudy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeudy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jeudy.
Jeudy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Jeudy thuds his right hand into Vettori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vettori walks into a left hand.
Jeudy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeudy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Jeudy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Jeudy.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori feints and then cracks Jeudy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeudy down.
Jeudy misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Jeudy misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori slips a straight right by Jeudy.
Jeudy lands a leg kick that knocks Vettori off balance momentarily.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jeudy.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
Vettori tries to clinch but Jeudy is having none of it.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Jeudy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Jeudy misses.
Vettori with the inside leg kick.
Jeudy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jeudy is out of range.
Jeudy lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeudy lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Jeudy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeudy with the inside leg kick.
Patrick Jeudy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeudy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jeudy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vettori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
Vettori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jeudy moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Vettori lands a jab to the head.
Jeudy connects with a single shot there.
Jeudy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Jeudy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vettori scores with a shot to the body.
Jeudy slips under a jab.
Jeudy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vettori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jeudy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vettori misses the jab.
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Vettori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeudy lands a jab to Vettori's midsection.
Jeudy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vettori's hands.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Jeudy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Vettori blocks a jab.#CL#
Jeudy moves into the clinch.
Vettori scores with a shoulder strike.
Vettori lands a good knee to the midsection. Jeudy won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Vettori.
Jeudy working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jeudy fails to land.
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!
Vettori is working Jeudy over against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Vettori.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vettori. #CUT2#It looks like Patrick Jeudy has been cut.
Jeudy is breathing heavily.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Vettori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeudy lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jeudy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Jeudy backwards.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Jeudy. #BC#
Jeudy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jeudy's head backwards.
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Jeudy down.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Jeudy ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori throws a hook but Jeudy avoids it easily.
Jeudy tried to counter with a leg kick but Vettori avoided it.
Jeudy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jeudy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jeudy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vettori tries to score with a low kick but Jeudy moves his leg out of the way.
Vettori checks a low kick from Jeudy.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jeudy scores with a jab. Vettori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vettori tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Jeudy'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.#R2#
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jeudy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jeudy misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Jeudy avoids it with no problem.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Jeudy rushes Vettori and presses him up against the ropes.
Jeudy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeudy.
Jeudy prevents a body shot from Vettori. #BC#
Jeudy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeudy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeudy. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Jeudy with an uppercut!
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Jeudy.
Vettori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Vettori coming out on top.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Jeudy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jeudy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeudy is just out of range.
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!
Jeudy throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Jeudy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeudy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Jeudy connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Jeudy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jeudy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeudy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jeudy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeudy misses with a series of wild punches.
Vettori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jeudy slips a straight right by Vettori.
Jeudy catches Vettori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Vettori tries to clinch but Jeudy is having none of it.
Jeudy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Jeudy.
Jeudy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vettori momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vettori. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vettori digs a good hook to Jeudy's body.
Jeudy misses with a looping right.
As Jeudy backs off Vettori throws a huge counter combo but Jeudy manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Jeudy gets tackled into the ropes by Vettori. Vettori maintains the clinch. #T2#
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeudy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeudy lands an uppercut.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeudy misses with a punch to the body.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Jeudy misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Jeudy takes a shot to the head.
Jeudy pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jeudy has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Jeudy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeudy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
Jeudy lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeudy lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Jeudy. #BC#
Jeudy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeudy misses with a straight right.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jeudy lands a jab to the head.
Jeudy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Vettori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeudy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeudy.
Jeudy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jeudy.
Vettori looks for the body kick but Jeudy saw that one coming.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jeudy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CL#
Jeudy clinches up against the ropes.
Jeudy tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Jeudy has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Jeudy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Jeudy throws a head punch that misses.
Jeudy lands a left hand.
Vettori misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jeudy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeudy blocking some punches.
Jeudy blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Jeudy breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Vettori blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Jeudy misses.
Good shot there by Jeudy.
A good leg kick by Jeudy.
Jeudy lands a nice looking body kick.
Vettori pushes Jeudy away with a front kick.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeudy.
Good leg kick by Jeudy.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
A slow jab from Jeudy misses its intended target.
Vettori lands with a straight right. Jeudy didn't see that one coming.
Vettori tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jeudy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jeudy throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Jeudy throws a big shot that misses.
Jeudy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Jeudy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Jeudy's cut.
That's time! Jeudy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Vettori ducks right into an uppercut from Jeudy.
Jeudy throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori misses with a low kick as Jeudy jumps back.
Vettori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jeudy lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeudy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Jeudy feints and then cracks Vettori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vettori down.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Jeudy lands a leg kick that knocks Vettori off balance momentarily.
Jeudy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jeudy looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Jeudy throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Jeudy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeudy avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Jeudy misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori with the inside leg kick.
Jeudy defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Jeudy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Jeudy throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeudy gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
A lazy left from Jeudy finds it's target.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.
Jeudy throws a low kick but Vettori avoids it.
Vettori only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeudy is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jeudy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jeudy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeudy.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Jeudy avoids it with no problem.
Jeudy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vettori lands a nice hook to Jeudy's body. Jeudy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jeudy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
Jeudy takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori misses with a low kick as Jeudy jumps back.
Vettori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeudy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vettori is looking to slow Jeudy down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeudy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Jeudy looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Jeudy misses the shot to the body.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jeudy wants to clinch up but Vettori keeps it at a distance.
Jeudy misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jeudy. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Jeudy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vettori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeudy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vettori throws out a leg kick but Jeudy moves out of range and Vettori only half commits.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Vettori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jeudy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jeudy throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Vettori.
Jeudy throws a lazy uppercut
and Vettori counters with a two punch combo.
Jeudy throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jeudy there.
Jeudy walks into a left hand. #T3#
Jeudy throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jeudy looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vettori scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jeudy wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Jeudy lands with a straight right. Vettori didn't see that one coming.
Jeudy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeudy looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Jeudy connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Vettori.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
Jeudy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jeudy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Jeudy off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeudy moves out of range of the body kick.
As Vettori backs away, Jeudy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jeudy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Vettori moves forwards but Jeudy connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
Vettori throws a leg kick but Jeudy checks it.
Jeudy misses with a straight right.
A jab from Jeudy does it's job there.
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jeudy on the side of the head.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jeudy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jeudy moves out of range of the body kick.
Jeudy misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeudy misses the target.
Jeudy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Vettori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vettori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jeudy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori digs a good hook to Jeudy's body.
Vettori lands a nice shot that snaps Jeudy's head back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vettori.
A jab from Jeudy misses.
Vettori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin Vettori.
Well Vettori 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marvin Vettori made sure he mentioned Hardcore Alchemy, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: S y n
Date: Apr 09, 2021

#R1#
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Darweshi pushes him off.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Darweshi moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Darweshi throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori throws a chopping leg kick but Darweshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darweshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darweshi looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Samran Darweshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori throws a jab when Darweshi was well out of range.
Vettori lands with a kick to the temple. Darweshi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darweshi lands a jab to the nose.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darweshi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vettori. Darweshi shrugs it off though.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Darweshi throws a shot to the body.
Vettori walks into a left hand.
Darweshi throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darweshi on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darweshi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vettori!
Darweshi throws a big shot that misses.
Darweshi throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darweshi manages to avoid it.
Darweshi checks a low kick from Vettori.
We've been informed that Darweshi 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.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darweshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.#T1#
Darweshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Darweshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darweshi.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Darweshi moved out of range.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Darweshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darweshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Darweshi moved out of range.
Darweshi cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Darweshi motions for Vettori to come forward. Darweshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vettori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darweshi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darweshi misses with a straight right.
Darweshi looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darweshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darweshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darweshi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
A jab from Darweshi misses.
Darweshi misses with a body punch
and Vettori counters with a leg kick.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Vettori wants to clinch.#T2#
Darweshi throws out a powerful jab.
Darweshi lands an overhand right.
Darweshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darweshi cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Darweshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Darweshi ducks down to avoid it.
Darweshi misses with a straight left.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Darweshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
A cross from Darweshi lands.
Vettori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darweshi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vettori jabs Darweshi right on the nose. Darweshi blinks but takes it well.
Darweshi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vettori.#T3#
Nice uppercut there from Darweshi.#ROC2#Vettori is rocked!
Darweshi misses with a hook
and Vettori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori scores with a sloppy right hand. Darweshi should have avoided that one.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Darweshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darweshi.
Vettori stuns Darweshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vettori connects with the punch.
Darweshi misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Vettori throws a hook to the side of Darweshi's head but Darweshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darweshi moves out of range of the leg kick from Vettori.
Darweshi throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Darweshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darweshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darweshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darweshi.#T4#
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Darweshi.
That kick from Darweshi tenderised Vettori's leg. Vettori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darweshi.
A punch lands to the side of Vettori 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darweshi! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Vettori.
A slow jab from Darweshi misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darweshi connects with a crisp jab.
Vettori is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darweshi has time to react.
Darweshi avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Darweshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Darweshi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vettori with a body shot.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darweshi looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vettori.
Darweshi throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samran Darweshi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Vettori swings for the body but Darweshi moves out of range.
Vettori looks to land a body kick but Darweshi moved away.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Darweshi.
Darweshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Samran Darweshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darweshi misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Darweshi manages to avoid it.
Vettori connects with a right hand. Darweshi shakes it off.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darweshi sizes up Vettori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vettori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darweshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vettori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darweshi misses with a looping right.
Darweshi tries to bum rush Vettori with a series of wild strikes but Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darweshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darweshi misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Darweshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Darweshi misses.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Darweshi is just out of range.
A big left from Vettori misses. #T1#
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darweshi.
Darweshi moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Vettori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Darweshi manages to break the clinch.
Darweshi scores with a jab. Vettori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darweshi tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vettori tries to clinch up but Darweshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Vettori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darweshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vettori scrambles back to his feet.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darweshi throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darweshi swings widly with a right hand
and Vettori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettori defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Darweshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darweshi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Darweshi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
Darweshi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Vettori defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Darweshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori swings for the body but Darweshi moves out of range.
Darweshi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Darweshi off balance momentarily.
Darweshi thuds his right hand into Vettori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Darweshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Darweshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darweshi misses with a leg kick
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Vettori.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darweshi walks into a jab.
Darweshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vettori slips under a jab from Darweshi.
Vettori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Darweshi.#T3#
Vettori slips under a jab from Darweshi.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Darweshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darweshi throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Darweshi misses with a low kick.
Vettori looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darweshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Darweshi misses.
Darweshi lands with a good body shot.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darweshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Darweshi throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Vettori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darweshi scores with a leg kick.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Darweshi off balance momentarily.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darweshi misses with a hook.
A jab from Darweshi misses.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
A big left from Darweshi misses. #T4#
A low kick lands for Darweshi.
Darweshi avoids a kick to the body.
Darweshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Darweshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darweshi.
Darweshi dips to his left and cracks Vettori with an uppercut!#CL#
Vettori has closed the distance and engaged Darweshi in a clinch. #BC2#
Darweshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Darweshi moved out of range nicely.
Darweshi throws a right hand that misses
and Vettori counters with a left and a right that stings Darweshi.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Darweshi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Vettori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darweshi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darweshi misses with a low kick.
Darweshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darweshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samran Darweshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3##CL#
Vettori moves into range and clinches up with Darweshi.#BC2#
Darweshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Darweshi throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori checks a low kick from Darweshi.
Darweshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Darweshi moved out of range nicely.
Vettori lands a nice shot that snaps Darweshi's head back.
Darweshi throws a leg kick
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Darweshi.
Darweshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Vettori quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vettori misses with a hook. Darweshi ducked under it nicely.
Darweshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori digs a good hook to Darweshi's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darweshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darweshi throws out the jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darweshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Darweshi. That's going to slow Vettori down.
Darweshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori is looking to score with low kicks.
Darweshi misses with a looping right.
Vettori throws a shot to the body.
Vettori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Darweshi misses its intended target.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darweshi checks it.
Jab, jab by Darweshi - just one landing.
Darweshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darweshi looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Darweshi misses with a looping left.
A big left from Darweshi misses.
A jab from Darweshi misses.
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darweshi. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T2#
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Vettori wants to slow Darweshi down by chopping away at his legs.
Darweshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darweshi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darweshi misses with a looping left.
Vettori appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Darweshi is just out of range.
Vettori scores with a nice strike.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darweshi throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Vettori finds it's target.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darweshi throws out the jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darweshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori slips under a jab from Darweshi.
Darweshi connects with the punch.
Darweshi misses with a hook.
Darweshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Vettori should have avoided that one. #T3#
Darweshi throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Darweshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Darweshi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vettori.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darweshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darweshi throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
As Darweshi looks to move away, Vettori throws a big counter combo but Darweshi just gets out of the way.
Darweshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darweshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darweshi throws a series of punches but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Darweshi misses with a shot to the body
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Vettori wants to clinch up but Darweshi keeps it at a distance.
Vettori thumps Darweshi with a low kick.
Vettori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darweshi throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darweshi misses with a looping left.#T4#
Vettori throws a body punch but Darweshi moves out of range.
Vettori swings for the body but Darweshi moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vettori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darweshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori punishes Darweshi's body with a nice straight punch.
Darweshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Darweshi missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Darweshi dodges the punch combination from Vettori.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darweshi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Darweshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori lands the left hand.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Darweshi knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori clearly takes that round.
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.#R4#
Vettori lands with a slapping head kick.
Darweshi throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Darweshi throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Darweshi jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Vettori clinches up with Darweshi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vettori keeps control of Darweshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Darweshi avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Darweshi working hard to break the clinch.
Darweshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Darweshi controls his hands.
A short left from Vettori. #BC2#
Darweshi breaks the clinch.
Darweshi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Darweshi misses the target.
Darweshi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Darweshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vettori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Darweshi. #T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses.
Darweshi punishes Vettori's body with a nice straight punch.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Darweshi swinging wildly here.
Vettori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darweshi moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vettori doesn't manage to clinch there - Darweshi circles away.
Vettori tries to score with a low kick but Darweshi moves his leg out of the way.
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Darweshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darweshi throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Darweshi misses.
Darweshi lunges at Vettori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vettori's hand. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darweshi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vettori throws a body punch but Darweshi moves out of range.
Darweshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Darweshi slips the punch.
Vettori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darweshi wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Darweshi jabs Vettori right on the nose. Vettori blinks but takes it well.
Darweshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Darweshi off balance momentarily.
Darweshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori is looking to counter punch.
Darweshi thumps Vettori with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Decent striking displayed by Darweshi there.
Darweshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darweshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori is looking to counter punch.
Vettori looks to land a combination. Darweshi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Darweshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Darweshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darweshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
A jab from Darweshi misses.
Darweshi throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Darweshi.
Darweshi misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Darweshi misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Darweshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori drops his hands momentarily and Darweshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darweshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darweshi checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Vettori throws a chopping leg kick but Darweshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Darweshi misses its intended target. #T4#
Vettori slips a straight right by Darweshi.
Darweshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori tried to counter with a leg kick but Darweshi avoided it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Vettori gets a clinch. #BC2#
Darweshi manages to break the clinch.
Vettori will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darweshi misses with a looping left.
Vettori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Darweshi finds it's way through Vettori's defenses.
Darweshi throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darweshi. That did some damage!
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darweshi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori backing away here, and Darweshi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Darweshi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vettori misses with the body kick
and Darweshi counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Darweshi's shoulder, as Darweshi tries to avoid the shot.
Darweshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Samran Darweshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Darweshi looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
It looked like Vettori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Darweshi. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Jab, jab by Darweshi - just one landing.
Darweshi lands a really nice looking cross but Vettori seems unphased.
Darweshi cracks Vettori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vettori walks into a left hand.
Darweshi misses with a body shot.
Vettori appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Darweshi sees coming a mile off.
Darweshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Darweshi.
Vettori connects with a body shot.#CL#
Vettori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darweshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Darweshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vettori has him pressed against the ropes.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Darweshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Vettori clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Darweshi controls his hands.
Darweshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Vettori has double underhooks.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Darweshi. #BC#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Vettori swings for the body but Darweshi moves out of range.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Darweshi ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Darweshi looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
A jab from Darweshi does it's job there.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Vettori defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darweshi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darweshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Vettori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Darweshi's head back. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darweshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darweshi tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Darweshi throws an off balance right hand
and Darweshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Darweshi knows he should have avoided that one.
Vettori moves out of range as Darweshi strikes.
Vettori tries to counter by clinching up but Darweshi breaks away and moves out of range.
Darweshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori 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.
A little jabbing left from Darweshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darweshi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darweshi scores with a hook.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darweshi.#CL#
Vettori moves into the clinch.
Vettori presses Darweshi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darweshi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Darweshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Vettori won't allow it.
Vettori lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Darweshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori working Darweshi over with knees to the body.
Darweshi blocks an uppercut.
Vettori misses with the head strike. #T3#
Darweshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darweshi. #BC#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Darweshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Darweshi misses with a hook.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samran Darweshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darweshi.
Vettori drops his hands momentarily and Darweshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vettori.
Vettori slips a jab from Darweshi.
Darweshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darweshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darweshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori drops his hands momentarily and Darweshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vettori scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T4#
Darweshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Darweshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darweshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Vettori misses.
A little jabbing left from Darweshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Darweshi.
Nice shot lands for Darweshi.
Darweshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darweshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darweshi connects with the punch.
Darweshi scores with a jab to the body.
Darweshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darweshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darweshi throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Darweshi manages to avoid it.
Darweshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Darweshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samran Darweshi.
I think Darweshi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samran Darweshi!
Samran Darweshi is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Samran Darweshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SYN K-1 å
Date: Mar 19, 2021

#R1#
Vettori cracks Fischer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
Fischer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dennis Fischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Vettori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vettori.
Vettori fails to land with a series of punches.
Vettori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fischer. Fischer obviously looking to wear him down.
Fischer throws the kick towards the body but Vettori avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori is looking to land body kicks.
Fischer throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Fischer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vettori blocks a leg kick.
Fischer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fischer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vettori if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischer scores with a decent looking hook.
We've been informed that Vettori 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fischer.
Vettori dodges the punch combination from Fischer.
Fischer tries a head kick but it misses.
Fischer slips under a jab.
Vettori swinging wildly here. #T1#
Fischer throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Vettori counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Fischer.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Fischer.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fischer's elbow.
Vettori is leaning against Fischer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Fischer.
Fischer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Vettori.
Fischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Vettori.
Vettori tries a body shot but Fischer blocks it.
Fischer lands a shoulder strike.
Fischer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fischer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vettori. #T2#
Vettori tries to work over Fischer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fischer lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fischer.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Fischer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori lands a right hand.
Fischer lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Fischer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Fischer lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Fischer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fischer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Fischer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vettori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Fischer avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Vettori.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori misses with a body punch.
Fischer scores with a shot to the side of Vettori's head.
Fischer misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vettori.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Fischer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Fischer.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori tries to work over Fischer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori misses with some punches.
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!
Fischer misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Vettori misses with a body punch.
Vettori is leaning against Fischer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fischer's elbow.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori lands a body punch.
Fischer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori works on Fischer's body with a couple of short punches.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Fischer misses with some punches.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fischer lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vettori scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fischer is breathing heavily.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Fischer controls his hands.
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fischer backwards.
Vettori tries to work over Fischer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori tries a body shot but Fischer blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A big left from Fischer misses.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Fischer avoids it with no problem.
Vettori slips a straight right by Fischer.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Fischer avoids it with no problem.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Fischer's shoulder, as Fischer tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Fischer checks it.
Fischer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fischer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Fischer finds it's target.
Dennis Fischer is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Fischer ducks down to avoid it.
Fischer tried to counter with a leg kick but Vettori avoided it.
Vettori defending well as Fischer loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Fischer as he connects with a hook.
Fischer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vettori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori wants to slow Fischer down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Fischer blocks the low kick.
Vettori moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori 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 Fischer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fischer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fischer throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fischer misses with a body kick.#T1#
Vettori misses the jab.
Fischer staying out of range there.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Fischer knows he should have avoided that one.
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fischer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vettori momentarily.
Vettori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fischer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Vettori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vettori.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
Fischer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vettori moves out of range as Fischer throws a body kick.
Fischer backing away here, and Vettori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fischer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Fischer tries to work over Vettori's front leg with a kick but Vettori checks it.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vettori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Fischer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fischer connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
Fischer connects with the punch.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fischer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fischer.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Fischer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fischer lands with a nice body kick.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fischer.
Fischer cracks Vettori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fischer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vettori fails to land with a series of punches.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fischer. Fischer obviously looking to wear him down. #T3#
Nice body punch from Vettori.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori throws a chopping leg kick but Fischer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vettori slips under a jab from Fischer.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Fischer.
Good exchange - Fischer coming out on top.
Fischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Fischer does it's job there.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Fischer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fischer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vettori scores with a sloppy right hand. Fischer should have avoided that one.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vettori, as that shot connected.
Fischer avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Fischer lands a nice shot to the body.
Fischer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Fischer.
Vettori lands with a good body shot.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Vettori misses with a hook.
Fischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fischer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fischer scores with the left hand. Vettori knows he should have avoided that one.
Fischer scoring well with a low kick there.
Fischer blocks a head kick by Vettori.
A jab from Fischer misses.
Vettori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fischer.
Fischer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vettori.
Vettori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fischer is looking to slow Vettori down with leg kicks.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Vettori jabs at Fischer's body.
Fischer 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Fischer slips the punch.
Fischer tried to score with a low kick but Vettori checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Fischer dominated that second round.
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.#R3#
Fischer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fischer missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fischer checks a leg kick.
Vettori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Fischer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori defending well as Fischer loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori tries to score with a low kick but Fischer moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Fischer blocks the low kick.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Vettori scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Fischer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Fischer's leg but Fischer calmly moves out of range.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Fischer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Fischer slips the punch.
As Vettori looks to move away, Fischer throws a big counter combo but Vettori just gets out of the way.#T1#
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fischer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vettori throws a chopping leg kick but Fischer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fischer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fischer blocks a jab.
Vettori lands a jab to the head.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fischer misses with a hook.
Fischer thuds his right hand into Vettori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fischer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fischer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fischer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Fischer.
Fischer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fischer slips a jab from Vettori.
Fischer lands a front kick.
Vettori keeps the fight on the outside.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fischer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Fischer defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Fischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Fischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fischer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vettori if he has to take too many more of those.
Vettori feints and then cracks Fischer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fischer down.
Vettori walks into a straight right hand from Fischer.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vettori crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fischer - the referee stops the clock and Vettori gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fischer. Vettori manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Fischer's shoulder, as Fischer tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vettori throws the left hand but Fischer avoids the punch easily.
Fischer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori connects with a right hand. Fischer shakes it off.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Fischer throws a chopping leg kick but Vettori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick lands for Vettori.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vettori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Vettori jabs at Fischer's body.
Crunch! Fischer slams his shin into Vettori's torso.
Fischer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Vettori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fischer throws a front kick aimed at Vettori's knee but Vettori avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Vettori blocks the leg kick.
Vettori scores with a jab.
Vettori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vettori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vettori has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fischer.
Vettori throws a body punch but Fischer moves out of range.
Vettori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fischer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Fischer ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Fischer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Fischer loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fischer throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori. #T4#
Fischer lands a really nice looking cross but Vettori seems unphased.
Fischer with a nice calf kick.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Fischer saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Fischer misses its intended target.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Fischer moved away.
Fischer missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Fischer throws a head kick that misses.
Fischer tried to score with a low kick but Vettori checks it.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vettori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vettori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fischer connects with an inside leg kick.
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fischer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fischer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Dennis Fischer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.#R4#
Fischer looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Fischer throws a low kick, looking for Vettori's leg but Vettori calmly moves out of range.
Fischer scores with a kick to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Fischer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fischer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Fischer misses with the body kick
and Vettori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vettori throws the left hand but Fischer avoids the punch easily.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori jabs Fischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer slips a straight right by Vettori.
Vettori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fischer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fischer checks a leg kick.
Vettori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch combination from Fischer misses.
Fischer avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Fischer motions for Vettori to come forward. Fischer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Fischer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vettori is out of range and Fischer settles back down.
Fischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Good shot there by Vettori.
Nice uppercut there from Fischer.
Vettori tries to land a front kick but Fischer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It appears Fischer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Vettori scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Fischer.
Vettori jabs Fischer right on the nose. Fischer blinks but takes it well.
Fischer connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fischer can pounce on him.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fischer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fischer throws out the jab.
Vettori throws a low kick but Fischer moves out of range easily.
Vettori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T2#
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Fischer throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Fischer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori swats away the attempt to clinch by Fischer.
Fischer punishes Vettori's body with a nice straight punch.
Fischer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fischer slips under a jab.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fischer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Fischer sees coming a mile off.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori scores with a jab.
Fischer scores with a nice right hand. #T3#
Vettori scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fischer checks a low kick from Vettori.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Fischer ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fischer misses with a series of wild punches.
Fischer cracks Vettori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Fischer checks it.
Fischer with a nice calf kick.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fischer manages to avoid it.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Vettori checks the leg kick.
Vettori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fischer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vettori throws a hook but Fischer avoids it easily.
Fischer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T4#
Fischer fakes the leg kick and cracks Vettori in the body.
Fischer scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Fischer blocks the body kick.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
Vettori connects with a jab.
That kick from Fischer tenderised Vettori's leg. Vettori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Fischer is looking for a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Vettori there.
Fischer throws a body kick that misses.
Fischer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Fischer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vettori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Fischer's head back.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Fischer.
Fischer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fischer lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Vettori moves out of range as Fischer strikes.
Fischer tries to clinch up but Vettori circles away and keeps his distance.
Fischer avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Fischer staying out of range there.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fischer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fischer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Vettori misses.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fischer checks a leg kick.
Fischer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer avoids a kick to the body.
Fischer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Vettori blocks the low kick.
Fischer slips under a jab.
Good work by Vettori as he checks the leg kick.#T1#
Vettori misses with a wild combination.
A low kick lands for Fischer.
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Fischer sees coming a mile off.
Fischer staying out of range there.
Vettori lands a right hook to the body.
Fischer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fischer clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fischer scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fischer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fischer.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fischer ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fischer slips a jab from Vettori.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Fischer swinging wildly here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vettori - that will leave a mark!
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fischer.
Fischer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Vettori's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vettori duly obliges.
Fischer moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Fischer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fischer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Fischer.#T3#
Fischer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fischer checks a leg kick.
Fischer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vettori misses with a hook. Fischer ducked under it nicely.
Fischer motions for Vettori to come forward. Fischer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Fischer misses its target.
Fischer scores with a nice body kick.
Fischer misses with a body kick.
Vettori tests Fischer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fischer throws a leg kick but Vettori moved away.
Fischer throws a chopping leg kick but Vettori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fischer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fischer throws a front kick aimed at Vettori's knee but Vettori avoids it well. #T4#
Vettori swings for the body but Fischer moves out of range.
Fischer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Fischer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fischer on the side of the head.
Fischer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fischer checks a low kick from Vettori.
Fischer misses with a looping right.
Vettori thumps Fischer with a low kick.
Fischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Fischer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fischer moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Fischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori with a hook.
Vettori motions for Fischer to come forward. Vettori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Fischer blocks a jab.
Fischer looking to land some kicks to the body here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin Vettori.
Well Vettori 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marvin Vettori made sure he mentioned Hardcore Alchemy, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: SYN K-1 ä¸ƒ
Date: Feb 26, 2021

#R1#
Wearmouth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Wearmouth's head back.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Vettori is predictable there
and Wearmouth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vettori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Vettori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab from Vettori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wearmouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Vettori.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori connects with the punch.#T1#
Vettori throws a front kick that sends Wearmouth stumbling back into the ropes.
Wearmouth 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.
Wearmouth scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a series of wild punches. #CL2#
Wearmouth instigates a clinch.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori misses with a knee strike.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wearmouth.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Vettori tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it. #BC#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vettori!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wearmouth.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot. #T2##CL2#
Wearmouth clinches up against the ropes.
Vettori tries to break the clinch but Wearmouth is controlling the position.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the ropes.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori works on Wearmouth's body with a couple of short punches.
Vettori avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Vettori.
Vettori lands a right hand.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Wearmouth lands a shot to the body.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Nice body punch from Vettori - that landed with a thud.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Vettori. #T3#
Wearmouth managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wearmouth blocks it with crossed arms.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wearmouth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vettori is defending well for now.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wearmouth.
Vettori scores with a knee to the head.
Vettori avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Vettori working aggressively here. #BC#
Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wearmouth.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Wearmouth down.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wearmouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Wearmouth tries a quick counter leg kick but Vettori is wise to it.
Wearmouth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori jabs Wearmouth right on the nose. Wearmouth blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Wearmouth moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vettori tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Wearmouth is blocking nicely.
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 Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A nice leg kick from Wearmouth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth misses with a hook.
Vettori with a jab.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vettori with a hook.
Vettori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wearmouth takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Wearmouth with an uppercut!
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori with a nice cross.#T1#
Wearmouth lands a high kick!
Wearmouth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wearmouth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wearmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick
and Vettori counters with a left to the body.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Wearmouth is out of range.
Vettori moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWearmouth.
Wearmouth jabs at Vettori's body.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori misses with a shot to the body
letting Wearmouth counter with a right hand. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Wearmouth clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vettori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Wearmouth avoids the damage to the body.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori pushes Wearmouth back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vettori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wearmouth or not.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Vettori misses with a leg kick. #T3#
Wearmouth connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
Vettori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wearmouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Vettori steps away.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wearmouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Wearmouth finds it's target.
Wearmouth throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Wearmouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wearmouth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vettori.
Vettori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wearmouth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wearmouth checks a low kick from Vettori.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wearmouth to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
Vettori throws the left hand but Wearmouth avoids the punch easily.
Vettori throws a right and a left that Wearmouth avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Vettori.
Wearmouth throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Vettori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Vettori misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with a low kick, right behind Vettori 's knee.
Wearmouth throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Vettori went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vettori throws a nice head kick!
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Wearmouth misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vettori checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Vettori, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Wearmouth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vettori.
Vettori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Vettori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth walks into a straight right hand from Vettori.
Vettori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori lunges at Wearmouth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wearmouth's hand. #T1#
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wearmouth just manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wearmouth misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth checks a leg kick.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vettori lands a head shot.
Vettori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wearmouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Vettori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Vettori connects with a right hand. Wearmouth shakes it off.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wearmouth tries to score with a low kick but Vettori moves his leg out of the way.
Wearmouth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vettori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wearmouth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori 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 Wearmouth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wearmouth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Wearmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wearmouth defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
Wearmouth was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wearmouth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Wearmouth's head.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Vettori.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wearmouth takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Vettori.
Wearmouth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vettori throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
Vettori avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Vettori was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wearmouth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Wearmouth's leg. Wearmouth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wearmouth walks into a stiff left hand from Vettori.
Wearmouth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Wearmouth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wearmouth.
Vettori cracks a nice hook into Wearmouth's ribs.
Wearmouth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wearmouth works the jab nicely.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Vettori lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wearmouth doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vettori, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: SYN K-1 äº”
Date: Feb 12, 2021

#R1#
Killstone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Killstone was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Killstone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Killstone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Killstone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killstone.
Killstone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Killstone.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vettori, as that shot connected.
Vettori lands a glancing blow to the side of Killstone's head.
Killstone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Killstone is just out of range.
Killstone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Killstone loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Killstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killstone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killstone throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Killstone dodges the punch combination from Vettori. #T1#
Killstone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Killstone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Killstone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Killstone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vettori lands with a cross.
Killstone scores with a hook to the body. Vettori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vettori throws a sloppy body shot #CL#
and Killstone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Killstone.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.#BC#
Killstone breaks from the clinch.
Vettori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Killstone slips the punch.
Killstone is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
Killstone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vettori counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori connects with a single shot there.
Vettori misses with a hook.#T2#
Killstone blocks the body kick. #CL#
Vettori tries to keep at a distance but Killstone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Killstone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killstone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killstone is defending well for now.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vettori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Killstone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killstone tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Vettori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vettori tries a body shot but Killstone blocks it.
Killstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Killstone manages to break the clinch.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Killstone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killstone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Killstone misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Vettori - just one landing.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori lands a jab to Killstone's midsection.
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killstone. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori thuds his right hand into Killstone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Killstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Killstone.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. Killstone moves away and avoids it.
Vettori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Killstone.
Killstone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vettori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Killstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killstone looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killstone.
Killstone tries to clinch there but Vettori circles away.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Killstone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Vettori responds with a good body kick, but Killstone manages to step out the way in time.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Killstone clinches with his opponent.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori with a knee to the head.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vettori obliges.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Killstone is blocking nicely.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori throws a push kick but Killstone slaps the foot to one side.
Vettori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killstone tries to clinch up but Vettori circles away and keeps his distance.
Vettori misses with a double jab.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
Killstone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Vettori, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Vettori lunges at Killstone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Killstone's hand.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Killstone.
Vettori misses with the combination.
Killstone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killstone.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Killstone's leg. Killstone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori delivers a nice body kick.
Killstone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vettori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vettori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killstone's sensitive parts.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killstone misses with a straight left.
Vettori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Killstone in his tracks.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
It looked like Killstone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Vettori gets tackled into the ropes by Killstone. Killstone maintains the clinch.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Killstone avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killstone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Killstone ducks down to avoid it.
Killstone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Killstone moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori jabs Killstone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vettori swings for the body but Killstone moves out of range.
Killstone misses with a right hand
and Vettori counters with a series of strikes. Killstone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killstone manages to avoid it.
Killstone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Killstone lands a nice shot that snaps Vettori's head back.
Vettori throws a leg kick
and Killstone counters with a left to the body.
Vettori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killstone. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vettori throws a head kick that Killstone semi-blocks.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Killstone throws out the jab.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.
Killstone misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Killstone throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Vettori is predictable there
and Killstone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Killstone slips a straight right by Vettori.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killstone.
Jab by Killstone.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Killstone. That did some damage!
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Killstone clinches.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Killstone breaks the clinch.
Killstone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Killstone slips a straight right by Vettori.
Killstone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Vettori throws a solid leg kick but Killstone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vettori.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Killstone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Killstone is looking to counter the offense by Vettori and move into the clinch.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killstone lands with a nice body punch.
Killstone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.
Killstone throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori slips under a jab from Killstone.
A combination from Killstone does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.
Vettori lands a front kick.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Killstone rushes Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killstone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Killstone.
Vettori gets through Killstone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Killstone pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Vettori tries to bum rush Killstone with a series of wild strikes but Killstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killstone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Killstone's head.
Killstone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
Killstone is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori thumps Killstone with a low kick.
Killstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Killstone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Killstone misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killstone doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killstone takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Killstone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killstone.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killstone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vettori backs up against the ropes.
Killstone tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Killstone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vettori swats away the attempt to clinch by Killstone.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Killstone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vettori to score with a decent uppercut.
Vettori jabs at Killstone's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Killstone at a distance.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killstone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Killstone's knee but Killstone avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Vettori lands with a straight right. Killstone didn't see that one coming.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Killstone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori lands a right hook to the body.
Vettori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Killstone wants to clinch.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Killstone takes one on the button.
Killstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vettori.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Killstone throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Vettori misses with a head kick.
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Killstone with an uppercut!
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Killstone throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Killstone. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Killstone is out of range.
Vettori lands with an overhand left.
Killstone misses with an uppercut.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Killstone walks into a jab.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Vettori does no damage.
Killstone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Killstone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killstone takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheers as Killstone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vettori doesn't seem phased though.
Killstone connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T3#
Killstone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Killstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killstone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vettori under the eye.#CL#
Killstone clinches.
A hook to the body from Killstone.
Vettori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Killstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori cracks Killstone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Killstone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Killstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Killstone misses.
Vettori slips a jab from Killstone.
Killstone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killstone.
A combination from Vettori does no damage.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Killstone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
Killstone throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Vettori swinging wildly here.
Killstone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vettori 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: SYN K-1 ä¸‰
Date: Jan 29, 2021

#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Caria with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Caria off balance momentarily.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vettori takes one to the chin there.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Caria thows a body kick. Vettori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caria tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Caria tries to clinch up
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab. #T1##CL#
Caria has Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Vettori working hard to break the clinch.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vettori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Caria tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it.
Vettori scores with a nice head shot.
Caria looks to clinch
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Caria blocks the body kick.
Good work by Vettori as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Vettori gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Caria avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori misses with a body punch.
Caria lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick lands for Caria. #T2#
Vettori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria scores with a hook.
Vettori 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.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria scores with a push kick.#CL#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Vettori's ribcage. Vettori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria tries a low kick but Vettori avoids it.
Vettori misses with a body punch
and Caria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Caria's head.
Vettori throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3##CL#
Caria has Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vettori blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Caria. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vettori throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Caria drives through and clinches with Vettori against the ropes. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vettori's head.
Vettori swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T4#
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vettori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vettori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.
Caria tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
A big right from Caria misses.
Caria takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vettori is out of range and Caria settles back down.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
A body shot lands from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Caria.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Vettori avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Caria closes the distance and pushes Vettori back into the ropes.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Vettori digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vettori scores with a knee to the head.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vettori scores with a one two! Caria had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vettori throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Caria lands with an overhand left.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caria counters with a left to the body.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettori can do to turn this around?
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.#CL#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position. #T1#
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Vettori presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori tries to break free but Caria pushes him back against the ropes.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vettori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caria here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
Vettori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
Vettori is breathing heavily.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vettori letting Caria take a breather here.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.#T3##BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria scores with a jab to the head.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caria lands with an uppercut that bounces Vettori off the ropes and back into range.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caria works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
Vettori is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Caria landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Caria cracks Vettori with a nice body shot.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms. #T4#
Vettori tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Vettori in a clinch.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria is leaning against Vettori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caria prevents Vettori from breaking the clinch.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Vettori tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Caria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vettori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Caria misses with a low kick as Vettori jumps back.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria lands a nice looking body shot.
Caria scores with a decent looking hook.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caria lands a jab to the head.
Caria throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Vettori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Vettori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caria throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori scores with a hook.#CL#
Caria has Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vettori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria blocks a jab.
Vettori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vettori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Vettori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Caria forces Vettori back against the ropes and clinches.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vettori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vettori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Caria scores with a knee to the head.
Vettori working hard to break the clinch.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vettori tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vettori is keeping busy.#T3#
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vettori takes a shot to the head. #ROC#Vettori is rocked!
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Caria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch. #CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Caria slips a straight right by Vettori.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vettori slips a straight right by Caria.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria scores with a jab. Vettori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caria tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caria. Vettori shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Caria has Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori misses the jab.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Caria.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Caria drives through and clinches with Vettori against the ropes.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria blocks a body shot from Vettori. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Caria misses.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Caria scores with a decent looking hook.
Caria wants to clinch.
Caria lands a body shot. #T1#
Caria is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Caria lands a jab to Vettori's midsection.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
Vettori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Caria scores with a jab.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vettori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Caria has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vettori.#T2#
Vettori looks to land a body kick but Caria moved away.
Caria feints and then cracks Vettori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vettori down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vettori lands with an uppercut that bounces Caria off the ropes and back into range.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Caria wants to clinch.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria tries to clinch up but Vettori circles away and keeps his distance.
Vettori slips a jab from Caria.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Sloppy strikes from Vettori. Those never looked like landing.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Vettori avoided it.
Vettori blocks a jab.#T3#
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Vettori tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Vettori tries a body shot but Caria blocks it. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Vettori moves his leg out of the way.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Caria throws a series of strikes that have Vettori backpedaling.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caria scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Caria misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Vettori down.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Caria lands a jab to the head. #CL#
Caria clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori 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 Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Caria misses its target.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Caria moves out of range as Vettori throws a body kick.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Vettori moved away.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caria wants to clinch up but Vettori keeps it at a distance.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CL#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori is trying to force a seperation but Caria has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Vettori feints and then cracks Caria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caria down. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vettori takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori managing to block the knees to the body from Caria. #T1#
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vettori working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria cracks Vettori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Caria connects with a leg kick.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vettori throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vettori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria wants to clinch.#T2#
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Vettori in a clinch.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vettori. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Caria lands a nice hook to Vettori's body. Vettori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vettori throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vettori moves out of range as Caria strikes.
Caria misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caria.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Caria's legs.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vettori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vettori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria tries a knee to the head but Vettori blocks it.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Vettori is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Caria. #BC2#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caria - that will leave a mark!
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Vettori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caria.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caria is out of range. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Vettori is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Vettori is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Vettori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vettori lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melankomas Caria.
Well Caria 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Melankomas Caria, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: ENIGMA 1
Date: Jan 02, 2021

#R1#
Suf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
As Vettori looks to move away, Suf throws a big counter combo but Vettori just gets out of the way.
Suf avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suf manages to avoid it.
Suf tries a head kick but it misses.
Suf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Suf misses
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vettori cracks Suf with a good jab.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suf on the side of the head.
Suf lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Suf's head.
Suf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vettori has time to react.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Suf throws a counter high kick but Vettori was just alert enough to avoid it.
Suf throws a sloppy head kick and Vettori moves out of range easily.
Suf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Vettori is predictable there
and Suf counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Vettori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vettori crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suf - the referee stops the clock and Vettori gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suf. Vettori manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suf manages to avoid it.
Suf tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vettori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vettori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suf ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Suf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suf.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suf moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suf lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vettori looks for the body kick but Suf saw that one coming.
Suf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vettori jabs at Suf's body.#T2#
Vettori misses with a hook
and Suf counters with a three punch combo that has Vettori backing up. Vettori nods at Suf to acknowledge the strikes.
Vettori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suf's hands.
Vettori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suf walks into a straight right hand from Vettori.
Suf throws a body shot but no joy.
Suf moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Suf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suf moves away.
Vettori lands with a hook. Suf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suf tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Suf throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suf.
Vettori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Nice cross by Vettori.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Suf off balance momentarily.
Vettori lands with an uppercut that bounces Suf off the cage and back into range.
Vettori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by Vettori as he checks the leg kick.
Suf throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Suf misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori works the jab nicely.
Suf throws a sloppy head kick and Vettori moves out of range easily.
Suf jabs Vettori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suf checks a leg kick.
Bob Suf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vettori cracks Suf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Suf drives through and clinches with Vettori against the cage. #T1##BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Suf pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vettori back to the cage. Suf follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL#
Suf has managed to clinch.
Vettori is trying to break the clinch but Suf has him pressed against the cage.
Vettori changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suf fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suf has time to react.
Suf wants to clinch up but Vettori keeps it at a distance.
Vettori cracks Suf with an open hand slap.
Vettori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suf tries to clinch up but Vettori circles away and keeps his distance.
Suf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Vettori looks to move away, Suf throws a big counter combo but Vettori just gets out of the way.
Suf connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suf lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T2#
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suf scores with a one two! Vettori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Suf misses with a low kick.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vettori throws the left hand but Suf avoids the punch easily.
Suf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Suf saw that one coming.#KD#
Suf lands a big head kick that sends Vettori tumbling to the mat! Suf takes a step backwards and waves Vettori back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Vettori is rocked!
Suf staying out of range there.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Suf finish him?
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Suf lands a head kick. Vettori smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suf throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Vettori crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Suf!

Event: TC 19 Mil $ GP vol 3.3
Date: Dec 19, 2020

#R1#
Vettori throws a leg kick but Pate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pate blocks a jab.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Pate off balance momentarily.
Pate tries to clinch up.
Pate misses with an uppercut
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Patriootti Pate has been cut.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Vettori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Vettori. #CL#
Pate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Vettori 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.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pate tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vettori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pate looking to throw knees to the head but Vettori is blocking nicely.
Pate misses with an elbow strike. #T1##TD2#
Vettori has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pate regains guard immediately.
Pate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SU2#
Pate is working an open guard so Vettori takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pate throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori throws the left hand but Pate avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Pate is looking to counter the offense by Vettori and move into the clinch.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pate.
Vettori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Pate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Vettori tests Pate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Pate's leg but Pate calmly moves out of range.
Pate misses with a double jab
and Vettori counters with a series of strikes. Pate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pate jabs Vettori right on the nose. Vettori blinks but takes it well.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori avoids a kick to the body.
Jab by Pate.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pate jabs Vettori right on the nose. Vettori blinks but takes it well.
Vettori 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pate misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Pate blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Pate lands a nice shot that snaps Vettori's head back. #T3#
Vettori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pate cracks Vettori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pate missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pate moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pate.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pate went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pate lands with a shot to the body.
Pate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vettori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pate throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori scores with a head kick.
Pate tries to clinch there but Vettori circles away. #T4#
Pate connects with a leg kick.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Pate's leg but Pate calmly moves out of range.
Pate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vettori's head.#CL#
Pate has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pate.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pate.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pate working aggressively here.
Pate struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori blocks an elbow strike.
Pate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vettori's defenses.
Pate blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patriootti Pate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Vettori throws a hook but Pate avoids it easily.
Pate defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pate throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Pate moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Pate throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vettori.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pate looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Vettori does it's job there.
Pate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pate checks a leg kick.
A cross from Pate lands.
Vettori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori avoids the head kick by Pate.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori misses the jab.
Pate lands with a thumping leg kick. #T1#
Pate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Vettori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pate's sensitive parts.
Pate throws a body shot but no joy.
Pate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Pate throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Pate checks it.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Pate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Pate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pate throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.#T2#
Pate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Vettori as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pate connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Vettori throws a leg kick
and Pate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pate!
Good standup being displayed there by Pate as he connects with a hook.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pate just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pate misses with a looping right.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate.
Pate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pate.
Pate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pate doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
Pate throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#Patriootti Pate's cut is getting worse.#T3#
Vettori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Pate.
Pate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pate steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vettori. That one must have hurt.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Pate is looking to slow Vettori down with leg kicks.
Pate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Pate tenderised Vettori's leg. Vettori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pate as he connects with a hook.
Vettori scores with a jab to the body.
Pate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pate wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T4#
Vettori walks into a stiff left hand from Pate.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pate.
Vettori connects with a single shot there.
Vettori throws a hook to the side of Pate's head but Pate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pate throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Pate looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pate missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate moves out of range of the body kick from Vettori.
Pate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vettori on the side of the head.
Pate lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vettori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vettori scores with a nice head shot.
Vettori lands with a nice body kick.
Vettori defending well as Pate loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patriootti Pate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patriootti Pate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Pate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vettori. Vettori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pate tries a low kick but Vettori avoids it.
A low kick from Vettori misses
and Pate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vettori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pate misses the target.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Pate.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Pate is just out of range.
Vettori lands a right hook to the body.
Pate throws a low kick but Vettori avoids it.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pate defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Pate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Pate slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate is looking to slow Vettori down with leg kicks.
Vettori misses with a wild combination.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1#
Pate slips under a jab.
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pate jabs Vettori right on the nose. Vettori blinks but takes it well.
Vettori throws a hook but Pate blocks it.
Vettori works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Pate appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Pate checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pate, as that shot connected.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Pate moves out of range easily.
Vettori moves forwards but Pate connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pate moves away.
Vettori tries to move into range but Pate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Pate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vettori, pushing him back against the cage.
Pate lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T2#
Pate tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patriootti Pate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pate.
Pate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vettori's defenses.
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pate tries a knee to the head but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori blocks an elbow strike.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pate fails to land.
Vettori misses with a knee strike. #T3#
Pate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vettori avoids a wild elbow strike from Pate.
Vettori blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pate.
Pate tries a knee to the head but Vettori blocks it.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Pate.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vettori's face.
Pate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pate swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pate.
Vettori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pate working Vettori over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Pate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patriootti Pate clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Patriootti Pate'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.#R4#
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Pate tries a head kick but it misses.
Vettori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vettori scrambles back to his feet.
Pate scores with a nice head shot.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Pate moved out of range.
Patriootti Pate is winning the standup battle so far.
Pate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pate blocks a leg kick.
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pate sizes up Vettori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pate misses with a low kick.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Pate avoids it with no problem.
A lazy left from Vettori finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Pate checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vettori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pate misses with a low kick.
Pate misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Vettori throws a right hand that misses
and Pate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori misses with a double jab.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Vettori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pate tries to counter by clinching up but Vettori breaks away and moves out of range.
Pate connects with an inside leg kick.
Vettori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Pate catches Vettori right on the button with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Pate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pate.#ROC#Vettori is rocked!
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Pate finish him?
Vettori is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pate slips under a jab.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.
Pate misses with a low kick.
Vettori walks into a jab.
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pate's head backwards.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pate.
It looked like Pate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
It looks like Pate has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pate looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate.
Pate throws a big counter combination but Vettori scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vettori moves out of range of the body kick.
Pate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Vettori takes a swing at Pate's ribcage but misses.
Pate tries a low kick but Vettori avoids it.
Pate blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Pate connects with a leg kick.
Pate cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Pate.
Vettori moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Pate.
Pate goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pate throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Pate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettori can do to turn this around?
Pate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vettori. #T3#
Vettori lands with a cross.
Pate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vettori throws a leg kick
and Pate counters with an inside leg kick.
Vettori ducks right into an uppercut from Pate.
Vettori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Pate throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick by Pate misses
and Pate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pate makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vettori really felt that one!#CL#
Pate clinches with his opponent.
Pate misses with the head strike.
Pate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4#
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!
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pate pushes Vettori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori with a knee to the head.
Pate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pate.
Vettori tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pate misses with a body punch.
Pate working aggressively here.
Pate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vettori blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patriootti Pate had his way with Marvin Vettori in that round.
The cut man is working on Patriootti Pate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Pate misses with a double jab.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vettori scores with a nice strike.
Vettori scores with a nice strike.#ROC2#Pate is rocked!
Pate takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Oh Pate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Pate down.
Pate tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Vettori finds Pate's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Pate flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Vettori lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Pate will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
After the big win, Marvin Vettori made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hardcore Alchemy and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: TC 16 1mil $ GP vol 2.3,
Date: Nov 28, 2020

#R1#
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahonen.
Vettori throws a hook but Ahonen avoids it easily.
Ahonen walks into a stiff left hand from Vettori.
Vettori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been informed that Ahonen 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.
Ahonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Ahonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Triple XXX in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori throws a jab when Ahonen was well out of range.
Ahonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahonen misses with a takedown attempt - Vettori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ahonen swinging wildly here.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Ahonen scores with a hook.
Vettori lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Ahonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
A big right from Ahonen misses.
Ahonen misses with a wild combination.
Vettori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahonen throws a nice looking combination but Vettori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahonen digs a good hook to Vettori's body.
Good work by Ahonen as he checks the leg kick.
Ahonen throws a wild body kick that Vettori sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Ahonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ahonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Ahonen slips a jab and a cross from Vettori.
Vettori misses the shot to the body. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ahonen blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Vettori throws an off balance right hand
and Ahonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ahonen lands a right hook to the body.
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Ahonen there.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ahonen lands with a slapping head kick.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Ahonen misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Ahonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ahonen slips under a jab.#T3#
Ahonen misses the shot to the body.
Ahonen ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Ahonen scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
Ahonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Ahonen connects with the punch.
Vettori moves out of range as Ahonen throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Ahonen misses its intended target.
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahonen is just out of range.
Ahonen digs a good hook to Vettori's body.
Vettori lands with a nice combination. Ahonen backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori misses with the combination.
Ahonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Vettori misses the jab.
Vettori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahonen 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.
Vettori throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ahonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Ahonen avoids them all with ease.
Ahonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Ahonen blocks a leg kick.
Ahonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Ahonen down.
Ahonen misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Some bone on bone action there as Ahonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ahonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahonen clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Vettori does no damage.
Nice shot by Ahonen.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Ahonen's leg. Ahonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ahonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ahonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick from Vettori, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Vettori sprawls well. He's pushed Ahonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vettori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vettori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Vettori. #ROC#Ahonen is rocked!
Vettori sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Ahonen's defenses. It connects perfectly with Ahonen's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marvin Vettori thanked Hardcore Sports Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: TC 13 Mil $ GP vol 1.3
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettori 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.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Nti moved away.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Nti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vettori on the side of the head.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Nti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Vettori tries to score with a low kick but Nti moves his leg out of the way.
Vettori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nti under the eye.
Nti throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Nti instigates a clinch.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Nti lands with a left to the head.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Nti avoids the damage to the body.
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
Nti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vettori.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Nti lands a left hand. #BC#
Nti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vettori feints a counter leg kick.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nti missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nti throws a sloppy body shot
and Vettori counters with a nice leg kick.
Nti lands with an overhand left.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nti misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Vettori misses.
A clash of legs there as Nti blocks the low kick.
Nti loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nti.
A little feinted left hand from Nti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nti misses with an uppercut.
Nti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori counters with a series of strikes. Nti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vettori checks the leg kick.#T3#
Vettori jabs Nti right on the nose. Nti blinks but takes it well.
Nti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nti scores with a hook.
Nti lands with a cross.
Nti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vettori throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Vettori misses.
A big left from Nti misses.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Vettori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nti throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4##BC#
Nti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nti connects with a high kick.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
A big right from Nti misses.
Nti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nti scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vettori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Nti slips the punch.
Nti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Nti throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Samuel Nti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Nti dips to his left and cracks Vettori with an uppercut!#CL#
Nti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vettori, pushing him back against the cage.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori with a knee to the head.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Samuel Nti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Vettori.
Nice body punch from Nti. #T1#
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Nti breaks the clinch.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nti. #KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Vettori sends Nti down but not out. Vettori dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#Nti is rocked!
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!#SU2#
Vettori stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Nti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Nti tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Vettori wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hardcore Sports Nutrition, into his post fight interview.

Event: CEC: 696
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Vettori forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
Cortez stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Cortez stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Cortez seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Vettori is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.#BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Vettori 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.
Cortez lands a really nice looking cross but Vettori seems unphased.
Vettori is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
Vettori tries to clinch up.
Vettori scores with a leg kick.
Cortez lands with a right hand.
Cortez thumps Vettori with a low kick.
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.
Vettori clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Vettori has managed to clinch.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
Vettori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face. #T1#
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vettori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Vettori gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori landing knees to the head.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.#BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Cortez wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vettori tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori misses with a wild combination.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Cortez swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T2#
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL2#
Vettori clinches.
Vettori managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Vettori is looking for a takedown.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Cortez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vettori has him pressed against the cage.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cortez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land. #BC#
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Vettori misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Cortez with an uppercut!#ROC2#Cortez is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Cortez backing away here, and Vettori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez scores with a nice body kick.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori blocks a low kick nicely.#KD2#
Vettori throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Cortez tumbling to the canvas!
Cortez controlling the position.
Vettori trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Vettori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortez swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Cortez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cortez wants to stand but Vettori is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettori passes into half guard.
Vettori is looking to advance position but Cortez won't allow it. #SUB2#
Vettori seems to be working for a kimura but Cortez defends the submission attempt.
Vettori is pressing down on Cortez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cortez is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vettori is looking to advance position but Cortez won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Cortez dips to his left and cracks Vettori with an uppercut!
Vettori slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vettori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Vettori's front leg but catches the back leg as Vettori tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Juanito Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Vettori.
Vettori shoots in and drives through. Cortez sprawls well.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Cortez lands a slapping body shot.
Vettori shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Vettori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Vettori tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Vettori throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vettori checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Cortez tries to keep at a distance but Vettori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cortez lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez just leaning against Vettori, taking a breather.
Vettori prevents Cortez from breaking the clinch.
Vettori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Cortez stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
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!#CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and pushes Cortez back into the cage.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez missing with knees to the body.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Cortez tries to break free but Vettori pushes him back against the cage.
Cortez is trying to break the clinch but Vettori has him pressed against the cage.
Cortez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Cortez. #T3#
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms.
Cortez is trying to push Vettori away but Vettori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori is looking for a takedown.
Juanito Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vettori is keeping busy.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms. #BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori lands an overhand right.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Cortez tries to work over Vettori's front leg with a kick but Vettori checks it. #T4#
Vettori connects with a looping right hand.
No luck for Vettori with that takedown attempt.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vettori tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Juanito Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Vettori shoots in but no luck this time.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juanito Cortez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vettori lands a jab to the nose.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Vettori's leg. Vettori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori digs a good hook to Cortez's body.
Vettori lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cortez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Vettori dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori gave a mention to Hardcore Sports Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Juanito Cortez had this to say: 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.

Event: TC 6 Smith vs Vettori
Date: Sep 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vettori - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vettori. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vettori.
Sloppy strikes from Vettori. Those never looked like landing.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT2#It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori lands an overhand right.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Vettori and move into the clinch.#T1#
Vettori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori lands a head shot.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards. #BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Chad Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Vettori 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori slips under a jab from Smith.
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vettori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2#
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vettori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#Chad Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith slips under a jab from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Vettori goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori. #KD#
Smith lands a left and a right that send Vettori crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Vettori is rocked!
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
A countering left hand to the body from Vettori misses.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Vettori lands a jab.
Vettori throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Vettori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #KD#
Smith drops Vettori with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vettori looks back up at him and smiles so Smith waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Vettori takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Smith sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Vettori bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Smith!

Event: TC Wednesday Warriors
Date: Aug 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannopoulos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vettori connects with a body shot that sends Giannopoulos's belly button to the back.
Giannopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vettori pinned against the cage. Vettori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vettori slips a jab and a cross from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos dives in for a single leg takedown but Vettori sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Giannopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Vettori 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.
Vettori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giannopoulos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Vettori plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Giannopoulos tries to clinch up.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Giannopoulos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Vettori slams his shin into Giannopoulos's torso.
Vettori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Giannopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Giannopoulos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vettori. That one must have hurt.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giannopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marvin Vettori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Giannopoulos. #ES2#
Vettori throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Giannopoulos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vettori defends well and Giannopoulos ends up having to push Vettori into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Giannopoulos goes for a double leg but Vettori avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vettori continues to drive forward.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Giannopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Giannopoulos's shoulder, as Giannopoulos tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Giannopoulos doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Giannopoulos knows he should have avoided that one. #TD#
Giannopoulos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vettori's guard.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Vettori manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Giannopoulos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vettori gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Giannopoulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vettori prevents the takedown attempt. #BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giannopoulos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick. #T4#
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giannopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giannopoulos blocks a low kick nicely.
Vettori displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vettori but Vettori pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Vettori takes a swing at Giannopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Giannopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vettori pinned against the cage. Vettori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
Giannopoulos shoots and misses
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giannopoulos defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori misses the jab.
Giannopoulos shoots for a takedown but Vettori saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Giannopoulos gets a clinch. #BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vettori enables Giannopoulos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vettori manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori wants to stand and escape but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
Giannopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Giannopoulos trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
Giannopoulos is fighting to break Vettori's control of his arms but Vettori is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Giannopoulos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#ES2#
Vettori kicks Giannopoulos off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Giannopoulos takes the fight into the clinch.
Vettori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vettori is trying to break the clinch but Giannopoulos is controlling him.#T2##BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Vettori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Giannopoulos goes for a double leg but Vettori avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vettori continues to drive forward.
Vettori shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Giannopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giannopoulos slips a jab from Vettori.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vettori defends it nicely.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Giannopoulos avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Giannopoulos looking to score a takedown here. Vettori is defending well but Giannopoulos drives through and ends up in Vettori's guard.#T3#
Giannopoulos trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Giannopoulos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Giannopoulos trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Vettori has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Giannopoulos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD#
Giannopoulos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vettori preventing the sweep. #T4#
Vettori tries to stand but Giannopoulos is controlling from the bottom.
Giannopoulos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Giannopoulos wants to sweep here but Vettori controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Giannopoulos working for submissions but it's allowed Vettori to get to half guard.
Vettori is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Giannopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Giannopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giannopoulos slips a straight right by Vettori.
Giannopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Giannopoulos feints and as Vettori raises his hands in defense, Giannopoulos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2#
Vettori pushes Giannopoulos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giannopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vettori pushes Giannopoulos away with a front kick.
Giannopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikos Giannopoulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Giannopoulos lands in his opponent's guard.
Marvin Vettori has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SU2#
Vettori stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Vettori connects with a nice looking jab.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches up with Vettori, looking for a takedown. Giannopoulos pushes Vettori against the cage but Vettori circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T2##TD#
Giannopoulos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vettori napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SU#
Giannopoulos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Giannopoulos tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vettori in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Vettori shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giannopoulos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Giannopoulos is defended easily by Vettori.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Giannopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Giannopoulos's defenses. #T3#
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab from Vettori.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori throws a head kick that Giannopoulos semi-blocks.
Vettori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giannopoulos's head.
Giannopoulos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Giannopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giannopoulos throws a big counter combination but Vettori scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Horrible takedown attempt by Giannopoulos or perhaps it was just good defense by Vettori, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Vettori misses.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Giannopoulos is looking to control Vettori's arms but Vettori gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giannopoulos has his back to the cage. #BC#
Giannopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giannopoulos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori clobbers Giannopoulos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giannopoulos thows a body kick. Vettori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vettori crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Giannopoulos - the referee stops the clock and Vettori gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Giannopoulos. Vettori manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Giannopoulos is looking to clinch.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vettori winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori very nearly forgot to thank Hardcore Sports Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: CFC 431
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff connects with a leg kick.
Wolff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vettori under the eye.
Wolff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wolff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Vettori.
Wolff sizes up Vettori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wolff defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Wolff on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vettori cracks Wolff with an open hand slap.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolff with the inside leg kick.
Vettori throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettori cracks Wolff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#KD2#
Wolff drops Vettori with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vettori looks back up at him and smiles so Wolff waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Vettori is rocked!
Wolff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.#ROC#Wolff is rocked!
Wolff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.#T1#
Vettori misses with a hook.
It seemed like Wolff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolff.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Wolff is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wolff lunges at Vettori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vettori's hand.
Wolff has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wolff scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab lands there for Wolff.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wolff.
Wolff lands a body shot.
Vettori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vettori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vettori. That did some damage!
Vettori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
Wolff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wolff pushes Vettori away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Wolff.
Wolff catches Vettori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vettori is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolff throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolff.
Wolff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wolff throws a leg kick but Vettori moved away.
Vettori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vettori checks a low kick from Wolff.
Wolff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab, jab by Vettori - just one landing.
Wolff tries to move into range but Vettori moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Wolff misses.
Vettori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Wolff.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolff.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wolff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vettori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Wolff throws out a leg kick but Vettori moves out of range and Wolff only half commits.
Wolff scores with a jab.
Vettori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wolff tries to land a front kick but Vettori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for Vettori.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Wolff throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side.
Vettori throws a jab when Wolff was well out of range.
Wolff tries a quick counter leg kick but Vettori is wise to it.
Wolff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vettori.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Wolff moves out of range easily.
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Wolff counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Wolff.
Wolff feints and then cracks Vettori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vettori down.
Wolff misses with a head kick.
Wolff scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vettori might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.
Wolff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vettori has time to react.
Wolff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Wolff throws a series of punches but Vettori moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vettori crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wolff - the referee stops the clock and Vettori gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wolff. Vettori manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vettori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vettori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolff.#T1#
A head kick misses from Wolff.
Vettori throws a jab when Wolff was well out of range.
Wolff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori moves out of range of the body kick from Wolff.
A little feinted left hand from Vettori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vettori slips a jab from Wolff.
Wolff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wolff throws a chopping leg kick but Vettori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wolff jabs at Vettori's body.
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Wolff looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.#T2#
Wolff throws a leg kick
and Vettori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolff scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Wolff knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Vettori misses
and Wolff counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Vettori 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolff with a jab.
Wolff with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Wolff blocks the low kick.
Vettori's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
and Wolff counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Vettori! He's just covering up as Wolff starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomäus Wolff!
A less than humble Bartholomäus Wolff misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: RAVEN Creation Tourney Final
Date: Jun 12, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
Brah falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Brah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brah throws a series of punches but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick there by Brah.
Brah misses with a double jab
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. Brah moves away and avoids it.
Brah looks to clinch
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori cracks Brah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vettori scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori cracks a nice hook into Brah's ribs.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) in the buildup to the fight.
Brah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vettori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vettori misses the jab.
Vettori misses with a looping left.#T1#
Brah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Brah. Those never looked like landing.
Brah looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Vettori with a hook.
Brah tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori tests Brah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Brah cracks Vettori with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brah slips a straight right by Vettori.
Brah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Crunch! Brah slams his shin into Vettori's torso.
Vettori throws a leg kick which misses Brah's front leg but catches the back leg as Brah tries to avoid it.
Vettori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#KD#
Vettori staggers Brah with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Brah looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#CUT#It looks like Edgy Brah has been cut.
Brah wants to clinch.#T2#
Brah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori cracks Brah with a good jab.
Brah misses with the combination.
Edgy Brah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brah throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Brah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brah throws a right and a left that Vettori avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Brah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vettori.
Brah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vettori is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vettori appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Brah. Those never looked like landing.
Brah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vettori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vettori lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brah takes a step back to recover.
Brah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vettori counters with a right hand to the body.
Brah looks winded!
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
Brah throws a nice looking combination but Vettori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vettori thinks about countering with a head kick.
Vettori connects with a nice looking jab. #KD#
Vettori scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Brah 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brah thows a leg kick but Vettori checks it #KD#
and Vettori counters with a nice uppercut that drops Brah onto his backside! Brah bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.#ROC#Brah is rocked!
Brah throws a right hand that Vettori ducks under and follows up with a left that Vettori also avoids with ease.
Brah tries to clinch up
and Vettori counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Brah off his feet! Brah crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Brah isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Vettori screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: RAVEN Creation Semifinals
Date: May 22, 2020

#R1#
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Small. That snapped Vettori's head back.
A clash of legs there as Vettori blocks the low kick.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Vettori lands.
A cross from Vettori lands.
Vettori connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Small has taken the fight to the clinch.
Small keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vettori's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Small looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range. #T1#
Vettori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Small with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vettori to score with a decent uppercut.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Small lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Small lands a jab to Vettori's midsection.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Vettori tries a quick counter leg kick but Small is wise to it.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori thuds his right hand into Small's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Small fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vettori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vettori tries a quick counter leg kick but Small is wise to it.
Small thows a leg kick but Vettori checks it
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Small sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori misses with a left hand
and Small makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Small wants to clinch up but Vettori keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Small throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vettori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Small takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vettori lands the left hand.
Small throws a leg kick
and Vettori counters with a good low kick that Small was not able to check.
Vettori blocks a leg kick.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick from Small, right into the meat of the thigh.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small lunges at Vettori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vettori's hand.
Vettori swinging wildly here.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Small misses with a low kick.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Small.
Vettori throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
Small avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Small closes the distance but Vettori moves to the side
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Vettori feints and then cracks Small's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Small down.
Vettori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori keeps the fight on the outside.
Small walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vettori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Small. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Small pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vettori is out of range and Small settles back down.
Small misses with a looping right.
Small slips under a jab.
Vettori is looking to land body kicks.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Small.
Small doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
Small throws a front kick aimed at Vettori's knee but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab by Small.
Small swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Small.
Vettori swats away the attempt to clinch by Small.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
That's time! Small's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Small lands with a shot to the body.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
Small fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Small swings widly with a right hand
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small slips under a jab from Vettori.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Small counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Small throws a leg kick
and Vettori counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori throws a nice looking combination but Small bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Small takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Vettori lands with a hook. Small tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Small is looking to wear down Vettori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Small misses.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vettori throws a fast counter high kick but Small manages to duck under it in time.
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small lands a two punch combo.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Small slips a jab from Vettori.
Small throws out a leg kick but Vettori moves out of range and Small only half commits.
Vettori is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Small's head back.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Vettori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori lands a jab to Small's midsection.#T2#
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Small sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Vettori.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Small.
Small looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Small misses with a jab, cross combination.
Small scores with a jab to the head.
Small misses with a leg kick.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Small on the side of the head.
Small throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vettori lands the left hand.#T3#
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
Small closes the distance and clinches.
Small misses with a body punch.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Small lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards. #BC2#
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Small fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Small lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Small throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Small chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Small works Vettori's body with a nice hook.#T4#
Vettori with a nice cross.
Vettori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small dodges the punch combination from Vettori.
Small digs a good body shot into Vettori's ribs.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori slips a jab from Small.
Small looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small misses with a body shot.
Vettori tries a quick counter leg kick but Small is wise to it.
Small misses with an uppercut
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Vettori misses
and Small counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Small takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Small's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Small throws a leg kick
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Small avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Small tries to clinch up
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Small throws a sloppy body shot #KD2#
and whilst Small still has his hands down, Vettori counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Small crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Small be able to survive another onslaught?#ROC2#
Small is rocked!
Vettori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Small is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Small misses with a body shot.
Small throws a right hand that misses
and Vettori counters with a huge right that knocks Small out cold! Vettori is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: RAVEN Tourney Rd 1
Date: May 02, 2020

#R1#
Krakenbreaker moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Vettori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vettori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vettori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Krakenbreaker. Beautiful body shot.
Krakenbreaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vettori throws a jab when Krakenbreaker was well out of range.
Krakenbreaker defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Krakenbreaker.
Jorehan Krakenbreaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krakenbreaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krakenbreaker with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakenbreaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vettori. Vettori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vettori 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.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Krakenbreaker's leg but Krakenbreaker calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Krakenbreaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krakenbreaker misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krakenbreaker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Krakenbreaker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Vettori misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Krakenbreaker's head coaches at Da Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Krakenbreaker. Those never looked like landing.
Krakenbreaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Vettori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krakenbreaker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vettori stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krakenbreaker lands with a hook. Vettori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Vettori engages and cracks Krakenbreaker with a massive lead left hook - Krakenbreaker tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Vettori is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: CWC FULL CONTACT SPECIAL 4
Date: Apr 17, 2020

#R1#
Baby! takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baby! lands with a shot to the body.
Vettori closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) in the buildup to the fight.#TD2#
Baby! scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori is pushing Baby!'s head away, looking to escape. Baby! manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SU2#
Baby! decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A jab lands there for Vettori.
Baby! throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Baby! is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Baby! closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vettori quickly recovers to half guard.
Vettori wants to get back to his feet.
Vettori trying to hold on to Baby!'s head to control him but Baby! postures up. #T1##SU2#
Baby! decides to stand and escape the position.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Baby! avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Baby! was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baby! keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Baby! tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori scores with a nice strike.
Good work by Baby! as he checks the leg kick.
Baby! throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marvin Vettori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Baby! with an uppercut!#TD2#
Baby! fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vettori sprawls well initially but Baby! persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2#
Baby! postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Vettori to stand up.
Baby! tries for a takedown but Vettori circles away easily
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
Baby! misses with an uppercut.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baby! in his tracks.
Vettori cracks Baby! with a good jab.#ROC#
Baby! is rocked!
Vettori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baby! moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baby! getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori connects with the punch.
Baby! throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vettori throws a head kick but Baby! moves out of range. #T3#
Baby! wants to clinch but Vettori slips to the side
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Baby! is still on wobbly legs! Can Vettori finish him?
Vettori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
and Vettori counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Baby!! He's just covering up as Vettori starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: CWC FULL CONTACT SPECIAL 3
Date: Mar 27, 2020

#R1#
Vettori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Vettori catches Laranja right on the button with a cross.#CUT#
It looks like Renato Laranja has been cut.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
Laranja throws a shot to the body.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Laranja is out of range.
Laranja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laranja. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laranja ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laranja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vettori scores with a jab. Laranja acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laranja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laranja let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laranja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
Laranja tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Laranja misses with a double jab
and Laranja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vettori misses with a hook. Laranja ducked under it nicely.
Laranja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Laranja's legs. #KD#
Vettori drops Laranja with a beautiful combination! Laranja stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vettori is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Laranja is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laranja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vettori but Vettori pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2##KD#
Vettori cracks Laranja with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vettori has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Laranja to stand back up!
Laranja is still on wobbly legs! Can Vettori finish him?#KD#
Vettori drops Laranja with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laranja looks back up at him and smiles so Vettori waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Laranja throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Laranja seems to have recovered his senses.
Laranja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laranja looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Vettori lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laranja doesn't seem phased though.#KD#
Vettori drops Laranja with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laranja looks back up at him and smiles so Vettori waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Laranja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vettori defending well as Laranja loads up on a big left hand. #T3##KD#
Vettori lands a big uppercut and Laranja crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Laranja looks OK. Vettori waves Laranja back to his feet!
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laranja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laranja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Laranja to the canvas! Laranja doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Vettori keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CWC FULL CONTACT SPECIAL 2
Date: Mar 08, 2020

#R1#
Vettori throws the left hand but Trotter avoids the punch easily.
Trotter tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vettori has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trotter is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Trotter lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trotter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trotter throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Vettori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vettori scores with a hook.
Trotter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vettori on the side of the head.
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trotter fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori slips a straight right by Trotter.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trotter avoids a kick to the body. #T1##TD#
Trotter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vettori is pressing down on Trotter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Trotter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vettori dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Vettori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trotter is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Trotter is looking for a triangle but Vettori pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Vettori lying in Trotter's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Trotter decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Vettori taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alonzo Trotter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alonzo Trotter made sure he mentioned HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Tokyo Monday Night Raw
Date: Feb 17, 2020

#R1#
Vettori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT2#
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Glass throws a poor cross that misses
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glass gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vettori.
Vettori throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Vettori misses.
A leg kick checked by Vettori.
Glass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettori doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Vettori blocks the low kick.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Vettori misses with a hook
and Glass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Glass is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Vettori throws a hook but Glass blocks it.
Vettori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.#T1#
Vettori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glass.
Vettori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glass.
Glass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Glass scores with a one two! Vettori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Glass moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Glass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vettori checks a low kick from Glass.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Glass avoids it.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori throws a good cross that connects. #CUT2#
Desmond Glass's cut is getting worse.
Glass slips under a jab from Vettori.
Vettori tests Glass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Vettori's front leg but catches the back leg as Vettori tries to avoid it.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Glass avoids it.
Glass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glass slips a straight right by Vettori.#T2#
A big right from Glass misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glass. That's going to slow Vettori down.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Vettori scores with a head kick.
Glass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glass misses with a looping left.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Glass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT2#
Desmond Glass's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vettori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#ROC2#
Glass is rocked!
Glass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Glass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori tries to land a leg kick but Glass saw it coming and moves away.
Glass seems to have got his legs back now.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vettori, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glass.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass.
Desmond Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vettori backs up against the ropes.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Glass is looking for a counter combo.
Vettori feints a jab promting Glass to slip. Vettori then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Glass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T3##KD2#
Vettori cracks Glass with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vettori has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Glass to stand back up!#CUT2#
Jeez, Desmond Glass's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vettori scrambles back to his feet.
Glass throws a leg kick but Vettori moved away.
Vettori unleashes a big counter combination but Glass bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Vettori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glass went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Glass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vettori's sensitive parts.
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!
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori lands a jab.
Vettori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vettori is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Glass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettori doesn't seem bothered though.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Vettori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Vettori is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Glass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vettori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Desmond Glass's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marvin Vettori!
A relieved looking Marvin Vettori thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Desmond Glass spoke after the fight, saying 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.

Event: CEC 691
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
Vettori cracks Darko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vettori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darko. Darko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darko connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick from Darko.
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darko. That's going to slow Vettori down.
Darko scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Darko.
Darko cracks the inside of Vettori's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Darko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Darko moves out of range.
Vettori scores with a decent looking hook.
Darko scores with a nice right hand.
Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darko 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 Vettori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vettori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T1#
A clash of legs there as Vettori blocks the low kick.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Darko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darko throws a head kick but Vettori moves out of range.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Darko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vettori lands a glancing blow to the side of Darko's head.
Vettori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darko under the eye.
Vettori connects with a high kick. #ROC2#
Darko is rocked!
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vettori lands a right hand from hell, dropping Darko. Vettori pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
A relieved looking Marvin Vettori thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: TWGC 27 (185lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 14, 2019

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 1316 p4p, 178 weight class) and Longfellow Deeds (ranked 12103 p4p, 574 weight class). Vettori comes to the cage accompanied by Police On My Back- The Rocketz. Marvin Vettori has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

183 cm
32 yrs
183 lbs

185 cm
45 yrs
170 lbs

Vettori

Deeds

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Marvin Vettori! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 14 losses; Longfellow Deeds!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Deeds shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vettori is trying to defend but Deeds finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Vettori (0) vs (2) Deeds
Deeds performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vettori manages to get to full guard.
Vettori seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vettori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deeds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Vettori looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Deeds passes into half guard.
Vettori tries to roll over but Deeds keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeds looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vettori is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deeds is working away from the top position though.
Vettori is looking for a sweep. Deeds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Deeds has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Deeds seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vettori tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Deeds has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Score +3 for passing guard: Vettori (0) vs (5) Deeds

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori working to try and regain half guard.
Vettori is working hard here to advance position.
Vettori tries to lock up and control but Deeds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Deeds seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Vettori is holding on tight.
Vettori is trying to reverse the position but instead Deeds has taken his back - oops!
Score +3 for taking back: Vettori (0) vs (8) Deeds
Deeds controlling well, preventing Vettori from escaping the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Deeds is riding his opponent, not letting Vettori buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Vettori's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Deeds just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Deeds keeps control of the position as Vettori tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deeds controlling from the back.
Vettori trying to control the action but Deeds just sinks the hooks in.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vettori is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Deeds.
It looks like Deeds might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Vettori tries to escape but Deeds has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Deeds is hanging on to Vettori's back as he tries to escape.
Vettori is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Vettori just trying to survive but Deeds is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Deeds controlling the positon.
Vettori tries to escape but Deeds has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Vettori just trying to survive but Deeds is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Vettori is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Deeds.
Vettori rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Deeds content to control rather than advance.
Vettori has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deeds is working away from the top position though.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Deeds controlling the action here.
Vettori trying to control here.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vettori manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vettori looking for a sweep. Not yet Vettori, not yet.
Deeds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Vettori had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deeds defends it easily.
Vettori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deeds is one step ahead there.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Vettori looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Deeds puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vettori trying to control here.
Deeds stalling.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Vettori tries to get to full guard but Deeds has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Deeds wins on points by 8 to 0.

Event: CEC 683.5
Date: Nov 17, 2019

#R1#
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Strauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori throws an off balance right hand
and Strauss counters with a series of strikes. Vettori will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strauss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#ROC#
Vettori is rocked!
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
Strauss looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.#CL#
Strauss clinches up against the cage.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori gets through Strauss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Strauss lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vettori.
Strauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori lands an elbow that stopped Strauss in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Vettori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vettori lands with a light punch inside.
Vettori pushes off an throws an elbow but Strauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strauss gets the underhooks and prevents it. #T2#
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori lands a left hand.
Vettori is trying to pull guard but Strauss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilhelm Strauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Strauss misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Strauss is blocking nicely.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Strauss.
A shot in the inside from Strauss.
Vettori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss misses with a body punch.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Strauss misses with a body punch.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Vettori pulls Strauss into guard.
Strauss is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Vettori wants to sweep but no luck.
Strauss controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Strauss from controlling successfully.
Vettori managing to control the position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vettori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strauss is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vettori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Strauss is able to avoid easily.
Vettori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vettori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strauss. Strauss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vettori 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.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strauss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Vettori misses with a lunging right hand
and Strauss counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vettori thinking.
Strauss lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wilhelm Strauss will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Strauss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #CL#
Strauss closes the distance and clinches.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vettori misses with a knee strike.
Vettori is working for takedown but Strauss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Strauss.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori working aggressively here. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Strauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strauss lands a body punch.
Vettori tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strauss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Strauss lands a body shot.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Strauss tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Strauss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Vettori blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strauss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strauss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strauss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vettori just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strauss's brow.
Strauss misses with some punches. #T2#
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Vettori is trying to pull guard but Strauss has him pressed against the cage.
Wilhelm Strauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Vettori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Strauss lands with a left to the head.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Wilhelm Strauss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strauss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Strauss lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Strauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strauss.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Strauss.
Strauss blocks an elbow strike from Vettori.
Vettori pushes Strauss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vettori has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Strauss after a bit of a struggle.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Strauss digs a right hand into Vettori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vettori's gas tank.
Strauss is working Vettori over against the cage.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettori can do to turn this around?
Strauss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strauss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Strauss.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
Strauss works on Vettori's body with a couple of short punches.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Strauss.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strauss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strauss lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vettori throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strauss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Strauss is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Vettori hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wilhelm Strauss!
A victorious Wilhelm Strauss thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CEC 681
Date: Oct 19, 2019

#R1#
Vettori moves out of range as Cash strikes.
Cash connects with the punch.
Cash avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cash appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori throws a solid leg kick but Cash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vettori.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Vettori.
Cash moves out of range of the strikes.
Vettori blocks a low kick nicely.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vettori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vettori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vettori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vettori swings widly with a right hand
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Cash throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Cash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Cash avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Cash wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cash dodges the punch combination from Vettori.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Cash avoids it with no problem.
Vettori misses with a left hand
letting Cash counter with a right hand.
Cash throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Cash misses.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
Vettori thows a body kick. Cash tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've been hearing reports that Cash has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vettori throws an off balance right hand
and Cash counters with a nice uppercut.
Cash avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Cash swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good work by Vettori as he checks the leg kick.
Vettori is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vettori 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.
A left lands for Vettori.
Vettori tried to score with a low kick but Cash checks it.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses.
Vettori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vettori throws a sloppy body shot
and Cash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettori swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Vettori is rocked!
Vettori lands with a good body shot.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Cash avoids a kick to the body. #T3#
Cash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cash was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cash.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Cash was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cash throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Cash.
It looked like Cash wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vettori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC2#
Cash is rocked!
Vettori lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CEC INVASION
Date: Sep 30, 2019

#R1#
Lancaster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vettori to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Vettori moves into the clinch.
Vettori misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster .
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster lands an uppercut.
Lancaster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lancaster is working Vettori over against the cage.
Vettori looks winded!
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lancaster prevents it.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Vettori.
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Vettori scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Lancaster . #T1#
Vettori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vettori tries to pull guard but Lancaster holds him up against the cage and eventually Vettori drops back down to his feet.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vettori has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lancaster seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vettori can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster .
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vettori throws an elbow but misses.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster pushes Vettori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori scores with a shoulder strike.
Lancaster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Lancaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori lands an uppercut.
Vettori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vettori.
Lancaster takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#
It looks like Cedric Lancaster has been cut.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster .
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori misses with some punches.
A short right from Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a knee to the head but misses. #T4#
Vettori tries for a takedown but Lancaster manages to get underhooks.
Cedric Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Vettori is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Vettori.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Lancaster .
Lancaster avoids the elbow strike from Vettori, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lancaster .
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Vettori is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Marvin Vettori has been cut.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Lancaster dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Lancaster appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori throws a low kick but Lancaster moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #KD#
Lancaster drops Vettori with a beautiful combination! Vettori stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lancaster is looking for the KO!
Lancaster throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side.
A jab lands there for Vettori.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettori can do to turn this around?
Lancaster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Lancaster .
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch but Lancaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vettori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cedric Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Vettori's defenses.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster .#T1#
Good shot there by Lancaster .
Lancaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lancaster swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Lancaster moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori throws a right hand that Lancaster ducks under and follows up with a left that Lancaster also avoids with ease.
Vettori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vettori slips a jab from Lancaster .
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lancaster cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.#T2#
Lancaster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vettori momentarily.
Vettori misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
Vettori misses the jab.
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!
Vettori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster .
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Lancaster misses with a low kick.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lancaster !
Lancaster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vettori tries to clinch but Lancaster moves out of range.
It looked like Lancaster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lancaster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lancaster scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori checks a leg kick.#T3#
Lancaster lands the left hand.
Vettori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vettori lands a really nice looking cross but Lancaster seems unphased.
Vettori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#ROC2#
Lancaster is rocked!
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Vettori misses.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Lancaster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cedric Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vettori tries to clinch there but Lancaster circles away.
Vettori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster lands a leg kick that knocks Vettori off balance momentarily.
Vettori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lancaster stuffs the takedown.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
Lancaster lands a head shot.
Vettori misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster scores with a nice right hand.
Lancaster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Lancaster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Lancaster dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Vettori looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lancaster lands a right hand from hell, dropping Vettori. Lancaster pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: NSC 55: McDonald vs Brandis
Date: Sep 10, 2019

#R1#
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alexius under the eye.
Alexius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alexius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Vettori breaks away and moves out of range.
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alexius's head backwards.
Alexius's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.#CL#
Alexius pushes Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alexius just stands there and leans against the ropes.#BC#
Alexius breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Alexius gets a clinch. #T1#
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. #BC#
Alexius breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Alexius forces Vettori back against the ropes and clinches.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Alexius misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD#
Alexius works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vettori working a defensive guard here.
Vettori is looking to sweep but instead, Alexius has passed into half guard.
Alexius is trying to control the action in half guard but Vettori is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
Alexius working Vettori over with strikes.
Vettori pushes Alexius off looking to stand but Alexius dives back in and keeps control.
Alexius is just content to waste time from the top position. Vettori takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Alexius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Alexius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) inform us that Vettori has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Vettori escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vettori misses with a hook.#TD#
Alexius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alexius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vettori is not content to let Alexius control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Still in half guard, Alexius seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vettori's head.
Vettori tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexius is thwarting Vettori's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Well, if Alexius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alexius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vettori trying to control from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori lands with an uppercut that bounces Alexius off the ropes and back into range.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Alexius as he connects with a hook.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Vettori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL2#
Alexius gets tackled into the ropes by Vettori. Vettori maintains the clinch.
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori wants a takedown but no success here. #BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori lands a jab to the head.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Vettori avoids them all with ease.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Vettori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Vettori misses with a hook #TD#
and Alexius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexius.
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alexius's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully. #T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.#TD#
Alexius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alexius just content to control the position. #T2#
A control attempt from Vettori but he's now mounted!
Vettori is desperately trying to improve his position but Alexius has a good base and remains in mount.
Alexius wants to control the pace but Vettori is squirming around nicely.
Alexius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Alexius walks into a jab.
Vettori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Alexius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vettori shoots in for a takedown but Alexius shows good takedown defense.
Vettori jabs at Alexius's body.
Alexius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Alexius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Alexius gets caught flat footed, as Vettori shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius keeping full guard, as Vettori tries to pass.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully. #T1#
Vettori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vettori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vettori wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alexius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vettori at a distance.
Vettori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vettori misses with a double jab.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick and Vettori moves out of range easily.
Alexius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexius looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vettori.
Vettori tries to work over Alexius's front leg with a kick but Alexius checks it.
Alexius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vettori fails with the takedown#CL#
and Alexius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vettori is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
Alexius 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.
Vettori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vettori lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vettori takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Vettori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.#T1##TD#
Alexius gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vettori manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alexius postures up.
Alexius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alexius wants to control but Vettori is keeping him busy. #T2#
Alexius controlling the action here.
Vettori is refusing to be controlled, as Alexius sits in half guard.
Alexius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vettori feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alexiuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alexius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Alexius's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!

Bessarion Alexius wins by unanimous decision!
Bessarion Alexius retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Bessarion Alexius was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: NSC 52: Trump vs Tori
Date: Sep 03, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Dincht has Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Vettori.
A short right from Dincht.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Dincht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
A right hook to the body lands for Dincht.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori lands an elbow inside that Dincht shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Zell Dincht has been cut.
Dincht tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dincht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Vettori drags the fight down to the ground. #SU2#
Dincht stands and steps away. Vettori gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Vettori tries to keep at a distance but Dincht has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vettori pushes off an throws an elbow but Dincht leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#T1#
Vettori tries to pull guard but Dincht holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vettori drops back down to his feet.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Dincht is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Vettori - that landed with a thud.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head.
Vettori blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Dincht.
A right handed body shot lands from Dincht.
Dincht misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dincht.
Dincht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
Dincht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Dincht. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dincht gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Dincht lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Dincht is blocking nicely.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Dincht backwards.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
A head punch on the inside from Dincht fails to land.
Dincht struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Dincht lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vettori or not.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dincht.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Dincht.
Vettori landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Dincht working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zell Dincht will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Vettori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dincht. Dincht circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dincht misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Dincht darts in and clinches Vettori up against the ropes.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Vettori jumps into guard, dragging Dincht to the mat. #SUB#
Vettori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dincht trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
Dincht must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vettori is looking for a triangle but Dincht pushes his legs off easily.
Vettori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dincht is one step ahead there. #T1##SUB#
Vettori escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dincht gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Vettori throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dincht uses it to pass to side control. #SU2#
Dincht stands up. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vettori takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dincht's head backwards.
Vettori lands with a slapping head kick. #CL#
Vettori clinches with his opponent.
Vettori tries to pull guard but Dincht holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vettori drops back down to his feet.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori fails to pull guard.
Dincht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Vettori manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Vettori or perhaps it was just good defense by Dincht, which made it look bad.
Dincht tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Vettori misses with an uppercut
and Dincht counters with a leg kick.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Dincht moved out of range.
Vettori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
Dincht clinches up against the ropes.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but Dincht blocks it.
Dincht lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori is trying to pull guard but Dincht has him pressed against the ropes.
Dincht struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Dincht misses with the head strike.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1##TD#
Vettori lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dincht is trying to control but can't.
Dincht is not content to let Vettori control the position.
Vettori takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dincht is staying active underneath Vettori, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Vettori looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vettori keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
Dincht pushes Vettori off looking to stand but Vettori dives back in and keeps control.
Dincht is refusing to be controlled, as Vettori sits in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL2#
Dincht has managed to clinch.
Dincht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dincht is defending well for now.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht misses with a punch on the inside.
Dincht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Vettori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dincht swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zell Dincht.
I think Dincht has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight as a draw!

Marvin Vettori wins by majority decision!
Marvin Vettori spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: NSC 45: Salvatore vs Kyle
Date: Aug 06, 2019

#R1#
Avetisyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vettori has his takedown stuffed
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Avetisyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avetisyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vettori. That did some damage!
Avetisyan throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Vettori lands with an uppercut that bounces Avetisyan off the ropes and back into range.
Vettori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Avetisyan's waist but Avetisyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vettori off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Vettori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avetisyan misses with a low kick.
Avetisyan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vettori has time to react.
Vettori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Avetisyan.
Vettori swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Avetisyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Avetisyan. #T1#
Vettori moves to clinch but Avetisyan breaks away
and Avetisyan counters with a straight right hand.
Avetisyan staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Avetisyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Avetisyan throws a leg kick but Vettori moved away.
A shot to the body from Vettori misses
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avetisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avetisyan tries to land a front kick but Vettori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Avetisyan sees coming a mile off.
Vettori closes the distance but Avetisyan moves to the side
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Avetisyan 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.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avetisyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Vettori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Avetisyan's hands.#T2#
Jab by Vettori.#CUT#
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Vettori fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vettori with a nice cross.
Whack! Vettori lands a heavy head kick that drops Avetisyan. The ref tackles Vettori to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Avetisyan was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: NSC 37: Maximus vs Faiikiri
Date: Jul 09, 2019

#R1#
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori 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.
Aoki lands the left hand.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori moves to clinch but Aoki breaks away
and Aoki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vettori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Vettori tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Vettori takes the fight into the clinch.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#
It looks like Aoki Aoki has been cut.
Aoki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Aoki can't break the clinch.
Aoki wants to break free but Vettori has control.
Aoki is trying to break free.
Aoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC#
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Aoki looking to score a takedown here. Vettori is defending well but Aoki drives through and ends up in Vettori's guard.#SUB2#
Aoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vettori has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aoki has managed to get both his arms back between Vettori's legs - danger averted.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Vettori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard. #REVB#
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Vettori is looking to stand up but Aoki won't let him. #T2#
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Vettori won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Aoki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aoki Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aoki Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Aoki scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Vettori finds it's target.#TD2#
Vettori scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vettori content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Vettori wants to work for an arm triangle but Aoki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki has hold of Vettori's hands but Vettori slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vettori is trying to control the action in half guard but Aoki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Aoki taking some punishment here, with Vettori in his half guard. #SUB#
Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vettori pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vettori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vettori passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.
Marvin Vettori has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2##SUB2#
Vettori is looking for a kimura but Aoki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vettori to get the leverage.
Vettori is stalling here. Aoki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vettori seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Aoki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SU#
Aoki stands up.
Nice straight punches there by Aoki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aoki.
Vettori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Aoki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Aoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aoki misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aoki Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aoki Aoki's cut.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Vettori tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aoki defends well and Vettori ends up having to push Aoki into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Vettori. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Vettori drives through with a takedown into Aoki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vettori trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori preventing the sweep.
Vettori slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vettori postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vettori trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom. #T1#
Vettori wants to stand but Aoki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vettori trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Vettori tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Aoki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD2#
Vettori closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aoki to the mat! Aoki manages to get full guard.
Vettori wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving. #T2#
Vettori stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Vettori trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vettori slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aoki Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettori taking a break here but Aoki is having none of it and regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori is keen to just control but Aoki is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!

Marvin Vettori wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Marvin Vettori rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Pride FC 26 Dog vs Gray
Date: Jun 16, 2019

#R1#
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vettori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vettori misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight lands a head kick!
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vettori momentarily.
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Vettori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori dives in and grabs Knight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes down on Vettori's head and hops out.
Vettori looks to land a combination. Knight sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1#
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight dips to his left and cracks Vettori with an uppercut!
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vettori momentarily.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Knight needs to keep his hands up - Vettori had a free shot at his head there.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vettori misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight 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.
Jed Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vettori throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Jab by Knight.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vettori staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Vettori misses the target.
Knight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vettori had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick by Vettori misses
and Knight counters with an outside leg kick. #T2#
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight slips a straight right by Vettori.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight works the jab nicely.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight throws out a counter right but Vettori avoids it with no problem.
Vettori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
Knight with a hook.
Knight moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Knight scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Vettori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Knight slips a straight right by Vettori.
Knight lands a lovely overhand right.
Knight scores with a kick to the body. #CL#
Vettori has closed the distance and engaged Knight in a clinch.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Vettori's head. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Vettori has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knight working aggressively here.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori working aggressively here.
Knight manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knight blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Knight.
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Knight is pushing Vettori up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Knight.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Vettori throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Vettori.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Vettori's head.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Knight lands a lovely overhand right.
Knight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vettori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knight scrambles back to his feet.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knight swivels and escapes.
Vettori looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vettori at a distance. #T1#
Knight looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vettori counters with a big head kick but Knight shrugs it off.
Knight cracks Vettori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight scores with a hook.
Vettori moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vettori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Knight.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Knight tries to bum rush Vettori with a series of wild strikes but Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vettori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knight defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Vettori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vettori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Knight finds it's target.#T2#
Vettori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vettori takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#ROC2#
Vettori is rocked!
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight slips under a jab.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jed Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knight sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Vettori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Vettori tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Vettori fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Vettori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vettori scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
Vettori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Knight cracks the inside of Vettori's front leg.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Vettori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Vettori off balance momentarily.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
Vettori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Knight.
Vettori 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 head kick by Vettori misses #KD2#
and Knight counters with a nice right hand that sends Vettori toppling to the canvas! Vettori scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knight finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight cracks Vettori with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vettori tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Knight pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vettori is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jed Knight!
An intense looking Jed Knight took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'i just want say thank you to all my sponsors, Aspire for making me feel at home here. On to the next one.'.

Event: Pride FC 22
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Vettori misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Aokison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aokison clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aokison swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Vettori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aokison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vettori after a bit of a struggle.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aokison goes for a takedown attempt but Vettori pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vettori defending well as Aokison loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Aokison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Vettori moves into the clinch successfully.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but Aokison blocks it.
Aokison tries to score a body lock takedown but Vettori shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aokison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marvin Vettori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Aokison.#T1#
Aokison managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Aokison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Aokison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aokison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aokison blocks an uppercut.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Aokison blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Vettori - that landed with a thud.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vettori prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vettori lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Aokison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori is working Aokison over against the cage.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aokison's elbow.
Vettori scores a nice knee to the body.
Aokison can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
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!
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Aokison tries to score a body lock takedown but Vettori shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori lands a right hand. #T3#
Aokison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vettori pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Aokison controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Vettori.
Aokison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Aokison backwards.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Aokison avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aokison backwards.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aokison goes for a takedown attempt but Vettori pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aokison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T4#
Vettori connects with a jab.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses
and Aokison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aokison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aokison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Aokison slips the punch.
Nice cross by Vettori.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aokison ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Aokison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aokison blocks a jab.
Aokison tries a quick counter leg kick but Vettori is wise to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vettori.#ROC#
Aokison is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Aokison circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Vettori. Aokison falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Vettori!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
Our winner, Marvin Vettori, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Ryu Aokison stepped up to the mic, saying 'This would not happen in Japan. Pit Bull Development sells the best prodcucts!'.

Event: Pride FC 18
Date: May 11, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and clinches.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vettori scores a nice knee to the body.
Reilly pushes Vettori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Vettori creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vettori pushes off an throws an elbow but Reilly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Vettori wants a takedown but no success here.
Vettori misses with a knee strike.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head. #T1#
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Vettori.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly.
Vettori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to Reilly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vettori avoids the elbow strike from Reilly, against the cage.
Reilly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Vettori is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reilly is defending well.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Vettori is working for takedown but Reilly is calmly controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly is working Vettori over against the cage.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Vettori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reilly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly dodges an elbow strike from Vettori.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Vettori's head. #T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Vettori throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vettori is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reilly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reilly pushes Vettori back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vettori pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vettori scores with a shoulder strike.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettoris head.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vettori throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Vettori looks winded!#T4#
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vettori digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Vettori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vettori drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Reilly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and pushes Reilly back into the cage.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vettori lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vettori avoids a wild elbow strike from Reilly.
Reilly is leaning against Vettori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Vettori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly lands an elbow just above Vettori 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Vettori avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Vettori throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Vettori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Vettori.
Vettori is trying to drag Reilly to the mat but Reilly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vettori.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vettori takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
A short uppercut from Vettori.
Good body shot from Reilly.
Vettori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reilly's face.
Reilly stops a takedown attempt from Vettori.
Frank Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Vettori.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vettori's defenses.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vettori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T3#
Reilly pushes Vettori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
Vettori lands a damaging elbow.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vettori lands an elbow that stopped Reilly in his tracks for a moment.
Vettori jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reilly walks away with a smile on his face. Vettori gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Reilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vettori goes for a double leg but Reilly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reilly continues to drive forward.
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Reilly throws a big counter combination but Vettori scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vettori walks into a straight right hand from Reilly.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#
Vettori is rocked!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Reilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frank Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vettori wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Reilly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Reilly cracks Vettori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori tries to clinch but Reilly moves out of range.
As Vettori tries to get set, Reilly tries to push him back and clinch up but Vettori manages to avoid the attempt.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reilly counters with a three punch combo that has Vettori backing up. Vettori nods at Reilly to acknowledge the strikes.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T1#
Vettori throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vettori.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Vettori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Vettori misses with a knee strike.
Vettori is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vettori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly is leaning against Vettori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly prevents the takedown attempt.
Reilly presses Vettori against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettori can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Vettori is looking for a takedown.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Vettori's head. #T3#
Vettori prevents a body shot from Reilly.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly presses Vettori against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vettori's defenses.
Vettori misses with an elbow strike.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettoris head.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
Vettori avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body. #T4#
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Vettori is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Vettori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly lands an elbow just above Vettori 's eye.
A short left from Reilly.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reilly 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
An out of breath Frank Reilly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Pride FC 12
Date: Apr 20, 2019

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Vettori's defenses. #CL#
Vettori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Vettori lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Atunes.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Atunes is blocking nicely.
Atunes wants to stall.
Vettori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atunes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1##TD#
Vettori gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Atunes is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Vettori is looking for a kimura but Atunes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vettori to get the leverage.
Atunes is staying active underneath Vettori, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vettori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettori is trying to control the action in half guard but Atunes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Vettori is trying to work for a kimura but Atunes is defending well.
Vettori lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Vettori is looking for a kimura here. #T2#
Atunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vettori.
Vettori is keen to just control but Atunes is a slippery customer.
Vettori is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Atunes reverses the position - he's now on top in Vettori's guard. #SUB#
Vettori has an active guard here but Atunes has managed to pass into half guard.
Atunes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T3##SUB#
Vettori looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Atunes trying to mount his opponent but Vettori defends it.
Vettori trying to control but Atunes postures up.
Vettori makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vettori.#SUB#
Vettori escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Atunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Vettori is looking for a triangle but Atunes pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Vettori isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Atunes stacks Vettori on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Atunes!
Vettori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atunes controls the position from side control.
Vettori is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Atunes pushes Vettori away with a front kick.
Vettori scores with a head kick. Atunes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vettori is trying hard to land a takedown here. Atunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vettori works Atunes's body with a nice hook.
Atunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vettori doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Atunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes slaps away a takedown attempt from Vettori, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vettori looks for a takedown but Atunes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Vettori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses. #T1#
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Vettori dives in for a single leg takedown but Atunes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vettori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Vettori scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Atunes throws out a powerful jab.
Atunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Vettori. Vettori gets slowly back to his feet.
Atunes thows a body kick. Vettori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Atunes jabs Vettori to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Vettori moves into range and clinches up with Atunes.
Atunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atunes controlling the action here for a moment. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
Vettori tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes dodges an elbow strike from Vettori.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atunes.
Atunes lands a left hand.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Atunes is defending well.#BC2#
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Vettori checks it.
A head kick by Vettori misses
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vettori's knee momentarily.#T3#
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Vettori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Atunes is fending him off so far but Vettori persists. Nope, Atunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori attempts a counter takedown but Atunes avoids it well and moves away.
Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes. That one must have hurt.
Atunes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes throws a nice looking combination but Vettori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vettori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atunes finds it's way round the side to connect with Vettori's head.
Atunes with a hook.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Atunes.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes leaves Vettori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Vettori clinches with his opponent. #T4#
Atunes is stalling here. #BC2#
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Vettori blocks a jab.
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!
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Atunes as Vettori shoots in.#CL#
Vettori moves into the clinch successfully.
Vettori wants a takedown.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori tries for a takedown but Atunes manages to get underhooks.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vettori throws a lazy head kick
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD#
Vettori shoots in and gets a takedown into Atunes's guard.#SUB#
Vettori is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Atunes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Atunes has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Atunes controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Atunes is now in half guard. #SUB#
Vettori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atunes pulls his head out easily. #T1#
Vettori has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Atunes is working away from the top position though.
Vettori slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vettori seems keen to control Atunes's posture.
Atunes postures up. #SUB#
Atunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Vettori is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Atunes rolls with it to try and escape but Vettori cranks on the arm and Atunes is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marvin Vettori!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marvin Vettori waved his t-shirt featuring RESISTANCE's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: CEC 648
Date: Mar 22, 2019

#R1##TD#
Vettori gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.#SUB#
Vettori is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Duffy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Duffy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Duffy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vettori haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Vettori tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Vettori is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duffy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duffy is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Duffy can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Vettori goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Duffy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vettori's guard! Nice work there by Duffy! #SUB#
Vettori escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duffy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duffy trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Vettori looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vettori being controlled here, momentarily.
I've been told that Duffy has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.#T2#
Vettori trying to control the position.
Duffy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vettori looking for a sweep. Not yet Vettori, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duffy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vettori is proving hard to escape from.
Duffy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vettori lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T3#
Vettori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duffy is keeping the position for now.
Duffy working a defensive guard here. #SUB2#
Duffy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vettori looking to pass the guard.
Vettori wants to control from the top but Duffy keeps moving.
Vettori throwing strikes from guard but Duffy blocks nicely.
Vettori postures up and lands a big shot to Duffy's brow.
Vettori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duffy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duffy looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Vettori has gone for a leg lock! Duffy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vettori's guard.#REVB#
Vettori is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Vettori is looking to pass Duffy's guard but actually Duffy recovers to full guard. #SUB2#
Duffy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duffy keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Vettori is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duffy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Duffy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vettori shoots in for a double leg but Duffy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duffy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.#TD#
Vettori shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Duffy's guard.
Vettori stands up over Duffy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vettori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vettori tries to free his leg and advance position but Duffy is retaining full guard.
Vettori trying to control the position from guard on top but Duffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy trying to control the position here.
Vettori trying to control but Duffy is working from the bottom. #T1#
Duffy is pulling down on Vettori's head to control his posture.
Duffy is trying to keep Vettori in close.
Vettori tries to free his leg and advance position but Duffy is retaining full guard.
Vettori throwing strikes from guard but Duffy blocks nicely.
Vettori trying to control but Duffy is working from the bottom.
Vettori tries to free his leg and advance position but Duffy is retaining full guard.
Duffy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vettori tries to clinch up.
Vettori shoots in for a takedown but Duffy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vettori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duffy's waist but Duffy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vettori off to one side.
It seemed like Duffy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Vettori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vettori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duffy is fending him off so far but Vettori persists. Nope, Duffy circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Duffy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duffy.
Vettori feints and then cracks Duffy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duffy down.
Duffy lands a jab.
Vettori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Duffy.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori shoots in looking for a takedown but Duffy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vettori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Vettori feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Duffy is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Duffy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Vettori drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Duffy dives on top into guard.#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy postures up in Vettori's guard and throws a big left but Vettori blocks it.
Duffy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Vettori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duffy looking to sit in guard and control but Vettori gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T4#
Duffy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vettori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duffy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vettori trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duffy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Duffy sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Vettori looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duffy passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carney Duffy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily. #TD#
Vettori looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Duffy!
Duffy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Duffy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Marvin Vettori overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Vettori seems to be working for a kimura but Duffy defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Duffy is defending against the submission attempts here by Vettori.
Vettori is thwarting Duffy's attempts to control the position.#T1##SUB#
Vettori is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duffy is just riding it out for now. Vettori eventually gives up the hold.
Duffy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB#
Vettori is working for a submission of some sort.
Duffy is controlling Vettori's trapped leg to prevent Vettori from advancing to side control.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duffy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duffy is staying active underneath Vettori, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Vettori is looking for a kimura here.
Duffy trying to hold on to Vettori's head to control him but Vettori postures up.
Duffy is positioning himself well to prevent Vettori advancing to mount. #SUB#
Vettori is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duffy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vettori. #T3#
Duffy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vettori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duffy is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Duffy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duffy trying to control the position.
Duffy has his hands on Vettori's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vettori fails to land the takedown.
Carney Duffy seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Vettori has managed to clinch.
Duffy tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Duffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Duffy lands a body punch.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Duffy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vettori is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duffy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vettori is working for takedown but Duffy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duffy scores with a shot to the side of Vettori's head.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duffy works on Vettori's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duffy prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marvin Vettori.
I think Vettori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marvin Vettori thanked RESISTANCE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Carney Duffy spoke after the fight, saying 'It is what it is.. '.

Event: CEC 644
Date: Feb 27, 2019

#R1#
Lokren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lokren jabs Vettori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick by Vettori misses
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren misses the jab.
A jab from Lokren does it's job there.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Vettori shoots in and drives through. Lokren sprawls well.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
Lokren digs a good hook to Vettori's body.
Lokren moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vettori.
Lokren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren lands with a cross.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lokren swivels and escapes.
Sairanix Lokren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Lokren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Lokren looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Lokren checks a leg kick nicely.#T1##CL#
Lokren moves into the clinch.
Lokren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lokren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Lokren.
Lokren scores with a shoulder strike.
Lokren misses with a body punch.
Lokren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lokren misses with a body punch.
Lokren misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lokren.
Vettori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lokren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lokren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vettori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right handed body shot lands from Lokren.
Vettori looks winded!
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Lokren avoids the damage to the body.
Vettori is trying to pull guard but Lokren turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lokren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Lokren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lokren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lokren lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Vettori blocking some punches.
Lokren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Marvin Vettori has been cut.
Vettori tries to score a body lock takedown but Lokren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lokren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vettori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vettori tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lokren smiles and moves away.
Vettori darts in looking for a takedown but Lokren gets double underhooks and turns Vettori into the cage.
Lokren thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Lokren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lokren scores with a nice strike.
Lokren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #ROC#
Vettori is rocked!
Lokren blocks a low kick nicely.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Lokren finish him?
Lokren avoids a kick to the body.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.
Lokren throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.#CL#
Lokren rushes Vettori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Lokren.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lokren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Lokren lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
Vettori has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lokren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Lokren.
Lokren tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Lokren.
Vettori drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lokren pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lokren lands a really nice looking cross but Vettori seems unphased.
Lokren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lokren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vettori walks into a left hand.
Lokren scores with a sloppy right hand. Vettori should have avoided that one.
Vettori fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lokren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lokren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vettori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lokren throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range. #T4#
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Lokren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Lokren checks it.
Sairanix Lokren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vettori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lokren's sensitive parts.
Lokren looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Lokren.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lokren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lokren.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lokren tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vettori walks into a stiff left hand from Lokren.
Vettori throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lokren's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Vettori'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.
#R2#
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lokren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Lokren staying out of range there.
Vettori with a poor takedown
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lokren gets in close and tags Vettori with a short punch that almost sends Vettori to the mat! Oh Vettori is in big trouble! He turns his back on Lokren, trying to create some distance but Lokren rushes him, striking wildly and Vettori goes down! The referee tackles Lokren into the cage to end the fight! Lokren is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sairanix Lokren!
Our winner, Sairanix Lokren, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DUEL192 Honda v Ronaldo
Date: Nov 10, 2018

#R1#
Army tries to clinch up.
Vettori cracks Army with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vettori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Army.
A low kick from Vettori is predictable there #CL#
and Army counters by clinching up.
Our sources have told us that Army has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Army escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Army rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Vettori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Army delivers a nice body kick.
Army tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Army misses the target.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Army.
Jab from Vettori.
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!
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Army. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori ducks right into an uppercut from Army.
Army delivers a nice body kick.
Vettori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Army looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Army throws a head kick but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Army.
Vettori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Army stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Army tried to score with a low kick but Vettori checks it.
Army jabs Vettori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Army sees coming a mile off.
Army is looking to counter the offense by Vettori and move into the clinch.
Vettori misses with a body shot
and Army counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vettori cracks a nice hook into Army's ribs.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Army checks it.
Army throws a counter high kick but Vettori was just alert enough to avoid it.
Vettori throws an off balance right hand
and Army cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori 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.
It looked like Army was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vettori.
Vettori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Army is able to avoid easily.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Vettori wants to slow Army down by chopping away at his legs. #T2#
Vettori thows a leg kick but Army checks it
and Army counters with a nice body shot.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Army misses with a body shot.
Army swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vettori counters with a one-two to the body.
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
Vettori connects with an inside leg kick.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Army.
Vettori slips a straight right by Army.
Vettori wants to clinch up but Army keeps it at a distance.
Vettori motions for Army to come forward. Vettori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Army swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Army goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vettori tried to score with a low kick but Army checks it.
Army uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Army misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Army misses.
Army throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Army misses with a low kick. #T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Vettori as he connects with a hook.
Army throws an overhand right that lands on Vettori's shoulder, as Vettori tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori slips a jab and a cross from Army.
Vettori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Army is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori 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 Army has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Army and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Army does no damage.
Army avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Army displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vettori.
Vettori throws a leg kick
and Army counters with a good, hard body kick but Vettori shrugs it off.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Army misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Army.
Army takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Army misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vettori counters with a body kick.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Vettori sizes up Army with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vettori is looking to slow Army down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Army.
Vettori throws a solid leg kick but Army takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vettori.
Army is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vettori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Army misses with a body shot.
Vettori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vettori cracks the inside of Army's front leg.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Army counters with a left and a right that stings Vettori.
Vettori misses with a shot to the body
and Army counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Army fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vettori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Army throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Army checks a leg kick.
Army misses with a low kick as Vettori jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Army will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Army blocks a jab.
Vettori moves out of range as Army throws a body kick.
Vettori steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Army.
Army looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Army.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Army looks to land a body kick but Vettori moved away.
Vettori blocks the body kick.
Vettori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Army connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vettori scrambles back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vettori!
Army takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vettori throws a jab when Army was well out of range.
Vettori lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Army at a distance.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori throws a hook but Army avoids it easily.
Army seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vettori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Army connects with a jab.
Army keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Army thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori blocks a head kick by Army.
Army gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Vettori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vettori cracks Army with an open hand slap.
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Army was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Army slips a jab from Vettori.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Army checks it.
Army is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vettori thuds his right hand into Army's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Army.
Army moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
A punch lands to the side of Army 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Army lunges at Vettori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vettori's hand.
Army tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vettori.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Army moved out of range.#T2#
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Army was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Army on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Army's legs.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Army checks the leg kick.
Vettori 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.
Army throws a big counter combination but Vettori scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Army throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side.
Army staying out of range there.
Army with a nice cross.
Vettori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses
and Army counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vettori.
Army lands an overhand right.
Army slips a straight right by Vettori.#T3#
A left lands for Vettori.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Army throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side. #CL#
Army closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vettori fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC2#
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vettori is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori 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 Army has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Army and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vettori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vettori throws a leg kick
letting Army counter with a right hand. #CL#
Army darts in and clinches Vettori up against the cage.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori throws a leg kick
and Army makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vettori really felt that one!
Army lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vettori circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Army.
Army slips under a jab from Vettori.
Army uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Army swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vettori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Army lands a high kick!
Vettori throws an off balance right hand
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Army tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Army chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses.
Army gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Army blocks a head kick by Vettori.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Army misses with a body shot.
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Army's leg. Army is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Army avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vettori.
Vettori moves out of range as Army strikes.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Army avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Army throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Army manages to avoid it.
Army jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Army is out of range.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.
Vettori misses with a low kick. #T1#
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. Army looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Army looks to throw the jab but Vettori is out of range.
Army takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Army changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses.
Vettori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori misses with a lunging right hand
and Army makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Army cracks Vettori with a good jab.
Vettori moves out of range of the body kick from Army.
Vettori tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vettori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. Army moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Army 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 Vettori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vettori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Army has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Army's head.
Army is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vettori sizes up Army with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Army's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vettori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Army scrambles back to his feet.
Army avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori lands with a straight right. Army didn't see that one coming.
Army misses with a leg kick
letting Vettori counter with a right hand.
Army pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Army looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vettori tries to counter with a clinch but Army shakes him off and moves away.
Army is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Army slips the punch.
Vettori swings widly with a right hand
and Army counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Vettori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vettori feints and then cracks Army's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Army down. #T3#
Army throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Vettori misses
and Army cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori misses with a left hand
and Army counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Vettori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Army throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vettori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Army swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Army blocks it well.
Army scores with a push kick.
Army scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Army doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori misses the jab.
Vettori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Army in his tracks. #T4#
Army throws the kick towards the body but Vettori avoids it.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Army.
Vettori is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Army has time to react.
Vettori cracks a nice hook into Army's ribs.
Army is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Army takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori tries to land a leg kick but Army saw it coming and moves away.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Army.
Army wants to clinch up but Vettori keeps it at a distance.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vettori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, jab by Vettori - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Army.
Vettori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Army has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Army moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vettori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
After the fight, Marvin Vettori was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: DUEL#186 Vee Vs Laiho
Date: Oct 13, 2018

#R1#
Nice jab there from Stefanovic.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefanovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Vettori walks into a jab.
Vettori misses the jab.
Vettori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stefanovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stefanovic is looking to clinch.
Vettori scores with a hook to the body. Stefanovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vettori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Vettori scores with a sloppy right hand. Stefanovic should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Stefanovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stefanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Stefanovic managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Vettori lands with a light punch inside.
Vettori definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stefanovic cracks Vettori with a nice body shot.
Vettori dodges an elbow strike from Stefanovic. #T1##TD#
Vettori successfully pulls guard.
Stefanovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vettori wants to sweep here but Stefanovic controlling him for the moment.
Stefanovic wants to pass the guard but Vettori is keeping the position.
Vettori has his hands on Stefanovic's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Vettori has his foot on Stefanovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stefanovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Stefanovic trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Vettori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Stefanovic is sitting in close to Vettori's body. Vettori has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Stefanovic is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Stefanovic is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Vettori.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marvin Vettori!
A less than humble Marvin Vettori misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: DUEL#180 Zhai vs Leikola
Date: Sep 15, 2018

#R1#
The Highlander throws a head kick that misses.
Vettori wants to counter with a clinch but The Highlander pushes him away.
The Highlander on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by The Highlander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Highlander.
Vettori takes a swing at The Highlander's ribcage but misses.
The Highlander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Highlander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Vettori misses.
The Highlander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Vettori misses. #TD#
The Highlander looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vettori!
The Highlander wants to control but Vettori is keeping him busy.
Vettori is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Highlander has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vettori manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Highlander's best efforts.
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!
The Highlander throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
The Highlander moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Vettori.#T1#
Vettori managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The Highlander.
The Highlander lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vettori trying to control but The Highlander flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The Highlander missing with strikes. #SUB#
The Highlander looking for the choke but no joy.
Vettori covering up well and avoiding damage.
The Highlander has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Vettori can't escape the position.
Vettori grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Vettori manages to reverse the position and now he's in The Highlander's guard. Nice work there by Vettori.
Vettori passes into half guard. #T2#
The Highlander is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Vettori is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vettori is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vettori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
My spies in Midnight MMA inform me that Vettori has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB#
The Highlander is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vettori pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vettori connects with a nice short shot to The Highlander's temple.
Vettori tries to pass to full mount but The Highlander defends it.
Vettori is thwarting The Highlander's attempts to control the position.
Vettori wants to take a breather but The Highlander is having none of it. #T3##SUB#
The Highlander actively working from the bottom here.
Vettori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Vettori is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Highlander sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Highlander wants to control but Vettori is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Vettori is working for a kimura but The Highlander is defending it quite comfortably.
Vettori is looking to advance position but The Highlander won't allow it. #SUB#
The Highlander looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Vettori is trying for a kimura here. The Highlander looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vettori wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: DUEL#174 Sigit vs Sin
Date: Aug 11, 2018

#R1#
Darrow cracks Vettori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vettori throws a leg kick which misses Darrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Darrow tries to avoid it.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Darrow tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it.
Vettori swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vettori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori misses with a low kick as Darrow jumps back.
A left lands for Vettori.#CL#
Vettori gets a clinch.
Vettori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darrow looks winded!
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!
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Vettori lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Darrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vettori feints and then cracks Darrow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darrow down.
Darrow 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.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.#T1#
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Vettori throws out a leg kick but Darrow moves out of range and Vettori only half commits.
Vettori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darrow's head.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Darrow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori staying out of range there.#CL#
Vettori rushes Darrow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vettori.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vettori obliges.
Vettori is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori just leaning against Darrow, taking a breather. #TD#
Vettori pulls guard.
Vettori is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Vettori looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Darrow passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow trying to control the action but Vettori is working from the bottom.
Vettori has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T2#
Vettori manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vettori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vettori wants to pass to mount but Darrow is defending the position.
Vettori is trying to control the action in half guard but Darrow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vettori is thwarting Darrow's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Vettori looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T3##SUB#
Vettori wants to work for an arm triangle but Darrow is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vettori is looking to advance position but Darrow won't allow it.
Darrow is refusing to be controlled, as Vettori sits in half guard.
Vettori tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Darrow. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vettori trying to control from Darrow's half guard. Darrow has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vettori advances position into side control!
Darrow defending against the ground and pound.
Darrow is trying to get back to half guard.
Vettori in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB#
Vettori goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Darrow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vettori but great work by Darrow.
Vettori tries to bench press Darrow off him but Darrow keeps the position.
Vettori manages to work his way to half guard, despite Darrow's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Vettori tries to clinch up.
Darrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
Darrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vettori feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darrow's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Darrow misses.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Vettori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
Vettori throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Darrow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.#T1#
Vettori wants to slow Darrow down by chopping away at his legs.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick from Vettori.
Darrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vettori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Vettori.
Vettori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darrow is able to avoid easily.
Darrow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Vettori thumps Darrow with a low kick.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darrow's sensitive parts.
Darrow slips a straight right by Vettori.
Darrow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrow checks a low kick from Vettori.#T2#
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Vettori moves his leg out of the way.
Vettori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darrow momentarily.
Vettori lands a jab to the nose.
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
and Vettori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
Darrow thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori tries to clinch there but Darrow circles away.
Vettori works Darrow's body with a nice hook.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori fakes the leg kick and cracks Darrow in the body.
Vettori connects with a crisp jab.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Vettori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darrow counters with a straight right hand.
Darrow stuns Vettori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
As Darrow tries to get set, Vettori tries to push him back and clinch up but Darrow manages to avoid the attempt.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Darrow throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darrow can do to turn this around?
Darrow slips under a jab.
Darrow tries a low kick but Vettori avoids it.
Darrow misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Vettori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vettori in his tracks.
Darrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Vettori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darrow.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick. #T4#
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Darrow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Darrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vettori.
Darrow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vettori rather than just go for the knockout.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Vettori is looking to counter punch.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vettori takes one to the chin there.
Vettori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darrow.
Vettori lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vettori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Darrow.
Vettori scores with a jab to the head.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Darrow cracks a nice hook into Vettori's ribs.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Darrow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vettori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.
Darrow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow throws out a counter right but Vettori avoids it with no problem.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Darrow slips the punch.
Vettori thuds his right hand into Darrow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vettori misses with a low kick. #CL#
Vettori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow cracks Vettori with a nice body shot.
Darrow tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Darrow is trying to push Vettori away but Vettori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vettori is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.
Vettori connects with a body shot that sends Darrow's belly button to the back.#T1#
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Vettori moved away.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow.
Darrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Vettori slips a jab from Darrow.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vettori.
Darrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow misses the body punch
and Vettori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darrow checks it.
Vettori checks the leg kick.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Darrow is looking to land body kicks.
Vettori tried to counter with a leg kick but Darrow avoided it.
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darrow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow 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.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darrow.
Vettori lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darrow takes a step back to recover.
Vettori wants to land a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow avoids the body shot from Vettori. #T3#
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vettori doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow misses with a body kick.
Darrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darrow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vettori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Vettori catches Darrow right on the button with a cross.
Vettori throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Darrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vettori connects with the punch.
Darrow tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Darrow throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Fergus Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vettori is out of range and Darrow settles back down.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darrow manages to circle out of the way.
Vettori connects with a crisp jab.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
A leg kick checked by Vettori.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Darrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori thumps Darrow with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Vettori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Vettori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vettori 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: MMMA Yaj Vs Madness 3
Date: Jul 18, 2018

#R1#
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scaletta misses with a looping left.
Vettori is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vettori.
Scaletta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Vettori does it's job there.
Vettori thows a body kick. Scaletta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vettori misses with a lunging right hand
and Scaletta counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scaletta. That's going to slow Vettori down.
Vettori scores with a spinning back kick!
Scaletta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Scaletta.#CL2#
Vettori moves into range and clinches up with Scaletta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori is working Scaletta over against the cage.
Vettori landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vettori unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scaletta is breathing heavily.
Vettori lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Scaletta throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori is leaning against Scaletta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scaletta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scaletta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scaletta avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Vettori 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!
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Scaletta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Vettori. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Vettori.
Vettori is trying to pull guard but Scaletta has him pressed against the cage.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Vettori stalling.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vettori has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Vettori controlling the action here for a moment.
Vettori cracks Scaletta with a nice body shot.
Scaletta tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta. #BC#
Scaletta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scaletta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scaletta misses with a combination
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scaletta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Scaletta misses.
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Scaletta's defenses.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori lands a head kick! #T3#
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scaletta on the side of the head.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses.
Scaletta misses with a straight left.
Scaletta tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Vettori clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Vettori.
Scaletta misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scaletta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scaletta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettoris head.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scaletta wants to get back to striking at distance but Vettori won't allow it.
Scaletta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scaletta lands a body punch. #T4#
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vettori tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Scaletta.
Scaletta blocks an uppercut.
Vettori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vito Scaletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Scaletta has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scaletta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scaletta throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scaletta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori wants to counter the offense by Scaletta and move into the clinch position.
Scaletta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vettori at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Scaletta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scaletta throws a series of punches but Vettori avoids them all with ease.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scaletta's waist but Scaletta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vettori off to one side.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Scaletta moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Scaletta misses the target.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori. #TD2#
Vettori scores with a takedown into Scaletta's guard.#SUB2#
Vettori is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Scaletta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Scaletta has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Scaletta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vettori's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta passes Vettori's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scaletta scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Vettori actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scaletta is just content to waste time from the top position. Vettori takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T1##SUB2#
Vettori has his foot on Scaletta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scaletta works his way back into a safe position though.
Scaletta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scaletta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vettori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vettori wants to stand and escape but Scaletta is having none of it.
Vettori working a defensive guard here.
Scaletta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scaletta preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Vettori isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Scaletta stacks Vettori on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Scaletta!
Vettori regains half guard.#T2#
Scaletta is trying to control. Vettori wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vettori wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scaletta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vettori trying to hold on to Scaletta's head to control him but Scaletta postures up.
Scaletta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vettori is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Scaletta.
Vettori tries to roll over but Scaletta keeps him under control.
Scaletta drops an elbow to the side of Vettori's head. #T3#
Vettori is trying to get back to full guard.
Scaletta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vettori gets full guard.
Scaletta wants to control from the top but Vettori keeps moving.
Scaletta won't allow Vettori to sweep him here.
Scaletta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vettori is keeping the position for now.
Scaletta chips away with some ground and pound.
Scaletta preventing the sweep.
Vito Scaletta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vettori is trying to control the position but Scaletta postures up. #SUB2#
Vettori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scaletta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Vettori is trying to control the position but Scaletta postures up.
Scaletta trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
Scaletta won't allow Vettori to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Vettori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scaletta chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vettori is on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Scaletta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vettori won't allow Scaletta to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scaletta controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Scaletta dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Vettori tries to clinch but Scaletta moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Scaletta.
Scaletta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Scaletta lands a jab to the nose.
Scaletta throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori slips a straight right by Scaletta.
Scaletta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori throws a head kick but Scaletta moves out of range.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scaletta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. Scaletta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scaletta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vettori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scaletta misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Scaletta's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Scaletta throws a nice looking combination but Vettori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Scaletta blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Scaletta moves out of range easily.
Scaletta swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Scaletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Scaletta throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Vettori connects with a high kick.
Vettori goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Scaletta connects with a jab.
A big right from Scaletta misses.
Scaletta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori tries to counter with a clinch but Scaletta shakes him off and moves away.
Scaletta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Vettori clinches up with Scaletta and pushes him back against the cage.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Scaletta avoids the damage to the body.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scaletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Scaletta lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scaletta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta. #T2#
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scaletta blocks it with crossed arms.
Scaletta avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Scaletta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Scaletta.
A shot in the inside from Scaletta.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Scaletta avoids the damage to the body.
Scaletta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scaletta tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Scaletta.
Scaletta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scaletta misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori is leaning against Scaletta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scaletta is defending well for now.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Scaletta can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Scaletta takes a shot to the head.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
Scaletta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta. #BC#
Scaletta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scaletta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori cracks the inside of Scaletta's front leg.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Scaletta moved away.
As Vettori backs away, Scaletta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scaletta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scaletta misses with a looping right.
Scaletta misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Scaletta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Vettori throws a leg kick but Scaletta moved away.
Scaletta throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Vettori lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scaletta connects with a body shot.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scaletta connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Vettori walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Vettori pushes Scaletta up against the cage in a clinch.
Scaletta swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Scaletta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Vettori there.
Scaletta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scaletta works the jab nicely.
Scaletta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scaletta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin Vettori.
I think Vettori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: TRFC105
Date: Jan 07, 2018

#R1#
Bueller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vettori thumps Bueller with a low kick.
Vettori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bueller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bueller tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vettori.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Bueller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vettori has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bueller misses with a double jab.
Vettori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Vettori.
Bueller looking to stall.
Vettori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vettori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueller blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Bueller tries to circle away but Vettori has him pinned against the cage.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueller lands a left hand.
Bueller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bueller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vettori is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Bueller avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the cage.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueller stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
A right hook to the body lands for Vettori. #T2#
Bueller trying to stall but Vettori improves his position.
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori blocks an elbow strike.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bueller's elbow. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bueller blocks a jab.
Bueller is looking to counter punch.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bueller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bueller misses the target.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Bueller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vettori tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bueller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori throws a nice looking combination but Bueller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Bueller throws a big shot that misses.
Bueller moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Vettori connects with a right hand. Bueller shakes it off.#T3#
Vettori tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bueller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Vettori.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vettori scores with a push kick.
Bueller misses with a looping left.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Vettori catches Bueller right on the button with a cross.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueller.
Bueller throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bueller sets himself, and Vettori steps forward looking for the clinch! Bueller avoids it this time.
Vettori tries to clinch
and Bueller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vettori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bueller.#CL#
Bueller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Bueller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vettori scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Vettori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bueller connects with an inside leg kick.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Vettori is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Vettori.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target. #CL#
Bueller forces Vettori back against the cage and clinches.
Bueller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vettori gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bueller jumps guard but Vettori turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Bueller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Vettori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueller.#CL2#
Vettori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori lands a body punch.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Bueller.
Vettori works Bueller's body with a nice hook.
Bueller misses with a looping right.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Bueller clinches up against the cage.
Bueller throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Vettori clinches up with Bueller and pushes him back against the cage.
Vettori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Bueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #T1##BC#
Bueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bueller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bueller is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Vettori clinches up with Bueller and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Vettori.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Bueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueller blocks an uppercut.
Bueller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vettori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Vettori throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Bueller breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Vettori rushes Bueller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vettori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Vettori cracks Bueller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Bueller is looking to chop away at Vettori's legs.
Bueller is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Bueller slips a straight right by Vettori.
Bueller throws a quick counter head kick but Vettori was just out of range.
Bueller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bueller misses with a body kick.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Bueller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bueller tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vettori manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Bueller.
Bueller tries to clinch up but Vettori circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
Bueller misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori wants to slow Bueller down by chopping away at his legs.
Vettori walks into a straight right hand from Bueller.
Bueller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bueller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bueller moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Bueller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Vettori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vettori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vettori scores with a leg kick. #CL2#
Vettori clinches with his opponent.
Vettori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bueller backwards.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueller blocking some punches. #T4#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vettori lands with a light punch inside.
Vettori gets through Bueller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Bueller is rocked!
Bueller stalling in the clinch.
Oh Bueller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bueller prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Bueller seems to have got his legs back now.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bueller blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Bueller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bueller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL2#
Vettori rushes Bueller and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Bueller breaks from the clinch.
Bueller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bueller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Bueller's head back.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.
Bueller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Vettori clinches up against the cage.
Bueller is trying to drag Vettori to the mat but Vettori just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Vettori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bueller wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Bueller.
Bueller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vettori.
Vettori tries to clinch but Bueller is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Vettori has Bueller up against the cage in a clinch.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bueller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vettori is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bueller throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Vettori works on Bueller's body with a couple of short punches.
Bueller managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
Bueller stalling.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Bueller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bueller tries to work over Vettori's front leg with a kick but Vettori checks it.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Bueller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vettori!
Vettori swings for the body but Bueller moves out of range.
Bueller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueller misses the target.
Bueller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Vettori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori doesn't manage to clinch there - Bueller circles away.
Bueller defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueller is just out of range.
Bueller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bueller to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Vettori has closed the distance and engaged Bueller in a clinch.
Vettori landing knees to the head.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bueller is trying to maintain a safe position but Vettori gets an underhook and turns Bueller into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vettori.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bueller backwards. #T3#
Bueller swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bueller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bueller fails to pull guard.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Bueller avoids the damage to the body.
Bueller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Bueller is blocking nicely.
Bueller fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Bueller. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Bueller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Eric Bueller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bueller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bueller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Vettori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bueller wants to clinch up but Vettori keeps it at a distance.
Vettori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bueller misses with a straight left.
Bueller scores with a jab.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Vettori closes the distance and pushes Bueller back into the cage.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Vettori as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vettori 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 for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!

Marvin Vettori wins by unanimous decision!
Marvin Vettori decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DARE KT CLASSIC 3
Date: Dec 08, 2017

#R1#
Smith lunges at Vettori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vettori's hand.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Vettori slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.#ROC#
Vettori is rocked!
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a looping right.
And Vettori responds with a good body kick, but Smith manages to step out the way in time.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Vettori has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Smith lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Vettori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith is trying to break free.#BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target. #CL2#
Vettori gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crunch! Vettori slams his shin into Smith's torso.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vettori slips under a jab from Smith.
Vettori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith throws a series of punches but Vettori avoids them all with ease.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith sets himself, and Vettori steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vettori tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vettori!
Vettori scores with a leg kick.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Smith defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori throws a good cross that connects.
Will Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Vettori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Vettori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Vettori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith punishes Vettori's body with a nice straight punch.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith slips under a jab.
Vettori stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.#CL2#
Vettori clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vettori working aggressively here. #T2#
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vettori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Vettori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Vettori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vettori wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.#KD#
Smith scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Vettori 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.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Vettori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori slips a straight right by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Will Smith 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!
#R3#
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vettori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body. #CL2#
Vettori has managed to clinch.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch. #T1#
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vettori slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith cracks Vettori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Smith's head back.
Vettori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Vettori.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vettori is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vettori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Smith thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Vettori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Vettori moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori seems to have recovered his senses.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Vettori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Vettori lands with a left to the head.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Will Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith checks a low kick from Vettori.#CL2#
Vettori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettori lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Will Smith!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Will Smith!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Will Smith!

Will Smith wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Will Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Dynasty Fight Night 16
Date: Nov 15, 2017

#R1#
Cachemaille fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cachemaille misses with a leg kick.
Cachemaille misses with a leg kick.
Cachemaille scores with a body shot.
Cachemaille lands a head kick!
Cachemaille doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cachemaille moves away.
Vettori sizes up Cachemaille with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cachemaille has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cachemaille sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Cachemaille misses.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Cachemaille slips the punch.
Cachemaille with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Vettori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cachemaille looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL#
Cachemaille moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cachemaille works on Vettori's body with a couple of short punches.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Cachemaille swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cachemaille can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cachemaille is defending well for now.
Cachemaille on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cachemaille struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cachemaille misses with a body punch.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Cachemaille avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Cachemaille tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Cachemaille stalling in the clinch but Vettori improves position.
Nice body punch from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2#
Vettori 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.
Cachemaille clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille lands with a shot to the body.
Cachemaille looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Vettori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vettori fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cachemaille fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cachemaille throws a leg kick that misses.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cachemaille.
Vettori jabs Cachemaille to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jean Yves Cachemaille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cachemaille. Those never looked like landing.
Vettori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cachemaille swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cachemaille. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Vettori.
Cachemaille looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cachemaille ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cachemaille.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Cachemaille misses with an uppercut
and Vettori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cachemaille takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cachemaille displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Cachemaille is looking to wear down Vettori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cachemaille throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Vettori throws a body punch but Cachemaille moves out of range.
Cachemaille was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cachemaille tries to land a leg kick but Vettori saw it coming and moves away.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Cachemaille scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettori doesn't seem bothered though.
Cachemaille throws a series of punches but Vettori avoids them all with ease.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori 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.
Cachemaille is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Cachemaille takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cachemaille misses with a low kick as Vettori jumps back.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Cachemaille.
Vettori throws a push kick but Cachemaille slaps the foot to one side.
Cachemaille throws the kick towards the body but Vettori avoids it.
Nice jab there from Vettori.
Vettori throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cachemaille connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.#T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Cachemaille.
Cachemaille takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Cachemaille misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Vettori coming out on top.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cachemaille avoids a kick to the body.
Cachemaille staying out of range there.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cachemaille manages to avoid it.
Cachemaille is looking to counter the offense by Vettori and move into the clinch.
Cachemaille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Cachemaille.
Vettori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cachemaille stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Cachemaille.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cachemaille throws the kick towards the body but Vettori avoids it.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It appears Cachemaille was looking to counter with a kick there.
An inside leg kick from Vettori misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Cachemaille throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jean Yves Cachemaille has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Cachemaille's defenses.
Cachemaille moves forwards but Vettori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vettori throws a right hand that misses
and Cachemaille counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cachemaille lands a high kick!
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Cachemaille drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vettori pushes Cachemaille away with a front kick.
Cachemaille dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vettori. That did some damage!
Vettori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cachemaille fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Cachemaille tried to score with a low kick but Vettori checks it.
Cachemaille dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vettori. That did some damage!
Vettori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cachemaille attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Good exchange - Cachemaille coming out on top.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the body
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cachemaille lands with a slapping head kick.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cachemaille misses with a wild combination.
Cachemaille goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vettori checks a low kick from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille wants to clinch.
Cachemaille is looking to slow Vettori down with leg kicks. #T2#
Vettori thows a body kick. Cachemaille tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vettori scores with a hook.
Cachemaille misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Vettori.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cachemaille swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vettori counters with a big head kick but Cachemaille shrugs it off.
Jab, jab by Vettori - just one landing. #ROC2#
Cachemaille is rocked!
Cachemaille uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Oh Cachemaille is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille throws a sloppy head kick
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cachemaille misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cachemaille fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vettori 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 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Our winner, Marvin Vettori, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Dynasty Fight Night 12
Date: Oct 18, 2017

#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Vettori. Those never looked like landing.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori scores with a hook to the body. Bravo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bravo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by Vettori.
Bravo throws a leg kick
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vettori moves out of range as Bravo strikes.
Bravo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bravo misses with a body shot.
Bravo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori throws a head kick that Bravo semi-blocks. #T1#
Vettori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bravo connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Vettori is looking to land body kicks.
Bravo moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
Bravo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bravo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vettori.
Vettori looks to clinch
and Bravo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Bravo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bravo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Nice defenses there by Vettori.
Good leg kick by Vettori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
A jab from Bravo finds it's way through Vettori's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vettori throws a sloppy body shot
and Bravo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vettori takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Bravo misses with a low kick.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Bravo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bravo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravo.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses.
Vettori lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vettori is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bravo rather than just go for the knockout.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bravo's hands.#CL2#
Vettori clinches up against the ropes.
Bravo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bravo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vettori's head.
Vettori throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Bravo lands a head shot.
Bravo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bravo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vettori counters with a body kick.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Bravo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Bravo.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Vettori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bravo thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Vettori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bravo throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bravo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bravo avoids the body shot from Vettori. #T1#
Bravo jabs at Vettori's body.
Bravo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch but Bravo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vettori throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
Bravo throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Bravo thuds his right hand into Vettori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bravo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bravo misses the shot to the body.
Vettori 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.
Bravo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bravo.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Bravo moved out of range nicely.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
Bravo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vettori at a distance. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Donk. Bravo catches Vettori right on the button with a cross.
Vettori closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bravo counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Bravo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
Vettori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bravo circles away quickly and effectively.
Vettori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bravo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vettori scrambles back to his feet.
Bravo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vettori tries to clinch
and Bravo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.#CL#
Bravo takes the fight into the clinch.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bravo Bravo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vettori.
Bravo slips under a jab.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Bravo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bravo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bravo looks for the body kick but Vettori saw that one coming.
Bravo sets himself, and Vettori steps forward looking for the clinch! Bravo avoids it this time.
Vettori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vettori connects with a high kick.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Bravo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bravo.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bravo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vettori's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Bravo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Vettori misses with a body punch
letting Bravo counter with a right hand.
Bravo blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bravo.
Bravo Bravo is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Vettori moves into the clinch.
Vettori lands with a right to the head.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori gets through Bravo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori lands a right hand. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Vettori.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bravo.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
Bravo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bravo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bravo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vettori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vettori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
During a confident post fight interview, Marvin Vettori thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Dynasty Fight Night 8
Date: Sep 20, 2017

#R1#
Dearborn cracks the inside of Vettori's front leg.
Dearborn swats away the attempt to clinch by Vettori.
Vettori misses with a lunging right hand
and Dearborn counters with a straight right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Dearborn scores with a four punch combination!
Dearborn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori scores with a nice head shot.
Vettori looks to clinch
and Dearborn counters with a left and a right that stings Vettori.
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Dearborn's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dearborn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dearborn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dearborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
Vettori clinches with his opponent.
Dearborn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dearborn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Dearborn is blocking nicely.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Vettori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike.
Dearborn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dearborn blocking some punches.
Dearborn lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Dearborn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vettori has him pressed against the ropes.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Dearborn.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dearborn.
Dearborn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dearborn lands an uppercut.
Dearborn taking a breather.
A short right from Dearborn.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dearborn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dearborn blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Dearborn has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori. #T2#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vettori obliges.
Dearborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori lands with a light punch inside.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Dearborn backwards.
Dearborn misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dearborn backwards.
Dearborn lands with a light punch inside.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dearborn misses with a punch to the body.
Dearborn misses with the head strike.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dearborn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dearborn throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Dearborn controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dearborn.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dearborn's elbow.
Dearborn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dearborn misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Will Dearborn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
That kick from Vettori tenderised Dearborn's leg. Dearborn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori lands with a hook. Dearborn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Dearborn off balance momentarily.
Dearborn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dearborn misses with a body shot.
Dearborn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dearborn connects with a leg kick. Vettori looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dearborn throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side.
Vettori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Dearborn tenderised Vettori's leg. Vettori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Dearborn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dearborn throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vettori lands a head kick!
Vettori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dearborn misses with a hook.
Vettori connects with the punch.
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!
Dearborn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Vettori lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Vettori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dearborn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori connects with the punch.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dearborn scores with a hook to the body. Vettori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vettori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Dearborn avoids them all with ease.
Vettori with a hook.
Dearborn misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dearborn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori 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 Dearborn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dearborn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dearborn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T2#
Vettori throws a right hand that misses
and Dearborn counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dearborn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vettori.
Dearborn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori throws a wild body kick that Dearborn sees coming a mile off.
Dearborn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dearborn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vettori is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vettori thuds his shin into the meat of Dearborn's side.
Dearborn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vettori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dearborn swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dearborn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vettori lands with a right hand.
Dearborn feints and then cracks Vettori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vettori down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dearborn ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Dearborn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vettori takes one to the chin there.
Vettori plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dearborn moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Vettori throws a right and a left that Dearborn avoids nicely.
As Vettori looks to move away, Dearborn throws a big counter combo but Vettori just gets out of the way.
Dearborn throws a head kick but Vettori moves out of range.
Dearborn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Dearborn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vettori throws a good cross that connects.
Dearborn is looking to wear down Vettori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dearborn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Dearborn misses its target.
Dearborn closes the distance but Vettori moves to the side
and Vettori counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dearborn checks a leg kick.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Dearborn moved out of range.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dearborn jabs Vettori right on the nose. Vettori blinks but takes it well.
Vettori checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
Dearborn looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori checks a low kick from Dearborn.
Dearborn blocks a jab.
Vettori throws a head kick but Dearborn moves out of range.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Dearborn.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Dearborn is just out of range.
Dearborn cracks Vettori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vettori scores with a kick to the body.
Dearborn staying out of range there.
Vettori clobbers Dearborn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vettori wants to slow Dearborn down by chopping away at his legs.
Dearborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dearborn throws a body shot but no joy.
Dearborn cracks Vettori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Dearborn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dearborn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori wants to clinch.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Dearborn knows he should have avoided that one.
Vettori throws a right hand that Dearborn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dearborn also avoids with ease.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Dearborn ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Dearborn moved away.
Dearborn moves out of range of the body kick.
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dearborn. That did some damage!
Dearborn moves out of range as Vettori strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin Vettori.
Well Vettori 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Dynasty Fight Night 4
Date: Aug 23, 2017

#R1#
Vettori fails with an attempt to clinch.
McRae loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McRae's head backwards.
McRae blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McRae throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McRae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
It looked like McRae wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from McRae misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vettori, as that shot connected.
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McRae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori is looking to clinch.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but McRae is out of range.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
McRae jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL#
McRae closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
McRae pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McRae blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
McRae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori throws a low kick but McRae moves out of range easily. #CL#
McRae has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
Vettori is working McRae over against the ropes.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McRae misses with a hook to the ribs.
McRae taking a breather.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Vettori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori is working McRae over against the ropes.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McRae lands an uppercut.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McRae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McRae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vettori gets through McRae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McRae trying to stall but Vettori improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McRae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McRae lands a shoulder strike.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McRae gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Vettori throws a poor cross that misses
and McRae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McRae, as that shot connected.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McRae is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vettori.
McRae throws a leg kick but Vettori moved away.
Vettori tries to counter with a clinch but McRae shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheers as McRae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vettori doesn't seem phased though.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Vettori connects with a body shot that sends McRae's belly button to the back.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Vettori stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vettori digs a good body shot into McRae's ribs.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McRae moves away.
McRae misses with a straight right.
A jab from Vettori misses.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Vettori moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McRae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
McRae is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vettori.#T1#
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
Vettori cracks the inside of McRae's front leg.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McRae.
An attempted straight right counter from McRae misses the target.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori throws a solid leg kick but McRae takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vettori.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by McRae there.
McRae thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
McRae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
McRae takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McRae on the side of the head.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
McRae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vettori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori moves away from the strike by McRae. #T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vettori checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Vettori coming out on top.
McRae throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRae misses the jab.
Vettori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McRae can pounce on him.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
McRae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liam McRae is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. McRae moves away and avoids it.
A cross from McRae lands.
Vettori tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
Vettori wants to slow McRae down by chopping away at his legs.
Vettori throws a low kick but McRae moves out of range easily.
Vettori takes a swing at McRae's ribcage but misses.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori throws a jab when McRae was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
McRae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
McRae quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Liam McRae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but McRae ducks down to avoid it.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vettori misses with a hook to the body
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vettori avoids the body shot from McRae.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
McRae throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side.
Vettori with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae misses with a left hand
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McRae misses with a looping right.
McRae throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McRae scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori throws out a loose jab but McRae uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Vettori avoids the head kick by McRae.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vettori.
McRae scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McRae misses with a few strikes there.
McRae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vettori's calf.
Vettori is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
McRae is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori scores with the left hand. McRae knows he should have avoided that one.
McRae misses with an attempted mid kick.
McRae walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vettori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Vettori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Vettori misses with a body punch.
McRae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori tries to work over McRae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae misses with the head strike.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
McRae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Vettori.
McRae pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
McRae lands a shoulder strike.
Vettori lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vettori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liam McRae.
I think Vettori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marvin Vettori!
A victorious Marvin Vettori thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Dynasty 4
Date: Jul 22, 2017

#R1#
Vettori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hung's head.
Vettori walks into a jab.
Hung misses with a head kick.
Vettori throws a jab when Hung was well out of range.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Hung.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hung connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
Hung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hung thuds his right hand into Vettori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Hung.
Hung moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Hung takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hung tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Hung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hung scores with a nice strike.
Kok Su Hung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Hung's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hung checks a leg kick nicely.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Hung moves out of range easily.
Hung scores with a jab to the head.
Hung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Hung slips a jab from Vettori.#CL2#
Hung has closed the distance and engaged Vettori in a clinch. #BC2#
Hung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vettori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hung momentarily.
Hung smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hung throws a low kick, looking for Vettori's leg but Vettori calmly moves out of range.
Vettori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hung connects with the punch.
Vettori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Hung.
Hung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori cracks Hung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2##CL#
Vettori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hung is trying to break free.
Vettori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hung's efforts to push away.
Hung is trying to force a seperation but Vettori has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Vettori.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vettori has him pressed against the ropes.
Hung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori pushes Hung back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Hung backwards.
Hung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Hung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Hung ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hung fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vettori on the side of the head.
Hung tries a head kick but it misses.
Vettori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vettori works the jab nicely.
Hung's corner calls for a 1-2. Hung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kok Su Hung dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Hung looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Hung tries a head kick but it misses.
Hung throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Hung manages to avoid it.
Jab by Hung.
Vettori throws a hook to the side of Hung's head but Hung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hung takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vettori defending well as Hung loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Hung's shoulder, as Hung tries to avoid the shot.
Hung tries a quick counter leg kick but Vettori is wise to it.
Hung throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vettori throws a lazy uppercut
and Hung counters with a nice uppercut.
Hung jabs Vettori right on the nose. Vettori blinks but takes it well.
Hung misses with a looping left.
Vettori throws a nice looking combination but Hung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hung counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hung works over Vettori's head and body with a nice combination.
Kok Su Hung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori wants to clinch.#T1#
A big left from Hung misses.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Hung looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Vettori takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL#
Vettori drives through and clinches with Hung against the ropes.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Hung controls the action. #BC2#
Hung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Hung as he connects with a hook.
Hung tries a head kick but it misses.
Hung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hung looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Hung tries to keep at a distance but Vettori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vettori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Hung controls his hands.
Hung prevents a body shot from Vettori. #T2##BC#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Hung throws a head kick but Vettori moves out of range.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Hung tries a head kick but it misses.
Vettori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hung. Hung circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Hung saw that one coming.
Hung lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Vettori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Vettori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hung throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vettori on the side of the head.
Vettori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hung lands with an overhand left.
Hung slips a straight right by Vettori.
Hung ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
A little jabbing left from Hung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hung throws a combination. Vettori tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kok Su Hung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hung throws a head kick that half lands.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Hung takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
Vettori looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hung avoids a kick to the body.
Hung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hung ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
A head kick misses from Hung.
Nice body punch from Hung.
Vettori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hung connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Hung is out of range.
Hung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hung cracks Vettori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hung staying out of range there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hung scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Vettori throws a leg kick but Hung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Hung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Danga de danga de dang - Hung scores with a four punch combination!
Hung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Vettori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Hung scores with a four punch combination!#ROC2#
Vettori is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vettori momentarily.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Hung throws a head kick that misses.
Hung throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Vettori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hung tries to circle away but Vettori has him pinned against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Vettori.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Hung.
Vettori lands an uppercut.
Vettori has Hung pressed against the ropes, preventing Hung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Hung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by Hung misses
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hung.
Vettori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hung appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crunch! Hung slams his shin into Vettori's torso.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kok Su Hung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hung winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kok Su Hung!

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