Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: ORC 15: Unholy
Date: Jun 23, 2018

#R1#
Santana throws a combination that misses
and Spar counters with a nice kick to the body. #CL#
Santana clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Spar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana scores with a shot to the side of Spar's head.
Spar is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Spar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana working aggressively here.
Spar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana misses with some punches.
Spar blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Spar breaks from the clinch.
Spar scores with a push kick.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Spar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Spar moves out of range easily.
Santana closes the distance but Spar moves to the side
and Spar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Santana wants to clinch but Spar slips to the side
enabling Spar to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Santana's head coaches at VEGAS Top Team [$699/week] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santana throws out the jab.
Santana throws a right hand that Spar ducks under and follows up with a left that Spar also avoids with ease.
Santana misses with a combination
and Spar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Spar.
Marcus Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Santana blocks it well.
Santana misses with a double jab
and Spar counters with a nice body kick.
Spar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santana wants to clinch but Spar slips to the side
and Spar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Spar.
Santana misses with a hook
and Spar counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Santana goes down! Spar rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Santana is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). 4 Spar!
Our winner, 4 Spar, 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: DARE 46: KRAZY
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Matonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #CL2#
Matonen gets a clinch.
Matonen is stalling here.
Matonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Matonen to work.
Santana lands a shoulder strike.
Matonen slows down the pace here.
Matonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Matonen.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matonen thumps Santana with a low kick.
Santana looks to land a combination. Matonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1##CL#
Santana moves into range and clinches up with Matonen.
A nice left hand lands by Matonen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matonen blocking some punches. #BC2#
Matonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Santana instigates a clinch.
Santana lands with a light punch inside.
Matonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Matonen 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.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matonen blocks an uppercut.
Matonen digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Matonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matonen.
Matonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Matonen misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Santana gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matonen misses with some punches.
Matonen is struggling to control the position.#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Matonen misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Matonen manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Matonen gets tackled into the cage by Santana. Santana maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Matonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matonen throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Santana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santana wants to clinch
and Matonen counters with a low kick, right behind Santana 's knee.
Santana looks to clinch
and Matonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana wants to clinch but Matonen slips to the side
and Matonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick there by Matonen.
Santana throws a head kick but Matonen moves out of range.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Matonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Decent striking displayed by Matonen there.#T3##CL2#
Matonen rushes Santana and presses him up against the cage.
Matonen blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Matonen manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santana takes one on the button.
Matonen slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
Santana wants to clinch up but Matonen keeps it at a distance.
Santana tries to clinch there but Matonen circles away.
Matonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santana misses with a combination
enabling Matonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Santana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santana tries to clinch but Matonen is having none of it.
Matonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC2#
Santana 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!
Matonen cracks Santana on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Santana falls backwards against the cage. Matonen follows up with more strikes that drop Santana to his knees. Matonen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Santana! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Usko Matonen!
Usko Matonen 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: DARE 34
Date: Mar 24, 2018

#R1#
Drawers connects with a single shot there.
Drawers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santana clobbers Drawers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drawers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Santana tries to keep at a distance but Drawers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drawers misses with some punches.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Drawers.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Drawers pushes Santana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Drawers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Drawers.
Drawers throws a body kick that misses.
Drawers blocks a head kick by Santana. #TD#
Drawers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Drawers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drawers pushing down on Santana's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T1#
Nice strikes from Drawers there. #SUB#
Drawers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drawers.
Drawers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Drawers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santana missing with punches from the bottom.
Santana throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Santana throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #SUB#
Drawers is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Drawers is working for a submission of some sort. #T2#
Drawers blocks the strikes from Santana.
Santana gets back to full guard.
Drawers stopping the sweep attempt from Santana.
Drawers advances position into side control!
Drawers blocks the strikes from Santana.
Santana gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Drawers pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Drawers takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Santana tries to escape the position. #T3##SUB#
Drawers looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Santana defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Drawers's arms. #SUB#
Drawers is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts. #SUB#
Drawers is cranking Santana's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Santana! He's tightened the choke and Santana is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chester Drawers!
In his post fight interview, Chester Drawers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: DARE KT SERIES 7
Date: Feb 18, 2018

#R1#
Tubridy lands a jab to the nose.
Tubridy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santana is looking to clinch but Tubridy is avoiding it. #CL2#
Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Tubridy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santana is keeping busy.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tubridys head.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy is trying to stall. #BC#
Tubridy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tubridy is out of range and Santana settles back down.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Tubridy moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Santana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santana blocks a couple of punches 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!
Santana working aggressively here.
Santana lands a left hand.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana lands an uppercut.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Santana working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Tubridy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana has Tubridy pressed against the ropes, preventing Tubridy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tubridy misses with a body punch.
Santana lands a right hand.
Tubridy is looking to control Santana's arms but Santana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tubridy has his back to the ropes.
Tubridy tries to stall but Santana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tubridy is trying to break the clinch but Santana has him pressed against the ropes. #T2#
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with some punches.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tubridy trying to stall but Santana improves his position.
Tubridy misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana misses with some punches.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tubridy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Tubridy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy throws a head punch that misses.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana pushes Tubridy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santana lands a hook that snaps the head of Tubridy backwards.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Santana.
Tubridy taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tubridy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana misses with the head strike. #T1#
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana misses with the head strike.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana working aggressively here.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tubridy working aggressively here.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tubridy.
Santana working aggressively here.
A short right from Santana on the inside.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Tubridy misses with a body punch.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tubridy's efforts to push away.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T2#
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Tubridy throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santana. #ROC2#
Tubridy is rocked!
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Tubridy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana misses with some punches.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Santana misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Santana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tubridy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marcus Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tubridy.
Tubridy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santana tried to score with a low kick but Tubridy checks it.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tubridy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan Tubridy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana misses with a combination
and Tubridy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tubridy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#
It looks like Marcus Santana has been cut.
Tubridy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tubridy throws a hook but Santana blocks it.#CL2#
Santana gets a clinch.
Santana blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santana as Tubridy tries to tie him up.
Tubridy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tubridy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Marcus Santana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tubridy swings wildly with an uppercut but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Tubridy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Ryan Tubridy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Tubridy scores with a four punch combination!
Tubridy looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Tubridy misses with a wild combination.
Tubridy slips under a jab from Santana.
Tubridy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Tubridy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santana 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Marcus Santana!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Marcus Santana!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Marcus Santana!

Marcus Santana wins by unanimous decision!
Marcus Santana 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.
Ryan Tubridy spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck this shit '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2018

#R1#
Datsik feints and then cracks Santana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santana down.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Datsik circles away. #CL2#
Santana takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Datsik.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Datsik.
Datsik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Datsik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Datsik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Datsik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Datsik misses with a body punch.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana prevents a body shot from Datsik.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
Datsik lands with a right to the head.
Datsik lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Datsik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Datsik.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Datsik is leaning against Santana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Datsik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santana prevents a body shot from Datsik.
Datsik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana working aggressively here. #BC#
Datsik manages to break the clinch.
Santana walks into a stiff left hand from Datsik.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Datsik throws a big counter combination but Santana scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Datsik.
Datsik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL2#
Santana rushes Datsik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Datsik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santana is defending well for now.#T2#
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Datsik misses with a punch to the body.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Datsik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santana lands a nice uppercut.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Datsik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Datsik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santana needs to keep his hands up - Datsik had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Santana drives through and clinches with Datsik against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Datsik obliges.
Datsik misses with a knee to the head.
Datsik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Datsik manages to break the clinch.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Datsik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Datsik connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Santana tries to clinch up but Datsik circles away and keeps his distance.
Santana is looking to clinch but Datsik is avoiding it. #CL2#
Santana closes the distance and pushes Datsik back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Datsik.
Datsik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Datsik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Datsik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Datsik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana's face.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Datsik.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana lands with a right to the head.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Datsik.
Datsik misses with a body punch.
Datsik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Datsik.
Datsik blocking some punches.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Santana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Datsik backwards.
Still in the clinch, Santana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Datsik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Datsik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Datsik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Datsik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Datsik is working Santana over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Datsik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santana misses with the head strike.
Datsik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Datsik tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Datsik back against the cage.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Datsik blocking some punches.
Datsik can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Datsik 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#
Datsik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Datsik is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santana tries to clinch but Datsik is having none of it.
Datsik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santana tries to clinch up
and Datsik counters with a big head kick but Santana shrugs it off.
David Datsik is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Santana has closed the distance and engaged Datsik in a clinch.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Datsik.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Datsik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Datsik.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Datsik.
Datsik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Datsik lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Datsik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Datsik. That's going to slow Santana down.
Datsik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T1#
Datsik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santana momentarily. #ROC#
Santana is rocked!
Santana moves in looking to clinch but Datsik pushes him off.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Datsik finish him?
Datsik circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Santana tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Datsik wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Datsik!
A relieved looking David Datsik 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: TGC 35: Wangler vs Johnson
Date: Dec 23, 2017

#R1#
Santana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Metharom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santana! But no joy.
Santana misses with a hook
and Metharom counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Metharom misses.
Metharom misses with a leg kick
and Santana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santana misses with an uppercut
and Metharom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santana thinking.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.#CL2#
Santana rushes Metharom and presses him up against the cage.
Metharom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Metharom tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metharom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom misses with a body punch.
Metharom misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Santana breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Santana closes the distance and pushes Metharom back into the cage.#BC2#
Santana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.#T1#
Santana lands with a cross.
Santana throws a chopping leg kick but Metharom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Metharom's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Metharom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santana.
Santana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Metharom defends it nicely.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santana.#TD2#
Santana gets a takedown into half guard.
Santana controlling the action here. #T2#
Let's hope that Santana 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.
Santana is keen to just control but Metharom is a slippery customer.
Santana has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana content just to control the position here. #T3#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Santana.
Santana wants to control the pace but Metharom is squirming around nicely.
Santana sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santana looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB2#
Santana goes for an armbar but Metharom turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Metharom.
Santana told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Santana working a defensive guard here. #T4#
Santana controlling the position.#SUB2#
Metharom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Metharom has managed to get both his arms back between Santana's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana wants to hit a switch here but Metharom passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Santana there!
Santana working to try and regain half guard.
Metharom controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Santana 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#
Metharom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Metharom connects with a looping right hand.
Metharom misses with an uppercut.
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Metharom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Metharom lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Santana misses its intended target.
Metharom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Metharom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Metharom misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santana is out of range and Metharom settles back down.
As Metharom backs off Santana throws a huge counter combo but Metharom manages to avoid it all.
Metharom lands with a straight right. Santana didn't see that one coming.
Metharom scores with the left hand. Santana knows he should have avoided that one.
Santana throws a series of punches but Metharom moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1#
Metharom scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Metharom.
A big right from Santana misses.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Santana - just one landing.
A jab from Santana misses.
Santana takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klahan Metharom is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Metharom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Metharom with a jab.#CL2#
Santana has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metharom is working Santana over against the cage.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Metharom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow. #T2#
Metharom just leaning against Santana, taking a breather.
Santana lands a nice uppercut.
Metharom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Metharom taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Santana.
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Metharom.
Santana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
Metharom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Metharom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santana staying out of range there.
Metharom looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Santana closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.#SU2#
Santana stands up and beckons Metharom to his feet. #T3#
Nice sprawl there from Metharom as Santana shoots in.
Santana is looking to clinch but Metharom is avoiding it.
Metharom was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santana checks a low kick from Metharom.
A slow jab from Santana misses its intended target.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santana moves out of range of the body kick from Metharom.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santana! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Metharom misses the target.
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metharom.
Santana takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Santana slips a jab from Metharom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metharom. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Metharom digs a good hook to Santana's body.
Metharom tries to score with a low kick but Santana moves his leg out of the way.#T4#
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metharom.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Metharom misses.
Metharom throws a front kick aimed at Santana's knee but Santana avoids it well.
Metharom scores with a decent looking hook.
Santana lands a really nice looking cross but Metharom seems unphased.
Santana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana misses with the combination. #CL2#
Santana moves into the clinch.
Santana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santana blocks a body shot from Metharom.
Metharom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klahan Metharom dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Santana throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a nice kick to the body.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Santana shoots for a takedown but Metharom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Metharom misses the target.
Metharom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Santana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santana misses the jab.
A low kick from Santana is predictable there
and Metharom counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Santana drives through and clinches with Metharom against the cage.
Santana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Metharom avoids it.
Metharom throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana lands a body punch.
Metharom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana just leaning against Metharom, taking a breather. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metharom.
Santana stalling in the clinch but Metharom improves position.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Santana pulls Metharom into guard.
Santana 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.
Metharom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santana can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santana wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Metharom wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Santana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SU#
Metharom gets to his feet. Santana looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Santana avoids the body shot from Metharom.
Metharom looks to land a body kick but Santana moved away.
Santana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Metharom. Metharom obviously looking to wear him down.
Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch but Metharom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Santana wants to clinch but Metharom slips to the side
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
Metharom keeps the fight on the outside.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Klahan Metharom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Santana.
Metharom slips under a jab from Santana.
Santana misses with a hook. Metharom ducked under it nicely.
Santana avoids the body shot from Metharom. #CL2#
Santana rushes Metharom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Metharom lands a right hand.
Metharom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Santana - that landed with a thud.
Metharom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Metharom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow. #T4#
Metharom pushes Santana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Metharom lands a body shot 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!
Santana tries a body shot but Metharom blocks it. #BC2#
Santana breaks the clinch.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Santana misses the target.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santana.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom scores with a head kick. Santana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Santana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Metharom tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santana manages to circle out of the way.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Metharom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Metharom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Santana's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Metharom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Santana takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klahan Metharom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Metharom 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: TGC 28: Wangler vs Rollins 2
Date: Nov 04, 2017

#R1#
Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD#
Santana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruenroeng is looking to reverse the position.
Ruenroeng struggling a bit here.
Ruenroeng tries to bench press Santana off him but Santana keeps the position.
Ruenroeng wants to control but Santana postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruenroeng can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruenroeng is letting Santana control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Santana decides to stand back up.
Santana avoids the head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng thows a leg kick but Santana checks it #CL#
and Santana counters by clinching up.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee strike. #T1#
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruenroeng throws an elbow but misses.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana dodges an elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
Santana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
Santana dodges an elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Santana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruenroeng is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruenroeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santana lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Santana stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
Santana blocks an elbow strike.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruenroeng misses with an elbow strike.
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's 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!
Santana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely. #T3#
Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruenroeng.
A short uppercut from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruenroeng lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Santana.
Santana cracks Ruenroeng with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow that stopped Santana in his tracks for a moment. #T4#
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ruenroeng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santana working aggressively here.
Ruenroeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruenroeng avoids it.
Santana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruenroeng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Santana.
Santana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Santana - that landed with a thud.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santana 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.

Marcus Santana 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#
Santana connects with a single shot there.
Santana avoids a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng cracks Santana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick that knocks Santana off balance momentarily.
Ruenroeng getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruenroeng on the side of the head.
Jab from Santana.
Ruenroeng misses with a kick to the body.
Santana appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruenroeng dodges the punch combination from Santana.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CL#
Santana closes the distance and clinches.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcus Santana has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Santana blocks an elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
Santana digs a right hand underneath Ruenroeng's ribcage. Ruenroeng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
Ruenroeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santana tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #TD#
Santana has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ruenroeng clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ruenroeng is trying to break free.
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.
Santana is working the ground and pound. Can Ruenroeng escape?#T2##SUB#
Santana working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Santana keeps control of the position as Ruenroeng tries to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana avoiding Ruenroeng 's attempts to control his hands.
Santana controlling from the back.
Ruenroeng manages to reverse the position and now he's in Santana's guard. Nice work there by Ruenroeng.
Santana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ruenroeng not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ruenroeng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruenroeng looking to sit in guard and control but Santana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Santana stopping the sweep attempt from Ruenroeng.#T3#
Santana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ruenroeng is trying to control the position but Santana postures up.
Santana controlling from the top position.
Ruenroeng looking to control.
Santana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruenroeng looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santana throwing strikes but missing.
Ruenroeng working a defensive guard here.
Santana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ruenroeng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruenroeng is trying to control the position but Santana postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A solid body kick from Ruenroeng.
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL2#
Ruenroeng darts in and clinches Santana up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ruenroeng throws a body kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruenroeng - that will leave a mark!
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Santana moves out of range.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruenroeng circles away.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Ruenroeng pushes Santana up against the cage in a clinch.
Santana taking a breather.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng lands a damaging elbow.
Santana misses with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee strike. #T1#
Ruenroeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santana's defenses.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Santana has clasped his hands together around Ruenroeng's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ruenroeng sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Santana 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.
Santana continues to stall.#SU#
Santana decides to stand up.
Ruenroeng lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Ruenroeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana gets through Ruenroeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santana working aggressively here.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santana is defending well for now.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Santana.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Ruenroeng back against the cage.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Santana avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santana.
Ruenroeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
Santana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng. #T3#
Ruenroeng with a knee to the head.
Santana misses with a body punch.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santana blocks it with crossed arms. #TD#
Santana turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ruenroeng tries to bench press Santana off him but Santana keeps the position.
Santana content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T4##SUB#
Santana tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santana has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santana controls the position from side control.
Santana in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Ruenroeng's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santana is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ruenroeng will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samak Ruenroeng.
I think Ruenroeng 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Santana!
A very excited looking Marcus Santana 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: TGC 25: Shakhbulatov vs Human
Date: Oct 14, 2017

#R1#
Ruenroeng thows a body kick. Santana tries to catch it but that hurt him. #CL2#
Ruenroeng closes the distance and clinches.
Santana misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Santana to work.
Santana controlling the action here for a moment.
Santana gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee strike.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Ruenroeng.
Santana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with the head strike. #T1#
Ruenroeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruenroeng.
Santana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruenroeng avoiding damage as Santana throws knees to the body.
Ruenroeng being controlled against the cage.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santana.
Santana lands with a light punch inside.
Ruenroeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruenroeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Santana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santana missing with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow just above Santana 's eye.
Ruenroeng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Santana.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santana managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Santana struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruenroeng controls his hands.
Santana stalling the fight. #T3#
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruenroeng throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Santana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santana blocks the elbow strike.
Santana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Santana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T4#
Ruenroeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Santana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Santana pushes Ruenroeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Santana will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Ruenroeng.
Santana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Ruenroeng takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruenroeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santana is defending well for now.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
Ruenroeng connects with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Santana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Santana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruenroeng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the head.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for Santana to work.
Santana managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Santana.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santana.
Santana working aggressively here.
Ruenroeng blocks the elbow strike. #T2#
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head.
Santana misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santana.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Santana.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng working aggressively here.
Santana has Ruenroeng pushed against the cage.
Santana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santana is trying to pull guard but Ruenroeng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T3#
Santana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santana is leaning against Ruenroeng and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
Santana lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruenroeng.
Santana slowing the pace effectively.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Santana.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruenroeng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santana misses with some punches.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng 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#
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santana cracks Ruenroeng with an open hand slap.
Santana misses the jab.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruenroeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Ruenroeng gets a clinch.
Ruenroeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana lands a body punch.
Ruenroeng connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana's face.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Santana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruenroeng up against the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee strike. #T1#
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng working aggressively here.
Ruenroeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Santana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruenroeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Santana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Santana misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Nice body punch from Santana.
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow.
Santana stalling.
Santana pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruenroeng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Santana.
Santana lands with a right to the head.
Santana is leaning against Ruenroeng and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana misses with some punches.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Santana avoids the damage to the body.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruenroeng up against the cage.#T3#
Santana gets through Ruenroeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santana controlling the action here for a moment.
Santana has Ruenroeng pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruenroeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Santana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruenroeng has a couple of punches blocked by Santana.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Santana lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruenroeng won't want to take too many of those.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruenroeng is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruenroeng down to the mat. Ruenroeng avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Ruenroeng gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruenroeng throws an elbow but misses.
Santana avoids the elbow strike from Ruenroeng, against the cage.
Santana stalling.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana misses with the head strike.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.

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 Marcus Santana.
I think Santana 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: Dynasty Fight Night 2
Date: Aug 09, 2017

#R1#
Shibukawa misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Shibukawa there.
Shibukawa wants to clinch up but Jose De La Cus keeps it at a distance.
Jose De La Cus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Shibukawa misses with a hook.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shibukawa misses with a straight right.
Jose De La Cus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shibukawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shibukawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Shibukawa throws the left hand but Jose De La Cus avoids the punch easily.
Shibukawa throws a hook but Jose De La Cus blocks it.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Shibukawa with a series of wild strikes but Shibukawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shibukawa looks to land a right hand but Jose De La Cus moved out of range.
Jose De La Cus throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shibukawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jose De La Cus.#CL2#
Shibukawa forces Jose De La Cus back against the ropes and clinches.
Shibukawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibukawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Shibukawa tries a body shot but Jose De La Cus blocks it.
Jose De La Cus blocks an uppercut.
Shibukawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jose De La Cus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shibukawa misses with the head strike.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shibukawa presses Jose De La Cus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shibukawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shibukawa tries a body shot but Jose De La Cus blocks it. #BC2#
Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shibukawa loads up on a big right hand but Jose De La Cus slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shibukawa eats them both and turns towards Jose De La Cus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T2#
Shibukawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shibukawa misses with a looping left.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Shibukawa avoids them all with ease.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Shibukawa strikes.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shibukawa wants to clinch up but Jose De La Cus keeps it at a distance.
Shibukawa misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Shibukawa misses its intended target.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Shibukawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Shibukawa also avoids with ease.
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!
Jose De La Cus just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Shibukawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shibukawa backs up against the ropes.
Shibukawa loads up on a big right hand but Jose De La Cus slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Jose De La Cus ducks under a wild hook from Shibukawa.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Shibukawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Shibukawa also avoids with ease.
Shibukawa is looking to clinch.
Shibukawa misses with an uppercut.
Shibukawa throws a jab when Jose De La Cus was well out of range.
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 Carter Jose De La Cus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Jose De La Cus punishes Shibukawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shibukawa throws a shot from downtown. Jose De La Cus moves away and avoids it.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shibukawa.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shibukawa.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shibukawa throws a lazy right hand but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shibukawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shibukawa slips a jab and a cross from Jose De La Cus.
Shibukawa throws a big shot that misses.
Jose De La Cus throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shibukawa.#T1#
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shibukawa can do to turn this around?
Shibukawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shibukawa looks to land a left hand but Jose De La Cus moved out of range nicely.
Shibukawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shibukawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus slips a jab from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jose De La Cus in his tracks.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Shibukawa.
Nice defenses there by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose De La Cus.
A little feinted left hand from Jose De La Cus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Shibukawa strikes.
Jose De La Cus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shibukawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose De La Cus.
A left lands for Jose De La Cus.
Shibukawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shibukawa misses with an uppercut.
Shibukawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shibukawa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shibukawa throws the left hand but Jose De La Cus avoids the punch easily.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus defending well as Shibukawa loads up on a big left hand.
Jose De La Cus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shibukawa.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Shibukawa strikes.
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shibukawa counter with a right hand.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose De La Cus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shibukawa throws a hook to the side of Jose De La Cus's head but Jose De La Cus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shibukawa misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Shibukawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jose De La Cus scores with a nice right hand.
Shibukawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jose De La Cus throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Shibukawa closes the distance and clinches.
Shibukawa tries to throw a body punch but Jose De La Cus avoids it by throwing Shibukawa back against the ropes.
Jose De La Cus tries to circle away but Shibukawa has him pinned against the ropes.
Good body shot from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa cracks Jose De La Cus with a nice body shot.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jose De La Cus blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
Shibukawa throws out a counter right but Jose De La Cus avoids it with no problem.
Jose De La Cus throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Shibukawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Shibukawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jose De La Cus connects with a looping right hand.
Shibukawa cracks Jose De La Cus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#T1#
Jose De La Cus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa misses with an uppercut.
Carter Jose De La Cus is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jose De La Cus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shibukawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Shibukawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter Jose De La Cus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shibukawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Shibukawa with a series of wild strikes but Shibukawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shibukawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
It seemed like Shibukawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jose De La Cus staying out of range there.
Shibukawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jose De La Cus.#CL2#
Shibukawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Jose De La Cus is trying to force a seperation but Shibukawa has the dominant position.#T2##BC2#
Shibukawa breaks from the clinch.
Shibukawa throws an overhand right that lands on Jose De La Cus's shoulder, as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid the shot.
Shibukawa throws a lazy right hand but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shibukawa tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Shibukawa with a series of wild strikes but Shibukawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shibukawa lands a really nice looking cross but Jose De La Cus seems unphased.
Jose De La Cus punishes Shibukawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Jose De La Cus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shibukawa dodges the punch combination from Jose De La Cus.
A jab from Shibukawa misses.
Jose De La Cus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose De La Cus just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose De La Cus throws a poor cross that misses
and Shibukawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Shibukawa misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Goki Shibukawa.
I think Jose De La Cus 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: TWGC 17 (135lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jul 11, 2017

Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Goki Shibukawa and Tim Tom. Chooooooooon! I think Shibukawa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ramallah - Days of Revenge. Tom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kings Of Leon - Sex on Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

155 cm
19 yrs
142 lbs

152 cm
21 yrs
131 lbs

Shibukawa

Tom

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Goki Shibukawa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Tim Tom!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Tom fails with the takedown

and Shibukawa counters by clinching up.

Shibukawa gets control of Tom's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shibukawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tom wants to control from the top but Shibukawa keeps moving.
Shibukawa seems keen to control Tom's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shibukawa 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.
Shibukawa is working hard here to advance position.
Shibukawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shibukawa tries to get out of the position.
Shibukawa controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Shibukawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tom manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shibukawa (2) vs (0) Tom
Shibukawa looking to pass the guard.
Tom should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Shibukawa sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Tom doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Shibukawa paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Tom - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Tom!

Event: TWGC 17 (135lbs, D4): New York Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 02, 2017

Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jason Bikermann and Goki Shibukawa. Bikermann comes to the cage accompanied by metallica - enter sandman. Shibukawa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ramallah - Days of Revenge. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

174 cm
23 yrs
135 lbs

155 cm
19 yrs
142 lbs

Bikermann

Shibukawa

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Jason Bikermann! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Goki Shibukawa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Shibukawa closes the distance and clinches.

Shibukawa jumps guard.
Shibukawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Shibukawa, not yet.
Shibukawa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bikermann trying to control but Shibukawa is working from the bottom.

Shibukawa looking for a guillotine here but Bikermann defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shibukawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa pulls Bikermann in to control the position.
Shibukawa working a defensive guard here.
Bikermann stays in close to Shibukawa's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bikermann seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shibukawa for as long as he can get away with.
Shibukawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bikermann drops back looking for a leg! Shibukawa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shibukawa manages to kick Bikermann off! Bikermann jumps back into Shibukawa's guard.
Shibukawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bikermann is one step ahead there.
Bikermann stays in close to Shibukawa's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bikermann postures up.

Bikermann thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bikermann won't allow Shibukawa to sweep him here.
Shibukawa working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shibukawa can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shibukawa 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.
Bikermann looking to sit in guard and control but Shibukawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bikermann (0) vs (2) Shibukawa

Bikermann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shibukawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bikermann is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bikermann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bikermann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shibukawa advances to half guard.
Shibukawa wants to pass the guard but Bikermann is defending well.
Shibukawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Bikermann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shibukawa tries to pass to full mount but Bikermann defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa trying to control from half guard but Bikermann is working away.

Bikermann actively working from the bottom here.
Shibukawa wants to take a breather but Bikermann is having none of it.
Shibukawa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bikermann reverses the position - he's now on top in Shibukawa's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bikermann (2) vs (2) Shibukawa
Shibukawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bikermann 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.
Bikermann won't allow Shibukawa to sweep him here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa keeps trying to improve his position.
Shibukawa looking to control.
Bikermann being controlled here momentarily.
Shibukawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bikermann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shibukawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bikermann's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bikermann (2) vs (4) Shibukawa
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Bikermann keeps moving.

Bikermann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shibukawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bikermann keeping full guard, as Shibukawa tries to pass.
Shibukawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bikermann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bikermann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shibukawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bikermann is trying to keep Shibukawa in close.

Bikermann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shibukawa defends well.
Bikermann is breathing heavily.
Shibukawa advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bikermann (2) vs (7) Shibukawa

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bikermann tries to bench press Shibukawa off him but Shibukawa keeps the position.
Shibukawa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Shibukawa trying to control the position but Bikermann is working away.
Shibukawa tries to advance to mount but Bikermann denies him.
Shibukawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bikermann keeps working.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bikermann sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shibukawa moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bikermann (2) vs (10) Shibukawa
Shibukawa is looking to take a break and control but Bikermann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shibukawa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bikermann!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Bikermann (2) vs (12) Shibukawa
Shibukawa controlling from the full mount.
Bikermann manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shibukawa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bikermann reverses the position - he's now on top in Shibukawa's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bikermann (4) vs (12) Shibukawa
Shibukawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Shibukawa pulls Bikermann in close to prevent any damage.

Shibukawa looking for a guillotine here but Bikermann defends easily.
Bikermann wants to control from the top but Shibukawa keeps moving.
Shibukawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bikermann trying to control the position from guard on top but Shibukawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa working a defensive guard here.
Bikermann won't allow Shibukawa to sweep him here.
Shibukawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bikermann controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bikermann trying to control but Shibukawa is working from the bottom.
Shibukawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bikermann thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shibukawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa is pulling down on Bikermann's head to control his posture.
Shibukawa trying to keep a closed guard but Bikermann is proving a slippery customer.
Bikermann trying to control the position from guard on top but Shibukawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shibukawa working for a triangle but Bikermann defends it easily.
Shibukawa trying to control the position.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa is pulling down on Bikermann's head. It's preventing any offense from Bikermann, at least for the moment.
Bikermann 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.
Shibukawa 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.
Shibukawa is adopting a defensive guard.
Shibukawa is trying to control the position but Bikermann postures up.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bikermann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shibukawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Bikermann sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shibukawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bikermann manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bikermann (4) vs (14) Shibukawa
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shibukawa wants to pass the guard but Bikermann is keeping the position.
Shibukawa trying to control but Bikermann is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shibukawa wins on points by 14 to 4.
A less than humble Goki Shibukawa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Jutsu Genin Tourney Rd II
Date: Mar 29, 2017

#R1#
Jab by Soares.
Soares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shibukawa's head.
Soares definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soares moves out of range of the leg kick from Shibukawa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shibukawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa tries to land a front kick but Soares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shibukawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shibukawa 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.#CL2#
Shibukawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shibukawa looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD2#
Shibukawa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Soares regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares is trying to control the position but Shibukawa postures up.
Soares on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soares tries to get out of the position.
Shibukawa postures up in Soares's guard and throws a big left but Soares blocks it.
Shibukawa is stalling in the full guard.
Shibukawa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shibukawa throwing strikes from guard but Soares blocks nicely. #T1#
Soares keeping full guard, as Shibukawa tries to pass.
Soares controls Shibukawa momentarily but Shibukawa frees himself.
Soares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa content to stall in guard here.
Shibukawa landing with the ground and pound.
Shibukawa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shibukawa looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Shibukawa clinches with his opponent.
Soares blocks an elbow strike.
Soares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares is pressed up against the ropes. Shibukawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soares down to the mat. Soares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shibukawa misses with a straight left.
Shibukawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Soares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shibukawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares sizes up Shibukawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Shibukawa forces Soares back against the ropes and clinches.
Shibukawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Shibukawa fails to land.
Shibukawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shibukawa blocks a body shot from Soares.
Soares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shibukawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shibukawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soares scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Shibukawa misses.
It looked like Soares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares defending well as Shibukawa loads up on a big left hand.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick as Soares jumps back.
Shibukawa closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Soares connects with a single shot there.
Soares avoids the body shot from Shibukawa.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shibukawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shibukawa throws out the jab.
Donk. Soares catches Shibukawa right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Soares drives through and clinches with Shibukawa against the ropes.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shibukawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Shibukawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shibukawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shibukawa.
Shibukawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shibukawa tries a body shot but Soares blocks it.
A short right from Soares on the inside.
Shibukawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soares lands with a short shot to the head.
Shibukawa tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it. #T5#
Shibukawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shibukawa tries to land a knee to the head but Soares blocks with his arms.
Shibukawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Shibukawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Diego Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goki Shibukawa.
Soares pushes Shibukawa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares takes an elbow to the temple.
Shibukawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares avoids the damage to the body.
Soares lands a shoulder strike.
Soares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Shibukawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shibukawa looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shibukawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Soares after a bit of a struggle.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Soares.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibukawa blocking some punches.
Shibukawa misses with a punch to the body.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shibukawa blocks an uppercut. #T6#
Shibukawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares tries a body shot but Shibukawa blocks it.
Shibukawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soares.
Soares avoiding damage as Shibukawa throws knees to the body.
Shibukawa misses with an elbow strike.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shibukawa goes for a takedown attempt but Soares pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shibukawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibukawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soares avoids the body shot from Shibukawa.
Soares thuds his right hand into Shibukawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soares lands with an uppercut that bounces Shibukawa off the ropes and back into range.
Jab, jab by Soares - just one landing.
Soares lands with a cross.
Soares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shibukawa's hands.
Diego Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shibukawa tries to clinch there but Soares circles away. #T7#
Soares leaves Shibukawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Soares clinches with his opponent.
Soares lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shibukawa. #BC#
Soares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soares keeps the fight on the outside.
Shibukawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Soares as he checks the leg kick.
Shibukawa throws a right hand that misses
and Soares counters with a right hand to the body.
Soares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shibukawa's head backwards.
Soares is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shibukawa throws a front kick aimed at Soares's knee but Soares avoids it well.
Soares tests Shibukawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shibukawa wants to clinch but Soares slips to the side
and Soares counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T8#
Soares misses with a hook.
Shibukawa tries to counter with a clinch but Soares shakes him off and moves away.
Nice cross by Soares.
Shibukawa shoots and misses
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Shibukawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soares scores with a jab to the body.
Soares throws the left hand but Shibukawa avoids the punch easily.
Shibukawa misses with a body kick.
Soares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shibukawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soares swivels and escapes.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick but Soares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soares cracks Shibukawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soares moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Soares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soares lands with a left to the head.
Shibukawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Shibukawa.
A shot in the inside from Soares.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Shibukawa.
Soares gets underhooks to prevent Shibukawa's takedown attempt.
Shibukawa looks winded!#T9#
Shibukawa misses with a punch to the body.
Shibukawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right from Soares.
Shibukawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares avoids the damage to the body.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Shibukawa.
A short right from Soares.
Soares working aggressively here.
Shibukawa misses with an elbow strike.
Shibukawa trying to land knees to the body.
Shibukawa trying to land knees to the body.
Soares pushes Shibukawa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shibukawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soares is defending well for now.#TD2#
Shibukawa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Soares regains guard immediately.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shibukawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soares is trying to control the position but Shibukawa postures up.
Soares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shibukawa on the ground.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Shibukawa from controlling successfully.
Shibukawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Soares has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Soares 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. And we move into the final round!
#R2##CL#
Soares rushes Shibukawa and presses him up against the ropes.
Soares lands a nice uppercut.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shibukawa's elbow.
Shibukawa tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it.
Soares lands a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Shibukawa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shibukawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shibukawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shibukawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares is refusing to be controlled, as Shibukawa sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Shibukawa 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.#T1#
Soares has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shibukawa is working away from the top position though.
Soares is pressing down on Shibukawa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shibukawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soares's head.
Shibukawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soares will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shibukawa can do to turn this around?
Shibukawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shibukawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shibukawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shibukawa with a flurry of punches that miss. #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.
Shibukawa trying to control but Soares is working 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.
Soares moves out of range of the leg kick from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goki Shibukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares scores with a hook to the body. Shibukawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shibukawa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soares cracks Shibukawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#CL#
Soares pushes Shibukawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Soares is working Shibukawa over against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Soares.
Shibukawa blocks an uppercut.
Shibukawa looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Shibukawa is breathing heavily.
Soares scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Soares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soares throws a good cross that connects.
Soares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soares scores with a jab to the head.
Shibukawa misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Soares was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Shibukawa ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
Shibukawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shibukawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Soares counters with a straight right hand.
Shibukawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up.
Shibukawa tries to clinch but Soares is having none of it.
Jab by Soares.
Shibukawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Soares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shibukawa throws a lazy right hand but Soares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Soares enables Shibukawa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Soares manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Soares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
Shibukawa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T4#
Shibukawa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soares haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Soares trying to keep a closed guard but Shibukawa is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Soares takes a swing at Shibukawa's ribcage but misses.
Shibukawa moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Shibukawa throws a push kick but Soares slaps the foot to one side.
Soares is looking to counter punch.
Soares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shibukawa wants to counter with a clinch but Soares pushes him away.#T5#
Soares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shibukawa misses with a kick to the body.
Soares lands with a nice combination. Shibukawa backs away looking to recover.
Soares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shibukawa's hands.
Shibukawa fails with the takedown
and Soares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shibukawa with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goki Shibukawa.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shibukawa. #CL#
Soares takes the fight into the clinch.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Shibukawa.
Soares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shibukawa backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shibukawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soares scores with a body shot. #T6#
Shibukawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soares defends it nicely.
Shibukawa walks into a left hand.
Shibukawa moves in looking to clinch but Soares pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Soares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shibukawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soares checks it well.
Soares lands a jab to the head.
Shibukawa is looking to clinch but Soares is avoiding it.
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Shibukawa slips the punch.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa closes the distance but Soares moves to the side
and Shibukawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shibukawa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Soares throws a series of punches but Shibukawa avoids them all with ease.
Soares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shibukawa.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Soares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T7#
Soares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soares lands with a cross.
Shibukawa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Soares has Shibukawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Soares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shibukawa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shibukawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soares blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Soares - that landed with a thud.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Shibukawa on the inside.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Shibukawa fails to land.
Diego Soares has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T8##BC#
Soares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibukawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shibukawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Shibukawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shibukawa shoots in for a takedown but Soares shows good takedown defense.
Soares is looking to counter punch.
Soares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soares connects with a crisp jab.
Shibukawa scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shibukawa.
Diego Soares is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares lands with a nice body punch.
Soares cracks Shibukawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shibukawa is looking to clinch but Soares is avoiding it.
Soares lands with an overhand left.
Shibukawa takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T9#
Shibukawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL#
Soares gets a clinch.
Soares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shibukawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shibukawa walks into a left hand.
Shibukawa tried to score with a low kick but Soares checks it.
Soares lands a two punch combo.
Soares scores with a hook.
Soares is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Soares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC#
Shibukawa is rocked!
Shibukawa tries for a takedown but Soares circles away easily
and Soares scores with a counter punch that sends Shibukawa to the canvas! Soares smells blood - he's punishing Shibukawa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Shibukawa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Soares!

Event: Genin Tourney Rnd 1
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1#
Dong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shibukawa's head backwards.
Shibukawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Shibukawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dong lands a lovely overhand right.
Shibukawa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dong circles away.
Dong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shibukawa has time to react.
Shibukawa wants to land a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Dong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shibukawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shibukawa.
A little jabbing left from Dong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dong digs a good body shot into Shibukawa's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong throws a right and a left that Shibukawa avoids nicely.
Dong lands an overhand right.
Dong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shibukawa.
Dong connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Dong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shibukawa doesn't seem phased though.
Dong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick
and Dong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Shibukawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Dong scores with a jab to the head.
Shibukawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dong counters with a nice body shot.
Shibukawa dives in and grabs Dong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dong pushes down on Shibukawa's head and hops out.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Shibukawa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dong quickly recovers to half guard.
Shibukawa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shibukawa breaks from Dong's wrist control and lands an 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!
Shibukawa punching from mount but Dong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shibukawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dong is trying to escape the mount. #T2#
Shibukawa scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Shibukawa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shibukawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shibukawa controlling his opponent.
Shibukawa avoids the attempt from Dong to control.
Shibukawa trying to control but Dong is having none of it.
Shibukawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Shibukawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shibukawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Shibukawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shibukawa is landing with some decent strikes but Dong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shibukawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shibukawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dong is bucking up trying to escape but Shibukawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T4#
Shibukawa lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Shibukawa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shibukawa lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Shibukawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shibukawa lands a nice shot to the head.
Dong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shibukawa controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shibukawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dong looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Shibukawa connects with a massive shot to the dome! #T5#
Shibukawa looking to ground and pound but Dong is blocking nicely.
Shibukawa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Shibukawa lands a nice shot to the head.
Dong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa avoids the attempt from Dong to control.
Shibukawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shibukawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shibukawa punishing his opponent with strikes. #T6#
Shibukawa unloads with some shots from mount but Dong bucks and avoids them well.
Shibukawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shibukawa controlling from mount.
Shibukawa lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shibukawa lands a big elbow.
Shibukawa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shibukawa looking to finish Dong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dong!
Dong can't escape the position.
Dong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T7#
Shibukawa controlling from the full mount.
Dong is looking to improve his position but Shibukawa isn't that keen on the idea.
Shibukawa with a couple of short strikes.
Shibukawa controlling the position easily from mount.
Shibukawa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dong hang on?
Shibukawa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T8#
Shibukawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dong is squirming around, avoiding Shibukawa's attempts to control the action.
Shibukawa unloading with bombs!
Dong taking shots to the head.
Dong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shibukawa.
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.
Shibukawa controlling the position easily from mount.
Dong is wriggling around trying to escape. #T9#
Shibukawa with the ground and pound from mount.
Shibukawa scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Shibukawa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dong?
Shibukawa controlling from the full mount.
Shibukawa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shibukawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goki Shibukawa 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#
Dong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shibukawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Shibukawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dong.
Shibukawa throws a solid leg kick but Dong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shibukawa.
Shibukawa tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Shibukawa wants to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dong, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Shibukawa feints and as Dong raises his hands in defense, Shibukawa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shibukawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dong can do to turn this around?
Shibukawa with a nice head shot there.
Shibukawa looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Shibukawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shibukawa lands a couple of elbows.
Dong is trying to hold Shibukawa in close to prevent damage but Shibukawa has managed to pass into half guard.
Shibukawa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shibukawa thows a huge punch but Dong dodges it nicely.
Dong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shibukawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Shibukawa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shibukawa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shibukawa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dong!
Shibukawa landing punches.
Shibukawa with a couple of short strikes.
Dong tries to lock up and control but Shibukawa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dong is in a horrible position here. Shibukawa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #T3#
Shibukawa lands a big elbow.
Shibukawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shibukawa with good strikes from the mount here!
Goki Shibukawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shibukawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shibukawa trying to control but Dong is having none of it.
Shibukawa lands a couple of good shots and Dong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T4#
Shibukawa lands a shot to the body.
Shibukawa scores with strikes from the back.
Shibukawa tries to get the hooks in deep but Dong pushed the leg 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!
Dong tries to break free.
Shibukawa is trying to control but Dong is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Shibukawa dominating with strikes here.
Dong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T5#
Shibukawa punching from mount but Dong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dong tries to hold on but Shibukawa pushes him away.
Shibukawa lands a big elbow.
Shibukawa scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Shibukawa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shibukawa scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Dong taking shots to the head.
Shibukawa lands a couple of good shots and Dong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Shibukawa scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dong is looking for a way out. #T6#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibukawa lands shots from the back.
What can Dong do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Shibukawa throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dong!
Shibukawa thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the head.
Shibukawa struggling to keep hold of the position. #T7#
Shibukawa misses with an elbow to the head.
Shibukawa is working the ground and pound. Can Dong escape?
Shibukawa scores with punches and elbows.
Dong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dong staying busy and making it hard for Shibukawa to control. #T8#
Shibukawa is working the ground and pound. Can Dong escape?
Shibukawa is looking to control Dong but Dong is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shibukawa is landing with strikes from the back.
Shibukawa biding his time, controlling Dong.
Shibukawa scores with strikes from the back. #T9#
Dong staying busy and making it hard for Shibukawa to control.
Dong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dong covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Dong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Shibukawa scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dong is looking for a way out.
Shibukawa lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dong.
Shibukawa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goki Shibukawa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Dong blocks a leg kick.
Dong throws a jab when Shibukawa was well out of range.#TD#
Shibukawa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dong quickly recovers to half guard.
Shibukawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Shibukawa is nestled in close to Dong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shibukawa thows a huge punch but Dong dodges it nicely.
Shibukawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shibukawa working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Ground and pound from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Shibukawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shibukawa stalling.
Shibukawa thows a huge punch but Dong dodges it nicely.
Shibukawa is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Shibukawa. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shibukawa is keen to just control but Dong is a slippery customer.
Shibukawa throwing shots but Dong is blocking nicely.
Shibukawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shibukawa's head.
Dong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shibukawa.
A little jabbing left from Dong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
A low kick from Shibukawa is predictable there
and Shibukawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong tests Shibukawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shibukawa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dong stuns Shibukawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dong lands a jab to the nose.
Dong missing with a left hand there. Shibukawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shibukawa goes for a double leg but Dong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Dong continues to drive forward.
Shibukawa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goki Shibukawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goki Shibukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shibukawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yung Hung Dong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dong connects with a right hand. Shibukawa shakes it off.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibukawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dong. That snapped Shibukawa's head back. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Shibukawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Dong there.
Shibukawa shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Shibukawa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shibukawa lands in his opponent's guard.
Shibukawa postures up.
Shibukawa throws a big elbow that misses. #T5#
Shibukawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shibukawa landing some decent shots from guard.
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Shibukawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shibukawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shibukawa sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shibukawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shibukawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong lands a body shot.
Shibukawa with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Dong counter with a right hand.
Dong connects with a jab.
Shibukawa shoots in but Dong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shibukawa takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Shibukawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dong counters with a straight right hand.
Dong throws out a powerful jab.
Dong connects with a looping right hand.
Shibukawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong to score with a decent uppercut.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa shoots in but Dong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yung Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7#
Dong lands a body shot.
Dong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shibukawa's hands.
Donk. Dong catches Shibukawa right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Dong there.
Nice jab there from Dong.
Shibukawa throws a right hand that misses
and Dong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shibukawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Shibukawa is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Dong! Shibukawa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yung Hung Dong!
A very excited looking Yung Hung Dong 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.

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