Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AKF FN | Caria vs. Kovingten
Date: May 27, 2022

#R1#
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovingten throws an off balance right hand
and Caria counters with a nice body kick.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Kovingten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kovingten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
A hook to the body from Caria.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovingten blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovingten managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes. #T1#
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Kovingten, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Kovingten's head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Caria holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Kovingten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kovingten avoids it.
Kovingten scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kovingten is working Caria over against the ropes.
Caria cracks Kovingten with a nice body shot.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Caria.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Kovingten.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovingten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kovingten tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria is leaning against Kovingten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Caria.
Kovingten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovingten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovingten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovingten fakes the leg kick and cracks Caria in the body.
Kovingten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovingten.
Kovingten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovingten.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caria takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kovingten throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caria counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovingten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovingten misses the target.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria wants to clinch up but Kovingten keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria avoids the body shot from Kovingten.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovingten.
Kovingten moves out of range as Caria throws a body kick.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovingten circles away.
Caria scoring well with a low kick there.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovingten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caria digs a good body shot into Kovingten's ribs.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovingten.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria lands an overhand right.
Kovingten throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caria.#CL#
Kovingten tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
Caria effectively controlling the action here.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovingten or not.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Caria blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
A short left from Caria.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovingten.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Caria misses with a leg kick.
Kovingten throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range and Caria settles back down.
Kovingten checks a low kick from Caria.
Kovingten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria cracks Kovingten with a good jab.
Kovingten tries to land a front kick but Caria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caria checks a low kick from Kovingten.
Caria throws a head kick that misses.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kovingten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovingten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovingten's head backwards.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
Kovingten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kovingten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caria throws a right hand that misses
and Kovingten counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick lands for Kovingten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovingten.#T1#
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria works Kovingten's body with a nice hook.
Kovingten thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria wants to land a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria with a jab.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.#CL#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Kovingten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Caria.
Kovingten works on Caria's body with a couple of short punches.
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
Kovingten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten is leaning against Caria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovingten presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caria blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kovingten really 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.#R4#
Kovingten throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
Kovingten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Kovingten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kovingten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
Caria lands a lovely overhand right.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Caria misses.
Kovingten steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Kovingten moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Kovingten tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Caria.
Kovingten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Caria works on Kovingten's body with a couple of short punches.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kovingten throws an elbow but misses.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kovingten.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Kovingten is blocking nicely.
Kovingten lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Kovingten pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria is leaning against Kovingten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kovingten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Kovingten lands with a light punch inside.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Caria.
Nice elbow from Kovingten.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Kovingten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovingten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovingten blocks it with crossed arms.
Kovingten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovingten is defending well for now.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Caria blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kovingten dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Caria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kovingten looks to land a body kick but Caria moved away.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Kovingten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovingten throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Kovingten connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Kovingten throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Kovingten pushes him off.
Kovingten misses with a looping left.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovingten takes one to the chin there.
Kovingten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Caria.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Kovingten's defenses.
Caria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kovingten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Caria wants to clinch up but Kovingten keeps it at a distance.#T1#
A leg kick checked by Caria.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Kovingten throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovingten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
Caria misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten moves away from the strike by Caria.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovingten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kovingten lands with a good body shot.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
It seemed like Kovingten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovingten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Kovingten drives through and clinches with Caria against the ropes.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovingten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Kovingten's head.
Kovingten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Kovingten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten lands a right hand.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Caria tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:49

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

Event: AKF 51 | Akira vs. Kovingten
Date: May 07, 2022

#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caria.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria throws out a leg kick but Salamanca moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria misses with a hook
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Caria moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot lands for Caria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.
Caria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salamanca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caria scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the body.
Caria motions for Salamanca to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Salamanca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Caria backing away here, and Salamanca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Caria takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Caria moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Salamanca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2#
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caria avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Caria.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria scores with the left hand. Salamanca knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria tries to work over Salamanca's front leg with a kick but Salamanca checks it.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Salamanca slips a jab from Caria.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Salamanca defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Caria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL#
Caria has Salamanca up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Salamanca on the inside.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Caria.
Salamanca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salamanca or not.
Salamanca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salamanca is defending well for now.
Salamanca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salamanca.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Caria.
Salamanca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Salamanca.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salamanca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Salamanca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca walks into a stiff left hand from Caria.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Salamanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caria.
A cross from Salamanca lands.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Caria.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caria misses the body punch
and Salamanca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Salamanca cracks Caria with a good jab.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca thumps Caria with a low kick.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Caria.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria clobbers Salamanca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.#T1#
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
Caria defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Salamanca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Caria.
Salamanca takes one to the chin there.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salamanca misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.#T2#
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caria's head.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caria connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria misses with a jab to the body
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salamanca.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salamanca 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: AKF 48 | Beuke vs. Grammaticus
Date: Apr 16, 2022

#R1#
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salamanca cracks Caria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salamanca checks it well.
Salamanca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salamanca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Salamanca avoided it.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Caria.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salamanca! But no joy.
Salamanca defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Salamanca as he checks the leg kick.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca moves out of range as Caria strikes.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salamanca looks to land a body kick but Caria moved away.
Caria tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Salamanca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caria doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria works Salamanca's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Caria misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salamanca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salamanca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Despite the aggression on Salamanca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Caria blocks the body kick.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Salamanca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Caria rushes Salamanca and presses him up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salamanca.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Salamanca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Salamanca checks a leg kick nicely.
Salamanca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Caria darts in and clinches Salamanca up against the ropes.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Salamanca.
Salamanca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Caria takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Caria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Caria is looking to chop away at Salamanca's legs.
Salamanca tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria connects with a leg kick.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Caria has Salamanca up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria working Salamanca over with knees to the body.
Salamanca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
A right handed body shot lands from Salamanca. #BC2#
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca connects with a body shot.#T2#
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Salamanca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salamanca.
Caria throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Salamanca's head.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caria dips to his left and cracks Salamanca with an uppercut!
Salamanca with a nice cross.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Caria tests Salamanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Salamanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Caria.
Caria tests Salamanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Salamanca digs a good body shot into Caria's ribs.
Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Salamanca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caria tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Caria works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caria lands with a good body shot.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caria ducks right into an uppercut from Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caria is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salamanca thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
Caria misses with a hook
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salamanca finds it's way round the side to connect with Caria's head. #T1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salamanca - the referee stops the clock and Caria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salamanca. Caria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salamancas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salamanca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Caria tries to land a leg kick but Salamanca saw it coming and moves away.
Salamanca connects with a single shot there.
Caria lands a nice hook to Salamanca's body. Salamanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL#
Caria clinches up with Salamanca and pushes him back against the ropes.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Salamanca coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salamanca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Caria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salamanca on the side of the head.
Caria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Caria is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salamanca.
Caria checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends Salamanca's belly button to the back.
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caria. Caria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caria is looking to score with low kicks.
Salamanca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donk. Salamanca catches Caria right on the button with a cross.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
Caria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca slips a jab from Caria.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Salamanca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Salamanca.
I think Salamanca 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: AKF 44 | Beukeboom vs. Cobb 2
Date: Mar 19, 2022

#R1##CL#
Caria has RooMan up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
RooMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
RooMan looks to land a combination but Caria avoids it well.
Caria jabs at RooMan's body.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
RooMan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
RooMan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria. #CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of RooMan backwards. #BC2#
RooMan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - RooMan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria dodges the punch combination from RooMan. #T1#
RooMan swinging wildly here.
Caria moves out of range as RooMan strikes.
It looked like Caria was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from RooMan.
Caria is looking to wear down RooMan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from RooMan misses the target.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but RooMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RooMan takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Caria misses.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
RooMan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caria throws a right and a left that RooMan avoids nicely.
Caria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. RooMan doesn't seem phased though.
RooMan fails to land with a series of punches.
Caria thumps RooMan with a low kick.
Caria throws the left hand but RooMan avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for RooMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends RooMan's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
RooMan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - RooMan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
RooMan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
RooMan slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
RooMan misses with the combination.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Melankomas Caria 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#
RooMan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caria connects with a body shot.#CL#
RooMan gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
RooMan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
RooMan blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria tries a knee to the head but RooMan blocks it.
RooMan is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as RooMan controls his hands. #BC2#
RooMan manages to break the clinch.
Caria jabs RooMan right on the nose. RooMan blinks but takes it well.
Australian RooMan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
RooMan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
RooMan misses with a hook.
Caria misses with a hook
and RooMan counters with a left and a right that stings Caria.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
RooMan avoids the head kick by Caria.
RooMan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from RooMan.
RooMan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Caria misses.
Caria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
RooMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria misses with an uppercut
and RooMan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
RooMan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Caria slips under a jab.
RooMan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
RooMan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
RooMan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt RooMan.
RooMan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of RooMan's head.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria throws a hook to the side of RooMan's head but RooMan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as RooMan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
RooMan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
RooMan avoids the body shot from Caria.
RooMan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Caria throws a leg kick but RooMan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from RooMan! But no joy.
RooMan throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
RooMan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
RooMan misses with an uppercut.
RooMan throws a poor cross that misses
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from RooMan.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but RooMan seems unphased.
RooMan connects with a right hand. Caria shakes it off.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from RooMan misses.
Nice defenses there by RooMan.
RooMan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan dodges the punch combination from Caria.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. RooMan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Caria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
RooMan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
RooMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
RooMan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Caria misses.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that RooMan can do to turn this around?
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as RooMan throws out the jab.
RooMan avoids the head kick by Caria.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but RooMan is just out of range.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
RooMan moves forwards but Caria connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caria misses with an uppercut. RooMan saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL#
Caria darts in and clinches RooMan up against the ropes.
Caria prevents a body shot from RooMan.
Still in the clinch, RooMan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
RooMan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of RooMan backwards.
A short body shot lands from RooMan as the two fighters clinch.
RooMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but RooMan is keeping busy.
RooMan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
RooMan tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing RooMan back against the ropes.
Caria prevents a body shot from RooMan.
RooMan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caria has him pressed against the ropes.
Caria tries to work over RooMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
RooMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria punishes RooMan's body with a nice straight punch.
RooMan misses with a double jab.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caria connects with a high kick.
RooMan misses with a hook.
Caria throws a one two combo.
RooMan slips a straight right by Caria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of RooMan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
RooMan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
RooMan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria takes a swing at RooMan's ribcage but misses.
Caria scores with a shot to the body.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps RooMan's head backwards.
RooMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by RooMan.
RooMan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as RooMan controls his hands.
RooMan is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by RooMan as Caria tries to tie him up.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan cracks Caria with a nice body shot.
Australian RooMan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
RooMan gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
RooMan misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
A relieved looking Melankomas Caria 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: Proud FC 21
Date: Jan 21, 2022

#R1#
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boudreaux , pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut.
Caria misses with a looping left.#CL#
Boudreaux darts in and clinches Caria up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreaux is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Boudreaux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boudreaux .
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boudreaux crunches a lovely knee into Caria's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boudreaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Boudreaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Caria was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Boudreaux looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria lands a nice hook to Boudreaux 's body. Boudreaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
Caria misses the jab.
Boudreaux blocks a leg kick.
Caria slips a jab from Boudreaux .
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Caria defending well as Boudreaux loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Caria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux .
Caria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caria misses with a hook.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boudreaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Caria lunges at Boudreaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boudreaux 's hand.
Boudreaux walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Caria.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boudreaux scores with a nice right hand.
Caria misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut.
Boudreaux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Boudreaux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boudreaux lands a nice looking body kick.
Boudreaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boudreaux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up.
Caria throws a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Caria lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Caria misses.
Boudreaux with a hook.
Caria slips a straight right by Boudreaux .
Caria avoids the head kick by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up.
Caria scoring well with a low kick there.
Caria's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Caria duly obliges.
Boudreaux misses with a hook.
Caria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Boudreaux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caria doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudreaux goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caria.
Boudreaux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Boudreaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria throws a one two combo. #CL#
Boudreaux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #T4#
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action. #BC#
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Caria clinches.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux .
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boudreaux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Boudreaux is leaning against Caria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caria tries to work over Boudreaux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boudreaux under the eye.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Boudreaux 's shoulder, as Boudreaux tries to avoid the shot.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Boudreaux pushes him off.
Boudreaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux takes one to the chin there.
Boudreaux throws a chopping leg kick but Caria manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux lands with an overhand left.
Caria avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#CL#
Caria gets tackled into the ropes by Boudreaux . Boudreaux maintains the clinch. #BC#
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boudreaux 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Boudreaux down.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boudreaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Boudreaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caria swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caria's head backwards.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boudreaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria tries to clinch up but Boudreaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Boudreaux throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Caria avoids the head kick by Boudreaux .
Caria was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to work over Boudreaux 's front leg with a kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Boudreaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boudreaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boudreaux avoids the body shot from Caria.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Boudreaux works the jab nicely.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux 's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Boudreaux misses with a hook.
Boudreaux throws out a powerful jab.
Boudreaux works over Caria's head and body with a nice combination.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boudreaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caria throws a leg kick but Boudreaux sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caria misses with an uppercut
and Boudreaux counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudreaux throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria throws a hook but Boudreaux blocks it.
Boudreaux lands a jab.
Boudreaux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Boudreaux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caria swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boudreaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boudreaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boudreaux motions for Caria to come forward. Boudreaux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boudreaux throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Boudreaux lands a jab to the nose.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boudreaux tries to clinch there but Caria circles away.
Boudreaux misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Boudreaux .
Caria misses with a hook.
Boudreaux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caria.
Boudreaux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boudreaux lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
Caria tries to clinch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Boudreaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boudreaux misses with a looping right.
A big left from Boudreaux misses. #T3#
Boudreaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Boudreaux shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudreaux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caria scores with a decent looking hook.
Boudreaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boudreaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Boudreaux moves away from the strike by Caria.
Good leg kick by Boudreaux .
Caria throws a solid leg kick but Boudreaux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caria.
Boudreaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria fakes the leg kick and cracks Boudreaux in the body.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Boudreaux off balance momentarily.
Boudreaux is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boudreaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boudreaux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Caria misses with a low kick.
Boudreaux looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Caria swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boudreaux lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Boudreaux throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Boudreaux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria lands a nice hook to Boudreaux 's body. Boudreaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boudreaux misses with a low kick.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudreaux moves away from the strike by Caria.
Boudreaux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Boudreaux in a clinch.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Boudreaux avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Boudreaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boudreaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boudreaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Caria coming out on top.
Boudreaux jabs Caria right on the nose. Caria blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Caria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boudreaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caria has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria looks to land a left hand but Boudreaux moved out of range nicely.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Boudreaux moves his leg out of the way.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Boudreaux misses with a low kick. #CL#
Boudreaux has closed the distance and engaged Caria in a clinch.
Boudreaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boudreaux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
A shot in the inside from Caria. #T1#
Caria cracks Boudreaux with a nice body shot.
Caria crunches a lovely knee into Boudreaux 's ribcage.
Boudreaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boudreaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux missing with knees to the body.
Boudreaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boudreaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Boudreaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boudreaux takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Caria.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreaux controls his hands.
Boudreaux lands a left hand.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Boudreaux , against the ropes.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Boudreaux blocks a body shot from Caria.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Boudreaux working hard to break the clinch.
Boudreaux prevents a body shot from Caria. #BC#
Boudreaux breaks the clinch.
Boudreaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria cracks Boudreaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#CL2#
Caria has managed to clinch.
Boudreaux lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Boudreaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boudreaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria lands a body punch. #T3#
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Caria lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Boudreaux throws an elbow that misses.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria has Boudreaux pressed against the ropes, preventing Boudreaux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boudreaux misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boudreaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Boudreaux blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudreaux 's elbow.
Boudreaux scores with a hook to the body.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Boudreaux tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux prevents a body shot from Caria. #T4#
Boudreaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudreaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria tries a body shot but Boudreaux blocks it. #BC#
Boudreaux manages to break the clinch.
Caria goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boudreaux throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boudreaux in his tracks.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with a looping right.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria catches Boudreaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Boudreaux darts in and clinches Caria up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria with a knee to the head.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caria 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: Proud FC 19 - Seppuku
Date: Jan 07, 2022

#R1#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Lee rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards. #T1#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee working aggressively here.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Lee misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee staying out of range there.
Caria backing away here, and Lee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2##CL#
Caria rushes Lee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
A short left from Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Caria scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Lee blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
Lee misses with the head strike. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily. #T3#
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Caria wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Caria slips under a jab.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Caria misses with a head kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caria in his tracks.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Lee throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Caria throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria slips a straight right by Lee.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Caria.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Caria misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Lee cracks Caria with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caria with a nice calf kick.
Caria thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Caria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caria moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Caria gets a clinch. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caria misses with a leg kick. #T1#
Caria misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caria's knee momentarily.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Caria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Caria finds it's target.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Caria connects with a leg kick.
Lee avoids the body shot from Caria.
Lee takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Caria tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Caria wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.#CL#
Caria clinches.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Lee presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Caria checks a leg kick.#CL#
Caria has managed to clinch.
Caria scores with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria working aggressively here.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee blocking some punches.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Caria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Caria is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Caria only half commits. #T4#
Caria throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria throws a shot to the body.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Caria misses with a head kick.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caria here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Caria misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee avoids the head kick by Caria.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Caria throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Caria tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T2#
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL#
Lee gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria. #T3#
Lee lands a head shot.
Caria blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caria checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Caria throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab.
Caria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caria!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with a straight right.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the ropes.#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee. #BC2#
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Caria blocks a body shot from Lee.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Melankomas Caria did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Caria is looking to score with low kicks.
Caria paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Caria walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Caria misses with a hook.
Caria jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Lee wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Lee drives through and clinches with Caria against the ropes.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caria lands a nice looking body shot. #CL2#
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Caria tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caria works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards. #T2#
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Caria.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Caria.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Caria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Caria.
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Lee takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Caria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caria moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee jabs Caria right on the nose. Caria blinks but takes it well.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Caria throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one. #CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands. #BC2#
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caria there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Lee slips under a jab.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Caria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Caria.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Caria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.#CL#
Caria clinches. #T1#
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards. #BC2#
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Caria connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee connects with the punch.#CL#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Lee breaks the clinch.
Donk. Lee catches Caria right on the button with a cross.
Tommy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Caria looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Caria lands a jab to the head.
Caria scores with a body shot.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caria avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Caria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caria tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Caria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caria's head.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria throws a quick counter head kick but Lee was just out of range.#T3#
Caria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
A big right from Lee misses.
Caria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Caria scores with a nice right hand. #T4#
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria blocks a head kick by Lee.
Caria scores with a nice head shot.
Caria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Caria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee motions for Caria to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Lee backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Caria throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Caria works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45

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

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

#R1#
Caria misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Caria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria throws a sloppy head kick and Yalixqua moves out of range easily.
Yalixqua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yalixqua moves forwards but Caria connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
A jab lands there for Yalixqua.
A clash of legs there as Yalixqua blocks the low kick.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Caria wants to clinch up but Yalixqua keeps it at a distance.
Caria lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yalixqua will feel that in the morning.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria throws a head kick that Yalixqua semi-blocks.
Caria lunges at Yalixqua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yalixqua's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria throws a leg kick but Yalixqua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria lands with a hook. Yalixqua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Yalixqua misses with a hook.
Yalixqua 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.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria tries to clinch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Caria takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Yalixqua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caria in his tracks.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Yalixqua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters circling a little - Yalixqua finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yalixqua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua cracks a nice hook into Caria's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Yalixqua.
Caria misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yalixqua swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a series of punches but Yalixqua 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!#CL#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Caria working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yalixqua as Caria tries to tie him up.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yalixqua misses with some punches. #T2#
Yalixqua tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria misses with some punches.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yalixqua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yalixqua blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yalixqua.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yalixqua prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yalixqua's elbow.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Yalixqua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yalixqua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Yalixqua lands a body punch.
Yalixqua doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
Yalixqua has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Yalixqua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria taking a breather.
Yalixqua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yalixqua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yalixqua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yalixqua's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Yalixqua fails to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Yalixqua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caria jabs Yalixqua right on the nose. Yalixqua blinks but takes it well.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Caria.
Caria wants to clinch.
Yalixqua throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Caria avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut.
Yalixqua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yalixqua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caria is out of range and Yalixqua settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Yalixqua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yalixqua looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Yalixqua's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Caria checks it.
Caria dodges the punch combination from Yalixqua.
Nice body punch from Caria. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Yalixqua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria working aggressively here.
Yalixqua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua misses with the head strike.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yalixqua's elbow.
Yalixqua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yalixqua digs a right hand into Caria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caria's gas tank. #T1#
Yalixqua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yalixqua managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Yalixqua working aggressively here.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yalixqua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria tries to work over Yalixqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yalixqua tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Yalixqua back against the ropes.
Yalixqua is working Caria over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Yalixqua.
A right handed body shot lands from Yalixqua.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Nice body punch from Yalixqua - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Yalixqua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yalixqua.#BC2#
Yalixqua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yalixqua throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caria momentarily.
Yalixqua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Jab by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua cracks Caria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yalixqua connects with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yalixqua misses the target.
A big left from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua cracks Caria with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yalixqua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caria wants to land a leg kick but Yalixqua is out of range.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua is trying to counter with his kicks.#T3#
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yalixqua cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yalixqua tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
Caria wants to clinch.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
Yalixqua wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yalixqua catches Caria with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Caria tries to clinch up.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Yalixqua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yalixqua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yalixqua circles away from the clinch attempt. #T4#
A jab from Yalixqua misses. #CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Yalixqua.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yalixqua fails to land.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Yalixqua gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike.
Caria lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yalixqua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yalixqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yalixqua is defending well for now.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Yalixqua, against the ropes.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yalixqua tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Yalixqua back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iaspero Yalixqua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Yalixqua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Yalixqua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut there from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua moves out of range as Caria throws a body kick.
Yalixqua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yalixqua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yalixqua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yalixqua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Caria.
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caria.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a leg kick but Yalixqua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yalixqua lands with a good body shot.
Caria scores with a kick to the body.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria lands a nice hook to Yalixqua's body. Yalixqua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yalixqua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Yalixqua scores with a nice right hand.
Yalixqua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yalixqua sizes up Caria with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Yalixqua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yalixqua with a jab.
Caria walks into a jab.
Yalixqua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yalixqua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yalixqua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Caria throws a front kick that sends Yalixqua stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yalixqua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yalixqua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.#T2#
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yalixqua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Caria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yalixqua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Yalixqua lands a jab to the head.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yalixqua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yalixqua lands a jab.
Good work by Yalixqua as he checks the leg kick.
Caria stuns Yalixqua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Yalixqua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria. #T3#
Good body shot from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Caria gets through Yalixqua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yalixqua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria prevents a body shot from Yalixqua.
Caria pushes Yalixqua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yalixqua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yalixqua presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Caria.
Yalixqua tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Yalixqua - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Yalixqua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yalixqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yalixqua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Yalixqua lands a right hand.
Yalixqua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Yalixqua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Yalixqua as the two fighters clinch.
Yalixqua tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Yalixqua back against the ropes.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Yalixqua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yalixqua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yalixqua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iaspero Yalixqua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yalixqua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iaspero Yalixqua!
A less than humble Iaspero Yalixqua misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Proud FC 9 - Shockwave
Date: Nov 05, 2021

#R1#
Wolff thuds his right hand into Caria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Wolff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wolff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wolff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wolff throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolff.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses.
Caria throws a jab when Wolff was well out of range.
Wolff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Wolff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria throws a low kick but Wolff moves out of range easily.
Wolff throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Caria blocks the low kick.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolff throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolff throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Wolff tries to land a leg kick but Caria saw it coming and moves away.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Wolff thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wolff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolff was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Wolff throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.#CL#
Caria has Wolff up against the ropes in a clinch. #T1#
Wolff misses with a body punch.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Wolff.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria. #BC2#
Wolff breaks from the clinch.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wolff lands with an overhand left.
Wolff blocks a jab.
Wolff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolff misses the jab.
Wolff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolff manages to avoid it.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Wolff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Wolff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Wolff thumps Caria with a low kick.
Wolff swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.#T2#
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolff throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Caria throws a jab when Wolff was well out of range.
Wolff let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolff digs a right hand into Caria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caria's gas tank.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
Wolff scores with a shoulder strike.
Wolff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
Wolff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
Wolff misses with a body punch.
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#BC2#
Wolff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria is looking to clinch. #T3#
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolff circles away.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Wolff avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria avoids the head kick by Wolff.
Wolff misses with a leg kick.
Wolff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Wolff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolff's hands.
Wolff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolff. That's going to slow Caria down.
Caria is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wolff's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wolff is looking to chop away at Caria's legs.
A head kick misses from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Wolff throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.
Wolff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolff tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Wolff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolff circles away.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolff was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wolff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Wolff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Wolff feints and then cracks Caria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caria down.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Wolff moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Caria takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #CL#
Caria rushes Wolff and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolff tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Wolff breaks the clinch.
Caria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caria is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Wolff tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Wolff throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria throws a body kick that misses.
Wolff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wolff!
Wolff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Caria.
A quick step to the side and Caria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caria if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick from Wolff, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Wolff looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.#CL#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Wolff.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Wolff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Wolff blocks a body shot from Caria.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Wolff's ribcage. Wolff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria lands a left hand.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Caria.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolff manages to avoid it.
Caria throws out a powerful jab.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolff! But no joy.
Wolff lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caria will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolff.
Caria lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Caria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Wolff wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Caria is looking to chop away at Wolff's legs.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Wolff pushes him off.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Wolff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Caria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caria tries to work over Wolff's front leg with a kick but Wolff checks it.
Wolff scores with a jab.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caria slips a straight right by Wolff.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wolff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wolff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolff's sensitive parts.
Caria tests Wolff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Wolff misses.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Wolff manages to avoid it.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Wolff misses. #T3#
Caria lands a nice looking body kick.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff scores with a shot to the body.
Caria tries to clinch but Wolff moves out of range.
Caria scores with a jab to the body.
Caria moves away from the strike by Wolff.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caria closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolff.
Wolff misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A left and a right from Caria both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria misses with a low kick as Wolff jumps back.
Caria lands a nice hook to Wolff's body. Wolff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
Wolff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wolff paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
Caria throws a push kick but Wolff slaps the foot to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caria, as that shot connected.
Wolff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caria tries to work over Wolff's front leg with a kick but Wolff checks it.
Caria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wolff throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Caria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria blocks a jab.#CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Wolff.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Caria throws out a loose jab but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Wolff checks a leg kick.#CL#
Caria clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wolff as Caria tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolff misses with a hook
and Caria counters with a nice kick to the body.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Wolff's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolff tries to avoid it.
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses.
Wolff throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
Wolff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolff doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Caria with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolff uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
Wolff throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Wolff scores with a spinning back kick!
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Wolff connects with a body shot that sends Caria's belly button to the back.
Wolff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wolff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Wolff pushes him off.
Wolff just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria swinging wildly here.
Caria is looking to clinch but Wolff is avoiding it.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Caria takes a swing at Wolff's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wolff. Caria shrugs it off though.
Wolff throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Wolff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolff.
Wolff throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Caria is looking to clinch.
Wolff works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolff misses with a low kick. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Wolff lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolff is keeping busy.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria trying to stall but Wolff improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Wolff. #BC2#
Wolff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolff moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Wolff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria thinks about countering with a head kick.#T3#
Wolff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caria throws the left hand but Wolff avoids the punch easily.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
A clash of legs there as Caria blocks the low kick.#CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Caria tries a body shot but Wolff blocks it.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria lands a right hand.
Wolff throws a head punch that misses.
Caria tries a body shot but Wolff blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body.
Wolff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria gets through Wolff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolffs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.#T4#
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Caria blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Wolff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caria will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Wolff blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caria here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Wolff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolffs head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caria 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: Proud FC 6- DYNAMITE
Date: Oct 15, 2021

#R1#
Boudreaux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caria is out of range and Boudreaux settles back down.
Boudreaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
A punch lands to the side of Caria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boudreaux misses with a low kick.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boudreaux .
Caria misses with a body shot.
Boudreaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boudreaux is looking to land body kicks.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boudreaux momentarily.
Boudreaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boudreaux misses with a body kick.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria thows a body kick. Boudreaux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Boudreaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Caria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boudreaux throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #T1#
Caria throws a head kick but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Caria fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boudreaux lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria throws a sloppy head kick
and Boudreaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boudreaux moves away from the strike by Caria.
Boudreaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Boudreaux .
Caria shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caria swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Caria slips under a jab.
Caria lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Caria lands a jab to Boudreaux 's midsection.
Boudreaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Caria is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boudreaux rather than just go for the knockout.
Boudreaux connects with a single shot there.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudreaux fakes the leg kick and cracks Caria in the body.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Boudreaux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caria checks it well.
Nice uppercut there from Boudreaux .#CL2#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Boudreaux misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Boudreaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Boudreaux 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreaux controls his hands.
A short right from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with some punches.
Boudreaux avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Boudreaux missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boudreaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
A knee to the head by Boudreaux .
Knees to the body from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Boudreaux manages to break the clinch.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Boudreaux moves away and avoids it.
Caria doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boudreaux throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux feints and then cracks Caria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caria down. #T3#
Boudreaux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boudreaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boudreaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
It looked like Boudreaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Caria.
Caria misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Boudreaux .
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Caria raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Boudreaux in a clinch.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Boudreaux 's ribcage. Boudreaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria leaning against his opponent.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boudreaux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Caria lands a left hand. #BC#
Boudreaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux lands with a good body shot.
Boudreaux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caria throws a head kick but Boudreaux moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Boudreaux closes the distance and pushes Caria back into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4##BC#
Boudreaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boudreaux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boudreaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boudreaux , pushing him back against the ropes.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boudreaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boudreaux can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Boudreaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux scores with a knee to the head.
Boudreaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudreaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria blocks a body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that round.
That's time! Boudreaux 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Caria working aggressively here.
Boudreaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudreaux .
Caria blocks a body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Boudreaux .
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreaux working aggressively here.
Boudreaux misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boudreaux .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boudreaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreaux .
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Boudreaux is blocking nicely.
Boudreaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T1#
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Boudreaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boudreaux tries to break free but Caria pushes him back against the ropes.
Boudreaux misses with a knee strike.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boudreaux misses with the head strike.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Boudreaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boudreaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boudreaux lands a knee to the head.
Boudreaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boudreaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria works on Boudreaux 's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boudreaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Boudreaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boudreaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boudreaux misses with some punches.
Boudreaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boudreaux s head.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudreaux 's elbow.
A short right from Boudreaux on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Boudreaux is leaning against Caria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Boudreaux as the two fighters clinch.
Boudreaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Boudreaux .
A hook to the body from Boudreaux . #BC#
Boudreaux breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a sloppy head kick and Boudreaux moves out of range easily.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Caria lands a nice hook to Boudreaux 's body. Boudreaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caria throws a series of punches but Boudreaux moves out of range. #T3#
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria tries to clinch there but Boudreaux circles away.
Caria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boudreaux s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boudreaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boudreaux looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caria.
Boudreaux lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Boudreaux .
Caria is looking to control Boudreaux 's arms but Boudreaux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the ropes.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T4#
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Boudreaux .
Good body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux blocks a body shot from Caria.
A knee to the head by Boudreaux .
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Boudreaux .
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boudreaux misses with a knee to the head.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boudreaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Boudreaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux is leaning against Caria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria gets through Boudreaux 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Boudreaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria connects with a leg kick.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boudreaux misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Caria.
Jab from Boudreaux .
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux .
Caria misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
Caria scores with a hook.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caria was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Caria slips under a jab.#T1#
Caria is looking to score with low kicks.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a jab when Boudreaux was well out of range.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Caria lands with a hook. Boudreaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boudreaux misses with a straight left.
Boudreaux throws a body kick that misses.
Caria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Boudreaux circles away.
Caria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux misses with a low kick as Caria jumps back.
Caria's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Caria duly obliges.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boudreaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Caria throws a hook but Boudreaux blocks it.
Boudreaux thuds a left hand into Caria's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boudreaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caria darts in trying to clinch
and Boudreaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caria thinking.
Caria defending well as Boudreaux loads up on a big left hand.
Caria tries to clinch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the body
and Caria counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boudreaux is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Boudreaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Boudreaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Caria releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caria staying out of range there.
Boudreaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Caria thuds a left hand into Boudreaux 's body.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Caria clinches.
Boudreaux managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreaux gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Caria prevents a body shot from Boudreaux .
A short right from Caria.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreaux presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux working aggressively here.
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Boudreaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Boudreaux . #T4#
Boudreaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Caria is looking to control Boudreaux 's arms but Boudreaux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the ropes.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Boudreaux blocks it.
Caria tries to work over Boudreaux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux wants to break free but Caria has control.
Boudreaux works on Caria's body with a couple of short punches.
Caria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreaux controls his hands. #BC#
Boudreaux manages to break the clinch.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux avoids the head kick by Caria.
Boudreaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux throwing a counter right hand but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria takes a swing at Boudreaux 's ribcage but misses.
Boudreaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caria's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Melankomas Caria.
I think Caria 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

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

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

#R1#
Caria misses with a hook.
Lee moves forwards but Caria connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Lee forces Caria back against the ropes and clinches.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. #T1#
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Caria blocking some punches.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Caria lands a right hand.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Lee blocks it. #T2#
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
Caria tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Caria is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.#BC#
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Caria stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4##CL2#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caria walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Caria.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Caria blocks the low kick.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Caria flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
Caria throws a lazy body kick
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Caria tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Caria wants to clinch.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Caria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee catches Caria with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Caria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Caria's head.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee slips a jab from Caria.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Caria paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Lee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Lee moves forwards but Caria connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T3#
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caria misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Caria manages to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Caria. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Caria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caria under the eye.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.#T4#
Caria throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee wants to clinch.#CL2#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Caria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee lands with a straight right. Caria didn't see that one coming.
Lee lands a head kick. Caria smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Caria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Lee misses.
Caria throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Caria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Lee cracks a nice hook into Caria's ribs.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Caria blocks a head kick by Lee.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caria slips under a jab.
Lee slips a straight right by Caria.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
A jab lands there for Caria.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caria's hands.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Lee misses.
Caria swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Lee throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee jabs Caria right on the nose. Caria blinks but takes it well.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caria blocks a jab.
It seemed like Caria was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4#
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
A big left from Caria misses.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee tries to bum rush Caria with a series of wild strikes but Caria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria lands a left hand.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Caria lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the ropes.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T1#
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC#
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Donk. Lee catches Caria right on the button with a cross.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria moves away from the strike by Lee.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caria.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.#T2#
Lee throws a leg kick
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caria misses with a few strikes there.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caria tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee misses with a head kick.
That kick from Lee tenderised Caria's leg. Caria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Caria in the body.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Caria saw it coming and moves away.
Caria blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a body shot.
A big left from Caria misses.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee is looking to slow Caria down with leg kicks.
Caria's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Good shot there by Lee.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Caria closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria is pushing Lee up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria scores with a knee to the head.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee had his way with Melankomas Caria in that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Caria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Caria's head.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Caria was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Caria down.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caria throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee. #CL2#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow. #T1#
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Lee tries to break free but Caria pushes him back against the ropes.
Lee digs a right hand into Caria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caria's gas tank.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee prevents a body shot from Caria.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria blocks the elbow strike.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Lee avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee. #BC#
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caria in his tracks.
Lee looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria slips a jab from Lee.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caria. Lee shrugs it off though.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee scores with a nice body kick.
Caria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Good leg kick by Lee.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Lee tried to counter with a leg kick but Caria avoided it.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Caria throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Caria slips a jab from Lee.#T4#
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.#CL#
Lee has managed to clinch. #BC#
Lee manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Caria instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action. #BC#
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Caria sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caria with a hook.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Lee throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caria misses with an uppercut.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46

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

Event: Proud FC 3- New Breed
Date: Sep 24, 2021

#R1#
Paa throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Paa.
Paa scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Caria blocking some punches.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Paa throws an elbow but misses.
Paa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caria is working Paa over against the ropes.
Paa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria blocks a body shot from Paa.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Paa trying to stall but Caria improves his position.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Paa back against the ropes.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Paa looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paa.#T1#
A short uppercut from Caria.
We've been informed that Paa 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.
Caria stalling.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Caria pressing his opponent against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Paa is blocking nicely.
Paa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paa is trying to stall.
Paa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paa looking to stall.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria is leaning against Paa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paas head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria works on Paa's body with a couple of short punches.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Paa misses with an elbow strike.
Caria wants to stall.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Caria.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.#T3#
Caria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Paa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paa takes a shot to the head.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Paa.
Caria is leaning against Paa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paa avoids it.
Paa gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria gets through Paa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria tries to work over Paa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Caria cracks Paa with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Paa trying to stall but Caria improves his position.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Paa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paa blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paa blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria is looking to control Paa's arms but Paa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the ropes.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
That's time! Caria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Paa gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Paa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Paa pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Paa throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
Paa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paa blocking some punches.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa working aggressively here.
Caria tries to work over Paa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Paa gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Paa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caria here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Paa controlling the action here for a moment. #T1#
Paa is looking to control Caria's arms but Caria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paa has his back to the ropes.
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paa is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paa can do to turn this around?
Paa misses with a body punch.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Paa is trying to stall.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paa avoids it.#BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Caria tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paa manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Paa tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caria lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Paa stalling in the clinch but Caria improves position.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caria.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Paa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paa throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paa moves away.
Paa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Caria - just one landing.
Caria slips a straight right by Paa.
Paa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paa scores with a jab.
Caria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T3#
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Caria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Paa ducks down to avoid it.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paa's head.
Caria wants to clinch.
Caria slips under a jab from Paa.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria wants to clinch.
Caria thumps Paa with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T4#
A leg kick checked by Caria.
Paa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paa misses with a straight right.
Paa misses with a straight left.
Caria goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paa tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paa.
Paa throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Paa.
A good leg kick by Caria.
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!
Paa throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caria's hands.
Caria takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Paa throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Paa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caria.
Paa looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range. #CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Paa in a clinch.
Paa misses with an elbow strike.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria prevents a body shot from Paa.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Iso Paa has been cut.
A hook to the body from Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paa as Caria tries to tie him up.
Caria cracks Paa with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caria sizes up Paa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paa 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.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Paa is just out of range.
Paa throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Paa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caria lands a nice shot that snaps Paa's head back.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paa feints a counter leg kick.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Paa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Paa checks the leg kick.
Caria moves out of range of the leg kick from Paa.
Caria stuns Paa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iso Paa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paa was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and pushes Paa back into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paa'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.
Paa blocks a body shot from Caria.
Paa misses with an elbow strike.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Paa's ribcage. Paa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Paa, against the ropes.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Paa tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Paa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards. #T3#
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paa.
A short uppercut from Caria.
A short left from Caria.
Caria pushes Paa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria cracks Paa with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Caria. #ROC#Paa is rocked!
A short uppercut from Caria.
Paa is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Paa to the canvas! Can Paa beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Paa was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Caria is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: 8L 92 - Deer Hunter BLEW UP
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
Caria throws a right hand that Boudreaux ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudreaux also avoids with ease.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Boudreaux blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Boudreaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boudreaux .
Caria avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudreaux blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Boudreaux .
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boudreaux . Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Caria catches Boudreaux right on the button with a cross.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria looks to land a combination but Boudreaux avoids it well.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Caria.
A telegraphed right hand from Boudreaux misses the target.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux thuds a left hand into Caria's body.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
A head kick misses from Boudreaux .
Caria lands a jab.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria throws a leg kick #CL#
and Boudreaux counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boudreaux tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Boudreaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boudreaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Boudreaux misses with an elbow strike.
Boudreaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
A short right from Boudreaux on the inside.
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreaux lands a damaging elbow.
Boudreaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boudreaux lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria lands a good knee to the midsection. Boudreaux won't want to take too many of those.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caria prevents a body shot from Boudreaux .
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T2#
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Boudreaux , against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boudreaux .
With the fighters up against the cage, Boudreaux throws an elbow but misses.
Boudreaux connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria trying to stall but Boudreaux improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Caria blocks a body shot from Boudreaux .
Caria taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boudreaux is keeping busy.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boudreaux as Caria tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronnie Dale Boudreaux will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Boudreaux off balance momentarily.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
Boudreaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boudreaux blocks a jab.
Boudreaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
Caria tests Boudreaux 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boudreaux lands a lovely overhand right.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria slips a jab from Boudreaux .
Caria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Boudreaux seems unphased.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Caria.#T1#
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands with a straight right. Caria didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria tries to bum rush Boudreaux with a series of wild strikes but Boudreaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boudreaux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Boudreaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boudreaux throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Caria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
Boudreaux 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boudreaux scrambles back to his feet.
Boudreaux needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
Boudreaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boudreaux throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Boudreaux moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Boudreaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Caria tenderised Boudreaux 's leg. Boudreaux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boudreaux .
Caria throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Boudreaux moves away and avoids it.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boudreaux has time to react.
Caria fakes the leg kick and cracks Boudreaux in the body.
Caria cracks Boudreaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Boudreaux had a free shot at his head there.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boudreaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria scores with a nice body kick.
Boudreaux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux 's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux misses with a two punch combination.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boudreaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boudreaux .
Caria lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Caria. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boudreaux lands with an overhand left.
A head kick from Caria lands but Boudreaux takes it in his stride.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Caria misses. #T1#
Boudreaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boudreaux , as that shot connected.
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudreaux lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Boudreaux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caria, pushing him back against the cage.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boudreaux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boudreaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC#
Boudreaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boudreaux 's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Boudreaux stuns Caria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caria connects with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boudreaux wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria is trying to counter with his kicks.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.#T2#
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Boudreaux clobbers Caria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot lands for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good exchange - Boudreaux coming out on top.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreaux misses with a kick to the body.
Caria misses with a combination #CL#
and Boudreaux holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria taking a breather.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boudreaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Boudreaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boudreaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boudreaux blocks an uppercut.

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 Ronnie Dale Boudreaux .
I think Boudreaux 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: 8L 88 - Beaver Picture
Date: Jul 24, 2021

#R1#
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Caria defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Caria.
Caria tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Caria.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
It seemed like Salamanca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salamanca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salamanca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.#T1##CL#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Salamanca avoids the damage to the body.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Caria tries to land a body kick
and Salamanca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crunch! Salamanca slams his shin into Caria's torso.
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca misses with a double jab.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Caria.
Salamanca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salamanca's sensitive parts.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with a jab.#T2#
Salamanca throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salamanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria blocks a jab.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salamanca. Salamanca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria checks a leg kick nicely.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
and Salamanca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca is looking to score with low kicks.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Caria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria jabs Salamanca right on the nose. Salamanca blinks but takes it well.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caria scores with a body shot.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salamanca avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caria jabs Salamanca right on the nose. Salamanca blinks but takes it well.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that Caria avoids nicely. #CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salamanca avoids it.#T1#
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Salamanca.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Salamanca avoids the damage to the body.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Caria with a knee to the head.
Salamanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria pushes Salamanca back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Salamanca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes. #BC2#
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caria's sensitive parts.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Salamanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria misses with a head kick.
Caria lands a jab to Salamanca's midsection.
Caria scores with a hook.
Salamanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salamanca slips a jab from Caria.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Caria moves to clinch but Salamanca breaks away
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Caria throws a wild body kick that Salamanca sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salamanca! But no joy.
Salamanca swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range and Caria settles back down.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Salamanca swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Caria wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caria throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Salamanca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salamanca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caria finds it's way round the side to connect with Salamanca's head.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Caria. #CL#
Caria rushes Salamanca and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Salamanca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action. #BC2#
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca throws a poor cross that misses
and Caria counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salamanca fails to land with a series of punches.
Salamanca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caria has time to react.
Caria moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caria throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salamanca throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
Salamanca throws a combination that misses
and Caria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salamanca doesn't seem bothered though.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Caria backs off Salamanca throws a huge counter combo but Caria manages to avoid it all.
Salamanca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Caria lands a jab to Salamanca's midsection.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Caria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Caria moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
A counter left hand to the body from Caria misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Caria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Salamanca's front leg but catches the back leg as Salamanca tries to avoid it.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Caria with a hook.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Caria lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
Salamanca misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Caria tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
A combination from Caria does no damage.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salamanca loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Good shot there by Caria.
Caria connects with a body shot.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Salamanca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salamanca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Caria.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Salamanca avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Salamanca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca scores with a shoulder strike.
Salamanca has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salamanca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salamanca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Salamanca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
Salamanca misses with a knee strike.
Caria blocking some punches. #BC2#
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Caria misses
and Salamanca counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Caria moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Salamanca swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Salamanca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Caria is looking to slow Salamanca down with leg kicks.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria stuns Salamanca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Salamanca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caria counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Salamanca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Salamanca slips a jab from Caria.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salamanca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria scores with a kick to the body.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
As Salamanca backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caria throws a nice looking combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caria - that will leave a mark!
Salamanca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caria if he has to take too many more of those.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
A nice combination there by Salamanca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T2#
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Caria.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salamanca - the referee stops the clock and Caria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salamanca. Caria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salamanca cracks Caria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Salamanca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caria throws a sloppy head kick and Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge George Francis scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!

Marco Salamanca wins by split decision!
Marco Salamanca is the new lightweight champion!
Marco Salamanca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: 8L 84 - Just Bleed
Date: Jul 04, 2021

#R1#
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Caria lands.
A big right from Caria misses.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria connects with a right hand. Keenan shakes it off.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Keenan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keenan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caria takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Caria was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Keenan misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Keenan moved away.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
Keenan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
That kick from Caria tenderised Keenan's leg. Keenan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keenan tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Keenan slips the punch.
Caria tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan is looking to clinch.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Caria lands a high kick!
Keenan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan scores with a nice strike.
Keenan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
A jab lands there for Caria.
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!
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick. #T2#
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Caria sets himself, and Keenan steps forward looking for the clinch! Caria avoids it this time.#CL#
Keenan tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria trying to stall but Keenan improves his position.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Keenan.
Keenan has had enough of the clinch but Caria keeps him there for the moment.
Caria lands a left hand.
Keenan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Keenan lands with a left to the head.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Caria lands a right hand.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria 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#
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Keenan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria wants to land a leg kick but Keenan is out of range.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keenan tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Keenan tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keenan blocks an uppercut.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keenan blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Keenan avoids the damage to the body.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Keenan is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan prevents a body shot from Caria. #T1#
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Keenan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
Keenan lands a leg kick that knocks Caria off balance momentarily.
Keenan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan.
Keenan scores with a head kick.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keenan on the side of the head.
Keenan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan lands with a hook. Caria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Keenan misses. #T2#
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria works Keenan's body with a nice hook.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Keenan wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keenan fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Keenan misses.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Keenan walks into a jab.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Keenan takes one on the button.
Keenan lands with a slapping head kick.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Caria as he connects with a hook.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keenan can do to turn this around?
Caria connects with a solid leg kick.
It looks like Caria has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
Keenan thows a body kick. Caria tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Keenan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Caria slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
And Caria counters with a quick kick to the body but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan checks a low kick from Caria.
Keenan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria is looking to clinch.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Keenan's defenses.
Caria throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Caria with a nice calf kick.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Caria misses.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCaria.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keenan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria wants to clinch.
Keenan misses the jab.
Keenan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Keenan avoided it.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keenan tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range. #CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keenan takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Melankomas Caria did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Keenan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Caria does it's job there.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keenan checks a leg kick.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL#
Caria clinches.
Caria trying to control the position but instead, Keenan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caria into the ropes.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keenan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A hook to the body from Keenan.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan cracks Caria with a good jab.
Caria tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria scores with a jab. Keenan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keenan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keenan scores with a punch to the head.
Keenan connects with a solid leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caria throws a low kick but Keenan moves out of range easily.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan dips to his left and cracks Caria with an uppercut!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Keenan.
Caria feints and then cracks Keenan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan down.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Keenan tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.
Keenan thumps Caria with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Keenan. That snapped Caria's head back.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
Keenan swinging wildly here.
Keenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan throws a combination that misses
and Caria counters with a series of strikes. Keenan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keenan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Keenan is looking to slow Caria down with leg kicks.
Ryan Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria misses with a two punch combination.
Caria sets himself, and Keenan steps forward looking for the clinch! Caria avoids it this time.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keenan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Caria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keenan momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caria thows a body kick. Keenan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Keenan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T1#
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caria lands with a slapping head kick.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan lands a nice hook to Caria's body. Caria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Caria avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Keenan connects with a body shot that sends Caria's belly button to the back.
Keenan misses with the combination.
Caria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Caria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
Caria slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Caria's corner calls for a 1-2. Caria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Caria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keenan walks into a left hand.
Caria lunges at Keenan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keenan's hand.
Caria lands with a good body shot.
Keenan wants to slow Caria down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Caria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Keenan circles away.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keenan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caria. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

Melankomas Caria wins by unanimous decision!
Melankomas Caria retains his lightweight title!
Melankomas Caria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ryan Keenan was interviewed post fight and said 'Ah well eh...time for a Guinness.'.

Event: 8L 80 - Lorry Driver
Date: Jun 19, 2021

#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrison.
Caria connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrison throws a low kick, looking for Caria's leg but Caria calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Morrison.
Caria misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Caria cracks Morrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrison walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caria.
Caria throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Morrison avoids it.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrison tries a low kick but Caria avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morrison is able to avoid easily.
Caria looks for the body kick but Morrison saw that one coming.
Caria tries a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Caria tries to land a leg kick but Morrison saw it coming and moves away.
Caria throws out a leg kick but Morrison moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Caria rushes Morrison and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Morrison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrison gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.#T2#
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Morrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Morrison has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Morrison blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Morrison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morrison seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caria lands a head kick. Morrison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Morrison cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Caria moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison checks a low kick from Caria.
Morrison throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.#CL2#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Caria tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.#BC#
Morrison breaks the clinch.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Morrison avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria looks to throw a body kick
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Caria shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Morrison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caria takes a step back to recover.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Caria goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL#
Morrison clinches up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caria crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria thuds his right hand into Morrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria lands a jab.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Caria scores with a kick to the midsection.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Caria moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Morrison will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Caria moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Good shot there by Caria.
Morrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria effectively controlling the action here.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison connects with a knee to the head.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Morrison.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morrison misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Caria. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caria connects with the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Caria as he connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Caria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Caria plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Good leg kick by Morrison.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws a low kick, looking for Morrison's leg but Morrison calmly moves out of range.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caria misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Morrison.
Nice uppercut there from Morrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morrison's corner calls for a 1-2. Morrison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrison lands a jab to the head.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Morrison seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Caria fakes the leg kick and cracks Morrison in the body.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Caria paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Caria drives through and clinches with Morrison against the ropes.
Morrison cracks Caria with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Morrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#It looks like Melankomas Caria has been cut.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Caria forces Morrison back against the ropes and clinches.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Morrison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Caria tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T1##BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria staying out of range there.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria wants to clinch.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Caria moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caria thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Morrison digs a good hook to Caria's body.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caria lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Morrison digs a good body shot into Caria's ribs.
Nice cross by Morrison.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Morrison seems unphased.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morrison throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Morrison had his way with Melankomas Caria in that round.
The cut man is working on Melankomas Caria's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R5#
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Ray Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison moves out of range as Caria strikes.
Caria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Caria connects with a looping right hand.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Caria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
A jab from Caria misses.
Morrison wants to clinch.#T1#
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Morrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morrison. That's going to slow Caria down.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria connects with a solid leg kick.
Caria slips under a jab.
Morrison checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrison walks into a left hand.
Caria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morrison throws a shot to the body.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria with a jab.#T2#
Caria misses with a body shot.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Morrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Morrison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrison lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison connects with a body shot.
Caria is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Morrison throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria slips under a jab.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Caria was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caria scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

Melankomas Caria wins by unanimous decision!
Melankomas Caria is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Melankomas Caria made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: 8L 75 - Sanchez
Date: May 28, 2021

#R1#
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caria jabs Morrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Caria swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Caria has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Morrison is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Caria lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Caria motions for Morrison to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Caria.
Morrison digs a right hand into Caria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caria's gas tank.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison landing knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Morrison has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Caria looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Morrison.
A short right from Morrison. #BC#
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Morrison takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Nice body kick from Morrison.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrison should have avoided that one.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Caria avoids nicely.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Morrison throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Caria circles away.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Caria does no damage.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria wants to clinch but Morrison slips to the side
and Morrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caria's knee momentarily.
Caria tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range. #T2#
Caria scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
A punch combination from Caria misses.
Caria lands a lovely overhand right.
Caria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morrison on the side of the head.
Morrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caria cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Caria slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Caria darts in and clinches Morrison up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Morrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Caria blocks a head kick by Morrison.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison walks into a jab.
Caria throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.
Morrison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Morrison feints and then cracks Caria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caria down.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.#CL2#
Caria clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the ropes.
Caria lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
Ray Morrison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away. #T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Caria.
Morrison connects with a right hand. Caria shakes it off.
Caria scores with the left hand. Morrison knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison backing away here, and Caria unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria slips under a jab.
Morrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Caria checks it.
Caria is looking for the big counter here.
Morrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morrison takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria. #T2#
Morrison misses with a kick to the body.
Caria feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL2#
Morrison gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Caria tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Caria throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria slips under a jab from Morrison.
Caria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a nice body kick.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.
Morrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison with a jab.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Caria tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison.
Caria scores with a nice body kick.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria's corner calls for a 1-2. Caria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrison throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.#T1#
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Ray Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Caria tenderised Morrison's leg. Morrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria tries a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Morrison tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Morrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Morrison misses. #T2#
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caria dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caria circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
enabling Caria to counter with a crisp jab.
Caria cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caria is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Caria.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Caria throws a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Melankomas Caria.
I think Caria 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ray Morrison!

Ray Morrison wins by split decision!
Ray Morrison is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Ray Morrison 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: 8L 66 - Davis Jr
Date: Apr 21, 2021

#R1#
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Aoki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Aoki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caria blocks a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Aoki back against the ropes.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Caria - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms. #T1#
Aoki prevents a body shot from Caria.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Caria trying to control the position but instead, Aoki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caria into the ropes.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Aoki blocks it.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Aoki throws an elbow but misses.
Aoki taking a breather.#BC#
Aoki breaks the clinch. #T2#
A jab from Caria misses.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Aoki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aoki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Aoki.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aoki.
Aoki tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aoki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #CL#
Aoki has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria tries to stall but Aoki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shiny Aoki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Caria dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Caria darts in and clinches Aoki up against the ropes.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki. #T1#
Aoki is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
A short left from Caria.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Aoki.
Caria working Aoki over with knees to the body.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria is pushing Aoki up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aoki as Caria tries to tie him up.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria wants to stall.
Aoki scores with a hook to the body.
Aoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Aoki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
That kick from Caria tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Caria misses with a kick to the body.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Caria rushes Aoki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria blocking some punches.
Aoki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria prevents Aoki from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria is looking to control Aoki's arms but Aoki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the ropes.
Caria lands a right hand.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aoki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki lands a right hand.
Aoki lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aoki tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki tries to stall but Caria uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aoki tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aoki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki throws an elbow that misses. #T2#
Caria blocks the elbow strike.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aoki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aoki tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Caria.
A body shot lands from Aoki.
Aoki pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aoki doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Caria.
Aoki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caria doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki tries to clinch there but Caria circles away.
Caria feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
Aoki lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aoki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aoki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aoki lands a head kick!
Aoki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria misses with a straight right.
Aoki connects with a leg kick.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2#
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aoki needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Aoki rushes Caria and presses him up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Aoki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Caria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Aoki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Caria is leaning against Aoki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Caria.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Caria lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki's head back.
Aoki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria tries a quick counter leg kick but Aoki is wise to it.#CL#
Aoki moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria is trying to stall.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Aoki.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aoki momentarily. #CL2#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Aoki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Caria misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Good body shot from Aoki.
Caria misses with some punches.
Shiny Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki is trying to break free.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Aoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Aoki. #T2#
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Aoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Aoki throws an elbow but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Aoki misses with an elbow strike.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria prevents a body shot from Aoki.
A short right from Caria.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aoki'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.#BC#
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Melankomas Caria.
Well Caria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

Melankomas Caria wins by unanimous decision! Melankomas Caria retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Melankomas Caria thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Shiny Aoki had this to say: 'back to the gym Caria is a goat at this weight so no shame in losing....'.

Event: 8L 62 - Madison G Showdown
Date: Mar 31, 2021

#R1#
Caria is looking to clinch but Mumu 3.0 is avoiding it.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mumu 3.0 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2#
Caria drives through and clinches with Mumu 3.0 against the ropes.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mumu 3.0 lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumu 3.0's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caria is keeping busy.
Caria'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.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria cracks Mumu 3.0 with a nice body shot.
Mumu 3.0 tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Mumu 3.0 back against the ropes.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Mumu 3.0 is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Mumu 3.0.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Mumu 3.0 as the two fighters clinch.
Mumu 3.0 prevents a body shot from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Caria. #CUT2#It looks like Abdel Mumu 3.0 has been cut.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumu 3.0's elbow.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Caria displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mumu 3.0 up against the ropes.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 stalling in the clinch but Caria improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Mumu 3.0 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mumu 3.0 takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mumu 3.0 has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a left to the head.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Mumu 3.0.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mumu 3.0 on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to maintain a safe position but Caria gets an underhook and turns Mumu 3.0 into the ropes.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu 3.0 takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Caria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mumu 3.0 can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Mumu 3.0. #T1#
Nice body punch from Mumu 3.0 - that landed with a thud.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a punch to the body.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Mumu 3.0 is blocking nicely.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Mumu 3.0 lands a nice uppercut.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mumu 3.0 lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumu 3.0 uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Mumu 3.0 avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
A body shot lands from Mumu 3.0.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mumu 3.0 avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu 3.0.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 taking a breather.
A short left from Mumu 3.0.
Caria blocks a body shot from Mumu 3.0.
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mumu 3.0 prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Mumu 3.0 backwards.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Caria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mumu 3.0 misses the shot to the body.
Mumu 3.0 takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a wild combination.
Caria throws out a counter right but Mumu 3.0 avoids it with no problem.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumu 3.0.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Mumu 3.0 slips a straight right by Caria.
Jab by Caria.
Good standup being displayed there by Caria as he connects with a hook.
Caria avoids the body shot from Mumu 3.0.
Caria throws a jab when Mumu 3.0 was well out of range.
Mumu 3.0 with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caria throws a low kick but Mumu 3.0 avoids it.
Mumu 3.0 takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Mumu 3.0 instigates a clinch.
Caria has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria tries a knee to the head but Mumu 3.0 blocks it.
A short right from Mumu 3.0 on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Mumu 3.0's head.
Mumu 3.0 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria landing knees to the body.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Caria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caria blocks a body shot from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria blocks a body shot from Mumu 3.0.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Mumu 3.0 avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Mumu 3.0 misses with some punches. #T2#
Mumu 3.0 throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu 3.0 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mumu 3.0 avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu 3.0 avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Mumu 3.0 looking to stall.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mumu 3.0 seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Caria is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caria.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mumu 3.0 tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Mumu 3.0 improves position.
Mumu 3.0 tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Mumu 3.0 back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Melankomas Caria just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Mumu 3.0 looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.#CL#
Mumu 3.0 has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a punch to the body.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with some punches.
Mumu 3.0 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mumu 3.0 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to work over Mumu 3.0's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Caria is looking to control Mumu 3.0's arms but Mumu 3.0 gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the ropes.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Mumu 3.0 on the inside. #T1#
Caria misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Mumu 3.0.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria tries a body shot but Mumu 3.0 blocks it.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Mumu 3.0 avoids the damage to the body.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu 3.0 scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mumu 3.0 struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mumu 3.0 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mumu 3.0 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Mumu 3.0 lands a body punch.
Mumu 3.0 blocking some punches.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mumu 3.0 has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mumu 3.0 tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Mumu 3.0 lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mumu 3.0 works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T2#
Mumu 3.0 cracks Caria with a nice body shot.
Caria is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu 3.0.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mumu 3.0 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria digs a right hand into Mumu 3.0's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mumu 3.0's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 3.0's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
A bone on bone clash there as Mumu 3.0 blocks the leg kick.
Mumu 3.0 looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumu 3.0.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caria! But no joy.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Mumu 3.0 was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumu 3.0 wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Mumu 3.0 misses.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Mumu 3.0 slips the punch.
Mumu 3.0 digs a good hook to Caria's body.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Caria misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Caria forces Mumu 3.0 back against the ropes and clinches.
Mumu 3.0 managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu 3.0 takes a shot to the head.
Mumu 3.0 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumu 3.0 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Caria.
A short left from Caria.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mumu 3.0 is defending well for now.#T1#
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Mumu 3.0 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria tries to work over Mumu 3.0's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Mumu 3.0 blocks it.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 takes a shot to the head.
Caria content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 misses with some punches.
Caria takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Mumu 3.0 misses with a body punch.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mumu 3.0 avoids it.
Caria blocks a body shot from Mumu 3.0.
A short uppercut from Caria.
A body shot lands from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria tries to work over Mumu 3.0's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mumu 3.0 blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

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

Event: 8L 56 - Gamgee
Date: Mar 02, 2021

#R1#
Morrison lands with a hook. Caria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters circling a little - Morrison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caria throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL2#
Morrison gets a clinch.
Caria blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Caria misses the jab.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caria misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Morrison breaks the clinch. #T1#
Morrison cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by Morrison.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Caria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Caria slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria lands an overhand right.
Morrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morrison throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a leg kick.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Caria off the ropes and back into range.
Caria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a low kick, right behind Caria 's knee.
Caria avoids the body shot from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Morrison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Morrison's ribcage. Morrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria wants to stall.
Caria lands a body shot.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrison.
Caria keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Morrison seems unphased.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Caria slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morrison, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
Morrison wants to break free but Caria has control. #BC2#
Morrison breaks the clinch.
Caria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrison at a distance.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!#CL#
Caria has Morrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morrison is keeping busy.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Caria has the dominant position.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Caria.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.
Caria lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Caria tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Caria has Morrison up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC2#
Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria connects with the punch.
Caria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrison at a distance.
Ray Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caria momentarily.
Morrison misses with the combination.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morrison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria with a hook.
Caria lands with an overhand left.
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!
Morrison digs a good body shot into Caria's ribs.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caria.
Caria moves out of range of the leg kick from Morrison.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T1#
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.#CL#
Morrison gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Caria has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison shapes to counter with a head kick.
Caria connects with the punch.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison wants to slow Caria down by chopping away at his legs.
Caria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caria.
Morrison misses the shot to the body. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Caria has Morrison pushed against the ropes.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Caria is predictable there
and Morrison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caria throws a lazy body kick
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Caria clinches.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Caria.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caria 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

Melankomas Caria wins by unanimous decision!
Melankomas Caria seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN K-1 äº”
Date: Feb 12, 2021

#R1#
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkules lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caria takes a step back to recover. #CL#
Caria rushes Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Perkules misses with a punch to the body.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules lands an uppercut.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkules misses with a punch to the body.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkules.
Perkules scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria tries to stall but Perkules uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perkules's face. #CUT#It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Perkules.
Perkules lands a lovely overhand right.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Perkules flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.#T1#
Perkules lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria prevents a body shot from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkules unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Caria connects with a knee to the head. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Perkules on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkules is trying to counter with his kicks.
Caria is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Caria checks it.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Perkules moved out of range nicely.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkules appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria is looking to chop away at Perkules's legs.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Perkules off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Perkules pushes him off.
Perkules jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perkules throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caria clobbers Perkules with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Caria.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkules.
A jab from Perkules does it's job there.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
Good leg kick by Perkules.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
Perkules is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Perkules throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Caria tries to clinch there but Perkules circles away.
Perkules throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria swings for the body but Perkules moves out of range.
Caria misses with a hook.
Perkules throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
Perkules swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Perkules throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkules checks the leg kick.
Perkules is looking to slow Caria down with leg kicks.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkules tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Perkules misses with a straight left.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkules walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Caria.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.#T4#
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria cracks Perkules with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkules. That did some damage!
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkules flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.
Perkules lands a body shot.
Caria throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules with the inside leg kick.
Caria takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkules lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria throws a body punch but Perkules moves out of range.
Perkules checks a low kick from Caria.
Perkules thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria blocks the body kick.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkules scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkules. Perkules circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Perkules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria lands a head shot.
Caria checks a low kick from Perkules.
Perkules cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Perkules has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Perkules moves away and avoids it.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkules sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkules swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Perkules moved away.
Perkules sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perkules stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkules moves away.
Perkules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkules is able to avoid easily.
Perkules replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Caria blocks it well.
Caria wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkules manages to avoid it.
Caria looks to land a right hand but Perkules moved out of range.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkules.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.#T1#
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caria defending well as Perkules loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria tests Perkules's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria looks for the body kick but Perkules saw that one coming.
A big right from Perkules misses.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Caria defending well as Perkules loads up on a big left hand.
Perkules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria avoids the body shot from Perkules.
A good leg kick by Perkules.
Perkules connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Perkules's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Perkules moves his leg out of the way.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perkules steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Perkules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkules.
Caria wants to clinch.
Perkules follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Perkules stalks Caria and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caria's face. Caria staggers backwards, shaken.
Perkules connects with a high kick.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules lands a nice looking body shot.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkules misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Caria.
Perkules throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow Caria down.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perkules!
Perkules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Caria is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Perkules throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Perkules scores with a body shot.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Perkules has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkules looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkules misses with a head kick.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
That kick from Caria tenderised Perkules's leg. Perkules is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Perkules misses with a right hand
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkules connects with a jab.#T4#
Caria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caria looks to land a combination but Perkules avoids it well. #CL#
Caria darts in and clinches Perkules up against the ropes.
A short left from Perkules.
Caria tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkules scores a nice knee to the body.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkules is defending well for now.
Perkules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria is trying to force a seperation but Perkules has the dominant position.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria blocks a jab.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Ilkka Perkules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Caria tries to clinch up but Perkules circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Perkules in a clinch.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Perkules gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkules lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Perkules.
Perkules prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Perkules.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Perkules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Perkules clobbers Caria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Caria clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkules tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perkules as Caria tries to tie him up.
Caria scores with a knee to the head.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Perkules lands a right hand.
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkules lands a right hand.
Caria digs a right hand into Perkules's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkules's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Caria. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkules tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it. #T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkules checks a leg kick.
Perkules fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caria checks it well.
No joy there for Perkules, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria tries to clinch up but Perkules circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkules misses.
Perkules connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perkules has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkules and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkules only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perkules throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkules. That did some damage!
Perkules lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
Perkules looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Perkules misses with a hook.#CL#
Caria forces Perkules back against the ropes and clinches.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkules controls his hands.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Perkules working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria trying to stall but Perkules improves his position.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Perkules.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria taking a breather.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Perkules avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Perkules lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Caria. #BC2#
Perkules breaks from the clinch.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Perkules throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Caria is looking to chop away at Perkules's legs.
Caria with a hook.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria moves out of range as Perkules strikes.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Perkules tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria tries to clinch there but Perkules circles away.
Perkules moves away from the strike by Caria.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkules checks a leg kick.
Caria lands a jab.
Perkules looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Caria thumps Perkules with a low kick.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from Perkules misses.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it. #CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perkules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Veli Ilkka Perkules just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Perkules attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkules.
Perkules with a nice calf kick.
Caria looks for the body kick but Perkules saw that one coming.
That kick from Caria tenderised Perkules's leg. Perkules is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria lands with a nice body punch.
Perkules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Caria misses.
Perkules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Perkules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkules throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Perkules checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkules looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range. #T1#
Perkules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Perkules.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
Caria avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Perkules walks into a stiff left hand from Caria.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules checks it.
Perkules dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Caria jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caria is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Perkules was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Caria throws a series of punches but Perkules avoids them all with ease.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Perkules ducks down to avoid it.
Caria connects with a right hand. Perkules shakes it off.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria takes one to the chin there.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Caria misses. #T2#
Perkules steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkules moves away.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Caria tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkules.
Caria swings for the body but Perkules moves out of range.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
Caria motions for Perkules to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Caria clinches up with Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes.
Perkules blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands a good knee to the midsection. Perkules won't want to take too many of those.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria avoiding damage as Perkules throws knees to the body.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkules's elbow.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Perkules.
Perkules pushes Caria back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkules backwards. #T3#
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
Perkules misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkules.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
Perkules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkules.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria lands with a cross.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkules will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkules scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkules pushes Caria back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkules throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria throws the left hand but Perkules avoids the punch easily.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Perkules - just one landing.
Perkules tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Caria works the jab nicely.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria tries to clinch up but Perkules circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
Caria defending well as Perkules loads up on a big left hand.
Caria is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkules with a nice cross.
Perkules avoids a kick to the body.
Perkules looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
Caria misses with a hook.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Perkules misses its intended target.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkules throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkules lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caria's sensitive parts.
Caria throws a jab when Perkules was well out of range.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkules. That snapped Caria's head back.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Good leg kick by Perkules.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkules throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Perkules ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria checks the leg kick.
Caria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkules.
A jab from Caria misses. #T1#
Perkules cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkules works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perkules staying out of range there.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Perkules - that landed with a thud.
Caria keeps control of Perkules as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Perkules controls the action.
Caria has Perkules pushed against the ropes.#BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Perkules.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Perkules moves out of range as Caria strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Perkules throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkules lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria lands a two punch combo.
Perkules ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Perkules swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Perkules lands a head kick. Caria smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkules manages to avoid it.
Perkules thinks about the counter body kick.
Perkules shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perkules with the inside leg kick.
Caria misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Perkules was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perkules has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perkules with the inside leg kick.
Perkules missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria misses with a wild combination.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkules.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkules connects with a looping right hand.
Perkules throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkules has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perkules scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perkules.
Perkules throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perkules's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caria under the eye.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Perkules breaks from the clinch. #T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkules has time to react.
Perkules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkules.
Caria walks into a straight right hand from Perkules.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Perkules saw that one coming.
Perkules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
Caria appears to be looking for a big counter.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Perkules blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
Perkules uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Ilkka Perkules!
Veli Ilkka Perkules is the new welterweight champion!

Event: SYN K-1 ä¸‰
Date: Jan 29, 2021

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

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

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

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori misses the jab.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Caria.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Caria drives through and clinches with Vettori against the ropes.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria blocks a body shot from Vettori. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Caria misses.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Caria scores with a decent looking hook.
Caria wants to clinch.
Caria lands a body shot. #T1#
Caria is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Caria lands a jab to Vettori's midsection.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
Vettori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Caria scores with a jab.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vettori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Caria has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vettori.#T2#
Vettori looks to land a body kick but Caria moved away.
Caria feints and then cracks Vettori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vettori down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vettori lands with an uppercut that bounces Caria off the ropes and back into range.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Caria wants to clinch.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria tries to clinch up but Vettori circles away and keeps his distance.
Vettori slips a jab from Caria.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Sloppy strikes from Vettori. Those never looked like landing.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Vettori avoided it.
Vettori blocks a jab.#T3#
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Vettori tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Vettori tries a body shot but Caria blocks it. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vettori.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Vettori moves his leg out of the way.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Caria throws a series of strikes that have Vettori backpedaling.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Vettori throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caria scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Caria misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Vettori down.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Caria lands a jab to the head. #CL#
Caria clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Caria misses its target.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Caria moves out of range as Vettori throws a body kick.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Vettori moved away.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caria wants to clinch up but Vettori keeps it at a distance.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CL#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori is trying to force a seperation but Caria has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Vettori feints and then cracks Caria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caria down. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vettori takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori managing to block the knees to the body from Caria. #T1#
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vettori working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria cracks Vettori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Caria connects with a leg kick.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vettori throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vettori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria wants to clinch.#T2#
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Vettori in a clinch.
Vettori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vettori. #BC2#
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Caria lands a nice hook to Vettori's body. Vettori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vettori throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vettori moves out of range as Caria strikes.
Caria misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caria.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria wants to slow Vettori down by chopping away at his legs.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Caria's legs.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vettori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vettori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria tries a knee to the head but Vettori blocks it.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Vettori is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Caria. #BC2#
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caria - that will leave a mark!
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Vettori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caria.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caria is out of range. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Vettori is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Vettori is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Vettori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vettori lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melankomas Caria.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45

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

Event: EK 23 - World Series
Date: Nov 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wearmouth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wearmouth throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Wearmouth avoided it.
Caria tests Wearmouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wearmouth misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Caria clinches.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Wearmouth lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Wearmouth tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
Caria presses Wearmouth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria moves to clinch but Wearmouth breaks away
and Wearmouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses
and Caria counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Caria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
Wearmouth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria thumps Wearmouth with a low kick.#T2#
Wearmouth throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Wearmouth off balance momentarily.
Wearmouth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.#CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wearmouth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Wearmouth has had enough of the clinch but Caria keeps him there for the moment.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Caria.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Wearmouth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Caria clinches up with Wearmouth and pushes him back against the cage.
Caria tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria works on Wearmouth's body with a couple of short punches.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria landing knees to the body.
Caria blocking some punches. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wearmouth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Wearmouth circles away. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Wearmouth as the two fighters clinch.
Wearmouth pushes Caria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Wearmouth. Those never looked like landing.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wearmouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Dave Wearmouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Wearmouth misses
enabling Caria to counter with a crisp jab.
Caria keeps Wearmouth at a distance using the push kick.
Caria lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Wearmouth in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria stalling the fight.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Caria trying to stall but Wearmouth improves his position.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the cage. #T2#
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Wearmouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Caria has managed to clinch.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caria here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wearmouth can turn it around.
Caria lands a body punch.
Wearmouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria works on Wearmouth's body with a couple of short punches.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Caria. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria scores with a decent looking hook.
Wearmouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Wearmouth.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Wearmouth down.
Caria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wearmouth on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria 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.#R3#
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wearmouth is looking for the big counter here.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wearmouth can do to turn this around?
Wearmouth checks a leg kick nicely.
Wearmouth throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Caria cracks Wearmouth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caria scores with a body shot.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL#
Wearmouth tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not.
Caria blocks a body shot from Wearmouth.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth lands a right hand. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch. #T1##CL#
Caria rushes Wearmouth and presses him up against the cage.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria pushes Wearmouth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria is trying to force a seperation but Wearmouth has the dominant position.
Wearmouth misses with a knee to the head.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Wearmouth lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Caria.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Wearmouth avoids the damage to the body.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Wearmouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Wearmouth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria with a nice calf kick.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Caria coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
Wearmouth keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caria.
Caria feints and then cracks Wearmouth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wearmouth down.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWearmouth.
Caria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wearmouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Jab from Caria.#CL#
Caria darts in and clinches Wearmouth up against the cage.
Wearmouth misses with a knee to the head.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria tries to clinch up but Wearmouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wearmouth throws out the jab.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Wearmouth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caria.
Wearmouth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wearmouth throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wearmouth counters with a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth drops his hands momentarily and Caria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wearmouth circles away from the clinch attempt. #T1#
Wearmouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wearmouth has time to react.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wearmouth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wearmouth misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wearmouth. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria scores with a hook.
Wearmouth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wearmouth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wearmouth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wearmouth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Wearmouth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caria, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Wearmouth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
Caria has Wearmouth up against the cage in a clinch.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the cage.
Wearmouth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria stalls.
Still in the clinch, Wearmouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow over the top.
Wearmouth tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Wearmouth blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria had his way with Dave Wearmouth in that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Wearmouth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wearmouth throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Wearmouth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Caria works Wearmouth's body with a nice hook.
Caria tried to score with a low kick but Wearmouth checks it.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wearmouth throws out the jab.
Caria tries to clinch but Wearmouth is having none of it.
Caria slips under a jab.#CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Wearmouth.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria. #BC2#
Wearmouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends Wearmouth's belly button to the back.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wearmouth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caria's head.#T1#
Caria is looking to slow Wearmouth down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wearmouth.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wearmouth digs a good body shot into Caria's ribs.
Wearmouth is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Caria lands a jab to Wearmouth's midsection.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wearmouth. That did some damage!
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria lands a nice looking body kick.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent. #T2#
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria is stalling here.
Wearmouth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wearmouth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wearmouth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the cage.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Caria prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
Wearmouth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

Melankomas Caria wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Melankomas Caria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EK 18
Date: Oct 16, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cleaver tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Cleaver catches Caria right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria. #CL#
Cleaver clinches up with Caria and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cleaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cleaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Cleaver has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cleaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries a body shot but Caria blocks it. #T1#
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caria looks winded!
Cleaver working Caria over with knees to the body.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria has had enough of the clinch but Cleaver keeps him there for the moment.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Cleaver avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria moves away from the strike by Cleaver.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria throws a hook but Cleaver blocks it.
Caria throws a body punch but Cleaver moves out of range. #CL#
Cleaver moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Cleaver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleaver's face.
Cleaver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver lands an uppercut.
Caria takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cleaver lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Cleaver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Cleaver landing knees to the body.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Cleaver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Caria is rocked!
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Cleaver is blocking nicely.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cleaver seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Cleaver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Cleaver has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Cleaver throws a big shot that misses.
Cleaver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caria.
Cleaver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleaver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleaver is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Cleaver backing away here, and Caria unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cleaver wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Cleaver circles away.
Cleaver tried to counter with a leg kick but Caria avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Theodore Cleaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleaver cracks Caria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cleaver scores with a jab to the body.
Caria is breathing heavily.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cleaver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cleaver.
Caria is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleaver finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cleaver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Cleaver lands a jab.
Cleaver misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cleaver, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria seems to have recovered his senses.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Cleaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cleaver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Theodore Cleaver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria misses with some punches.
Cleaver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleaver.#T2#
Caria tries to work over Cleaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Caria.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
Caria trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Cleaver. #CL#
Cleaver closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Cleaver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cleaver lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Cleaver.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
Cleaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Cleaver dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Jab, jab by Cleaver - just one landing. #CL#
Cleaver moves into the clinch successfully.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Cleaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Cleaver tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Cleaver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Cleaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caria can do to turn this around?
Cleaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cleaver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Cleaver.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleaver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleaver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver blocking some punches.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Cleaver breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Caria with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Caria looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Caria get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Theodore Cleaver!
Theodore Cleaver retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Theodore Cleaver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EK15_What's Dead May Never Die
Date: Sep 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleaver tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.
A lazy left from Caria finds it's target.#CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleaver's face.
Cleaver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleaver working Caria over with knees to the body.
Cleaver avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleaver avoids it.#T1#
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Cleaver told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cleaver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Cleaver misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Cleaver.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver swinging wildly here.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Cleaver misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Cleaver.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cleaver if he has to take too many more of those. #CL2#
Cleaver pushes Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Cleaver. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Cleaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria lands with a hook. Cleaver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Cleaver.
That kick from Caria tenderised Cleaver's leg. Cleaver is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Cleaver gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cleaver avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Cleaver lands a nice hook to Caria's body. Caria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cleaver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Caria.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleaver.#CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cleaver lands a right hand.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cleaver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Cleaver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caria's face.
Cleaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks with his arms.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Cleaver, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cleaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria tries to circle away but Cleaver has him pinned against the ropes.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Cleaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caria looks for the body kick but Cleaver saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cleaver is out of range and Caria settles back down.
Theodore Cleaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleaver misses the jab.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cleaver throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cleaver.
Cleaver swinging wildly here.
A combination from Cleaver does no damage.
Cleaver misses the shot to the body.
Cleaver keeps the fight on the outside.
Cleaver looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Caria wants to clinch up but Cleaver keeps it at a distance.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Cleaver moves his leg out of the way.
Cleaver throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleaver throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Cleaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3##CL2#
Cleaver moves into range and clinches up with Caria.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Cleaver avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria wants to clinch.
Cleaver connects with the punch.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria lands a front kick.
Cleaver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Caria has managed to clinch.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cleaver.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Caria misses.
Cleaver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cleaver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cleaver. That's going to slow Caria down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria throws out a leg kick but Cleaver moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Cleaver throws a fast counter high kick but Caria manages to duck under it in time.
Cleaver checks a leg kick nicely.
Cleaver throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.#CL#
Caria closes the distance and pushes Cleaver back into the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cleaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caria doesn't seem bothered though.
Cleaver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Cleaver does it's job there.
Cleaver scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T2#
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria keeps Cleaver at a distance using the push kick.
Caria blocks a head kick by Cleaver. #CL#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Cleaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Caria working aggressively here. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Cleaver lands with an uppercut that bounces Caria off the ropes and back into range.#CL2#
Cleaver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cleaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria. #CL2#
Cleaver has closed the distance and engaged Caria in a clinch.
Caria prevents a body shot from Cleaver.
A short right from Caria.
Cleaver can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Cleaver really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Cleaver moves away and avoids it.
Cleaver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Cleaver.
Cleaver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cleaver throws a sloppy head kick
and Cleaver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria is looking to clinch.
As Caria backs off Cleaver throws a huge counter combo but Caria manages to avoid it all.
Caria tries to clinch but Cleaver is having none of it.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cleaver. That did some damage!
Cleaver lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range. #T1#
Caria clobbers Cleaver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caria moves out of range as Cleaver strikes.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cleaver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleaver throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Cleaver is looking to clinch.
Caria thumps Cleaver with a low kick.
Caria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from Caria.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Caria rushes Cleaver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria. #T2#
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria looking to slow down the pace here.
Caria tries to work over Cleaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Cleaver pushes him off.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleaver moves away.
Caria connects with a looping right hand.
Cleaver fails to land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Cleaver gets a clinch.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria had his way with Theodore Cleaver in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5##CL2#
Cleaver closes the distance and clinches.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cleaver.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cleaver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Cleaver avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cleaver.
Caria prevents a body shot from Cleaver.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and Cleaver counters with a low kick, right behind Caria 's knee.
Caria tries to clinch there but Cleaver circles away.
Cleaver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Cleaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Cleaver misses.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Cleaver.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cleaver throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Cleaver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Cleaver both land. Nice combination. #T2#
Caria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Caria tries to keep at a distance but Cleaver has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cleaver.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cleaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria working Cleaver over with knees to the body.
Cleaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria connects with a knee to the head. #ROC#Cleaver is rocked!
Cleaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Cleaver seems to have recovered his senses.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Cleaver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cleaver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48

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

Event: EK 11_APEX REVOLUTION
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from George.
George fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caria lands the left hand.
Caria scores with a nice strike.#CL#
George has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
George tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
George misses with a knee strike.
George missing with knees to the body.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
George lands with a left to the head.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. George lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
George misses with a knee strike.
George misses with a knee strike.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George misses with a knee strike.
George tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria connects with a solid leg kick.
Caria looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Caria throws a wild body kick that George sees coming a mile off.
Caria lands with a nice body punch.
George tries to clinch up.
Caria steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
George throws a poor cross that misses
and Caria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
George motions for Caria to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
Caria lands with a right hand.
Caria wants to clinch.
George half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Caria has George up against the ropes in a clinch.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Caria has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria checks a low kick from George.
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
George attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caria tries to clinch but George moves out of range.
George tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
George just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
George misses with a looping left.
Caria slips a straight right by George.
George goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
George pushes Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but George has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
George tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of George's head.
Caria lands a right hand.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Caria.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Caria. #T4#
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
George is breathing heavily.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of George backwards.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria scores a nice knee to the body. #BC2#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
George swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
George finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from George.#CL2#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of George backwards.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged George in a clinch.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria presses George against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
George landing knees to the head.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of George backwards.
A short left from George.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Caria catches George right on the button with a cross.
Caria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
George is looking to clinch.
Caria tries to land a leg kick but George saw it coming and moves away.
George fails with an attempt to clinch. #T1#
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
George doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
George swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
A big left from Caria misses.
George is looking to counter punch.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George misses with a body shot.
Caria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George is looking to wear down Caria with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by George.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
George bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caria's head backwards.
George scores with a decent looking hook.
George needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Caria scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria moves into range and connects with a jab.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
George throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George misses with a looping left.
Caria throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George is looking to counter punch.
George avoids the body shot from Caria.
George swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George connects with a nice looking jab.
George checks the leg kick.
George scores with a hook.
Caria tries to bum rush George with a series of wild strikes but George uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caria lands a jab.
George tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George moves in looking to clinch but Caria pushes him off.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George slips under a jab.
George checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
George moves in looking to clinch but Caria pushes him off.
George tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick from George, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
George takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
George throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Caria is clearly trying to counter these attacks from George with a body shot.#CL#
George rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
George connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caria's face.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Caria down. #T4##CL#
George forces Caria back against the ropes and clinches.
George tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
George landing knees to the head.
George lands a knee to the body.
Caria is breathing heavily.
George lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
George closes the distance and clinches.
Caria tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria prevents a body shot from George.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Caria presses George against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Caria thuds a left hand into George's body.
Caria staying out of range there.
George tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow George down. #CL#
George rushes Caria and presses him up against the ropes.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria working aggressively here.
George misses with a knee strike.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Caria misses.
A leg kick checked by George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
George has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
Caria blocks a body shot from George.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
George tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Caria pushes George back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Caria takes a knee right on the jaw!
George unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
George working Caria over with knees to the body.
Caria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
George misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria tried to score with a low kick but George checks it.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from George.
Caria slips under a jab from George.
A lazy body kick from George
letting Caria counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends George's belly button to the back.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria. #T2#
Caria looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.#CL2#
Caria forces George back against the ropes and clinches.#BC2#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
George tries to clinch up.
Caria is clearly trying to counter these attacks from George with a body shot.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
Caria tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria misses with a low kick.
George tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
George clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Caria. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
George connects with a jab.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3##CL#
George rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
George trying to land knees to the body.
George trying to land knees to the body.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch.
George is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
George blocks an uppercut.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
George blocks a body shot from Caria. #T4#
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Caria.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Caria digs a right hand into George's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on George's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by George.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from George.
George tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Melankomas Caria just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
George tries to clinch up.
George blocks a leg kick.
Caria works the jab nicely.
George tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
George moves away from the strike by Caria.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
George takes one to the side of the head.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from George finds it's way round the side to connect with Caria's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria. #CL#
George moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Caria.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
George misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
George misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from George.
George takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
George tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
George finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
George moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George tried to counter with a leg kick but Caria avoided it.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but George paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and George makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caria really felt that one!
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria thumps George with a low kick.
George dips to his left and cracks Caria with an uppercut!
Caria drops his hands momentarily and George takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria jabs at George's body.
Caria lands with a nice combination. George backs away looking to recover.#CL#
George has closed the distance and engaged Caria in a clinch.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George misses with a knee strike.
George tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T3##BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
George's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
George scores with a hook to the body. Caria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caria sizes up George with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
George throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL2#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head. #BC2#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
George has managed to clinch.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria blocking some punches.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Caria misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
George tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
George lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from George.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
George tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
George lands a knee to the head.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George misses with a knee strike.
George tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lambert George will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5##CL#
George moves into range and clinches up with Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head.
George missing with knees to the body.
George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
George tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
George working Caria over with knees to the body.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
George lands a knee to the head. #T1#
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head.
Caria misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria misses with a low kick as George jumps back.
Nice shot by Caria.
Nice cross by George.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
George slips under a jab.
George swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
George lands a leg kick that knocks Caria off balance momentarily.
Caria lands an overhand right.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from George tenderised Caria's leg. Caria is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
George gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
George lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #BC2#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Caria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
George on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target. #T3#
A big right from George misses.
Caria was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL#
George rushes Caria and presses him up against the ropes.
George misses with a knee strike.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caria's sensitive parts.
Caria tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
George tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
George scores with a punch to the head.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
George swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caria checks a low kick from George.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but George swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!#CL#
George gets in close and instigates a clinch.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria. #T4#
George misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands. #BC2#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
George throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Caria moves into the clinch.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lambert George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: {EK} 8_UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
Date: Aug 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria throws a solid leg kick but Atunes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caria.
Caria misses with a straight left. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Caria.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Caria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) in the buildup to the fight.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Caria.
We've been informed that Atunes 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.#CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Atunes.
Atunes presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria avoids the body shot from Atunes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caria!
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Caria throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Atunes. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Caria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Atunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria throws a body kick that misses.
Caria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Atunes.
Caria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Caria.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caria drops his hands momentarily and Atunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
Atunes throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes digs a good body shot into Caria's ribs.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Atunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes scores with a jab to the head.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atunes misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Caria avoids nicely.
Caria wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Atunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leonardo Atunes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Caria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
As Atunes backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Caria connects with a body shot.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Caria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Caria lands.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atunes misses with the combination. #T1#
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Atunes moves his leg out of the way.
Nice cross by Caria.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atunes is able to avoid easily.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Caria.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Caria.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria pushes Atunes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Atunes slips a straight right by Caria.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Atunes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caria tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caria.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Atunes down.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atunes.
Atunes lands a left hand.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Caria swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caria is able to avoid easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caria here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Atunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria blocks a body shot from Atunes. #BC2#
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
A counter left hand to the body from Caria misses its target.
Caria tries to clinch up but Atunes circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atunes in his tracks.
Caria throws a low kick but Atunes moves out of range easily.
Atunes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Caria drives through and clinches with Atunes against the ropes.
Atunes is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caria.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Caria drives through and clinches with Atunes against the ropes.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atunes. #BC2#
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Atunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Atunes. #BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.
Atunes takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes moved away.
Caria scores with a leg kick. #CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Atunes wants to break free but Caria has control.
Atunes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes lands a body punch.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T2#
A hook to the body from Caria.
Caria misses with some punches.
Atunes managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Atunes looking to slow down the pace here.
Atunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Caria gets an underhook and turns Atunes into the ropes.#BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Atunes scores with a four punch combination!#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Atunes. #BC2#
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes misses the body punch
and Caria counters with a body kick that stops Atunes in his tracks momentarily.
Atunes misses with a body punch
and Caria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caria wants to clinch.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Atunes checks a leg kick.#CL#
Caria pushes Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Atunes's face.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria moves out of range as Atunes throws a body kick.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
As Atunes backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Atunes with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Caria lands with an overhand left.
Caria misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Caria scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caria scrambles back to his feet.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased. #CL#
Caria has managed to clinch.
Caria lands a left hand.
Atunes is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Atunes is trying to break free.
Atunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.#BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Atunes gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atunes's hands.
Donk. Atunes catches Caria right on the button with a cross.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Atunes connects with a single shot there.
Atunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
Caria slips a straight right by Atunes.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caria wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Caria moves out of range as Atunes strikes.#T1#
Atunes works Caria's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Caria pushes Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.#BC2#
Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atunes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Atunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Caria wants to clinch.#T2#
Caria tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Caria throws a low kick but Atunes moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Atunes misses the jab.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Caria is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caria under the eye.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Atunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#CL#
Caria has managed to clinch. #T3#
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Atunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Atunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action. #BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caria.
A low kick lands for Caria. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes checks a leg kick nicely.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Atunes checks a leg kick.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Caria.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Atunes's defenses.
Atunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Caria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Caria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Caria clinches.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria lands a left hand.
A short right from Atunes.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes. #BC2#
Atunes manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Atunes gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caria throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes checks it.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria slips under a jab from Atunes.
Caria tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Atunes.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Caria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Caria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but Atunes just manages to avoid it.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Leonardo Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Caria lands with a cross.
Caria shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Atunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atunes is able to avoid easily.
Caria thumps Atunes with a low kick.
Caria connects with a solid leg kick.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atunes lands a nice hook to Caria's body. Caria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Caria wants to clinch.#T3#
Atunes connects with a looping right hand.
Caria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Atunes.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Atunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atunes's hands.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Atunes there.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caria is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Caria.
Atunes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the ropes. #T4#
Atunes tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Caria.
A knee to the head by Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caria has him pressed against the ropes.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria with a nice calf kick.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45

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

Event: ETERNAL COMBAT
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver walks into a jab.
Caria is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Cleaver clinches up with Caria and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleaver is defending well for now.
Cleaver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cleaver is keeping busy.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
Cleaver throws an elbow that misses. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caria takes one on the button.#CL2#
Cleaver rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
A short right from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caria is trying to break the clinch but Cleaver is controlling him.
Cleaver throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Cleaver with a knee to the head.
Cleaver misses with a knee strike.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria pushes Cleaver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver throws an elbow that misses. #T2#
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver misses with a body punch.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria pushes Cleaver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Cleaver avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleaver avoids it.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Cleaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cleaver - that landed with a thud.
Cleaver blocking some punches.
Cleaver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cleaver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Cleaver dominated that round.
That's time! Caria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Cleaver misses.
Cleaver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cleaver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleaver.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleaver's elbow.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Cleaver.
A short uppercut from Cleaver.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cleaver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cleaver can turn it around.
Cleaver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cleaver or not.
Cleaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cleaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cleaver or not.
A short left from Caria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Cleaver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cleaver is breathing heavily.
Cleaver tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Cleaver back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land. #T2#
A body shot lands from Caria.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Cleaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Cleaver.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Cleaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver landing knees to the body.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleaver's elbow.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria crunches a lovely knee into Cleaver's ribcage.
Cleaver tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Cleaver back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Cleaver.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Cleaver is blocking nicely.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Cleaver slips under a jab from Caria.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Cleaver misses with a straight left.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria works the jab nicely.
Cleaver drops his hands momentarily and Caria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Cleaver misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL#
Caria rushes Cleaver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Cleaver avoids the damage to the body.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cleaver working Caria over with knees to the body.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Donk. Caria catches Cleaver right on the button with a cross.
Caria scoring well with a low kick there.
Cleaver throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Cleaver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Caria avoids the head kick by Cleaver.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cleaver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cleaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cleaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Cleaver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Caria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver throws a lazy head kick
and Caria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caria wants to clinch up but Cleaver keeps it at a distance.
Cleaver tries a head kick but it misses.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Cleaver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Caria lands a right hook to the body. #T2##CL#
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caria tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleaver blocking some punches.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Caria tries to work over Cleaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleaver crunches a lovely knee into Caria's ribcage.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Cleaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cleaver misses with an elbow over the top.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Cleaver.
Cleaver keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cleaver connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Cleaver moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleaver avoids it.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Cleaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleaver scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cleaver counters with a nice uppercut.
Cleaver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cleaver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL2#
Cleaver forces Caria back against the ropes and clinches.
A short uppercut from Cleaver. #T1#
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Cleaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleaver is defending well for now.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleaver takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Cleaver managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
Cleaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Cleaver throws a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Cleaver throws an elbow that misses.
Cleaver lands with a left to the head.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria lands a shoulder strike. #KD#
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Caria has the Thai clinch. Caria obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Cleaver's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!#ROC#Cleaver is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Theodore Cleaver has been cut.
Cleaver is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Cleaver circles away.
Cleaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Caria connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cleaver lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Cleaver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
The cut man is working on Theodore Cleaver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Caria checks a leg kick.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cleaver seems to have recovered his senses.
Caria tests Cleaver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cleaver misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cleaver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria lands a head shot.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleaver looks to land a combination but Caria avoids it well.
Cleaver checks a leg kick.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Cleaver tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Caria gets tackled into the ropes by Cleaver. Cleaver maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Cleaver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cleaver takes a shot to the head.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Theodore Cleaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1##CL#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Cleaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Cleaver takes a shot to the head.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleaver is defending well for now.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cleaver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Cleaver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caria takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caria scores with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with some punches.
Cleaver lands a left hand.
Cleaver throws an elbow that misses.
Caria working aggressively here.
Cleaver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleaver dips to his left and cracks Caria with an uppercut!#CL2#
Cleaver moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melankomas Caria.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:45

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

Event: AKT 18
Date: May 16, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Less does a little dance to reset his feet.
Less lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Less moves away from the strike by Caria.
Less throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.
Caria walks forward, straight into a front kick from Less.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Less misses with a hook from the clinch.
Less misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria tries to break the clinch but Less is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Less.
Our sources have told us that Less has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
Caria is trying to push Less away but Less has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Less lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Less.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Less.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Less pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Less or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Caria.

It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Less scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Less.
A shot in the inside from Less.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
Less blocks a body shot from Caria.
Nice body punch from Less - that landed with a thud.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Less lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.

Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria throws a solid leg kick but Less takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caria.
Caria throws a low kick but Less moves out of range easily.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Knees in the clinch landing for Less.
Less softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Less lands with a right to the head.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Less blocks with his arms.
Less connects with a knee to the head.
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Less takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less misses with the head strike.
Caria working hard to break the clinch.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Less's ribcage. Less let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Less.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Name Less dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Less misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Less.
Less cracks the inside of Caria's front leg.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Less.
Less is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Caria.
Caria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Less just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Less looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Less misses with a leg kick
and Caria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Less defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Less uses good head movement to avoid it.
Less's corner calls for a 1-2. Less obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Less.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Less.
A big right from Less misses.
Caria scores with a jab to the head.
Less tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Less was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Less is just out of range.
Caria misses with a low kick as Less jumps back.
Caria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Less here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Less throws a body kick that misses.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Less throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.

Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
Caria is trying to break free.
Less lands a nice knee to the body.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Less has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Caria lands a body shot.
Less lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
Less lands a nice elbow.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Less.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Less avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Caria.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Less scores with a shoulder strike.
Less pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Name Less has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Less scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Less lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Less.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Less lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Less.
A short right from Less.
Less softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Less softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Less throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Less lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Less tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Less lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Name Less dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Less feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caria's calf.

Caria clinches up with Less and pushes him back against the ropes.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Less lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Less has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Less takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Less controls his hands.
Less misses with the head strike.
Less lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Less stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Less scores with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Less creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Less lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Less obliges.
Caria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Less lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Less.
Nice elbow from Less.
Less tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Less lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Less.
Nice elbow from Less.
Caria tries to work over Less's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Less lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Less on the inside.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Less tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Less lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Less managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Less using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less misses with an elbow over the top.
Caria tries a body shot but Less blocks it.
Less with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Less.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Less blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Less is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caria can do to turn this around?
Caria is working Less over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Less throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Less lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Less on the inside.
Less blocks a body shot from Caria.

Caria breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Less clinches up against the ropes.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Less lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Name Less clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Less takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Less.
Less throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Less blocks the low kick.
Caria throws a low kick but Less moves out of range easily.
Less walks into a straight right hand from Caria.
Name Less is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria throws a series of strikes that have Less backpedaling.
Caria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Less.
Less dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria cracks a nice hook into Less's ribs.
Less misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caria appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Less lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
Less gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Less pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Less lands a shoulder strike.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Less is defending well for now.
Less blocking some punches.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Less on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Less managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Less makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Less.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Less struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Less tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Less throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Less lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caria misses with the head strike.

Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Less scoring well with a low kick there.
Less misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Less ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Less moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Less.
Less blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Less finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Jab from Less.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Name Less had his way with Melankomas Caria in that round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Less slips under a jab.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Less is looking to clinch.
Less scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Less.
Less ducks under a wild hook from Caria.

Caria instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Less.
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.

Caria breaks from the clinch.

Less darts in and clinches Caria up against the ropes.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Less working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Less struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Less tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Less back against the ropes.
Caria misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Less lands a right hand.
Less misses with some punches.
Less blocks a body shot from Caria.
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Less working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Less is blocking nicely.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Less has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less blocking some punches.
Less lands with a right to the head.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Less unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Less throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Less.
Caria wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
Less lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Less.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
Less lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Less lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Less.
Less lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Less lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Less misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Less avoids it.
Less lands an uppercut.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Less digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Less lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Name Less showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Less has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Name Less!
Name Less retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Name Less 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: Lost Vegas 2
Date: May 01, 2020

#R1#
Less jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Less tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Less.
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Less goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria swings for the body but Less moves out of range.
A big left from Less misses.
Less moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Less is out of range.
Less throws a leg kick
and Caria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Less rushes Caria and presses him up against the ropes.
Less working aggressively here. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria lands an overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Less.
Caria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Less connects with a leg kick. Caria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Less.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Less lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Less misses with the head strike.
Less lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Caria.
Less lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Less is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Less tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Less lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Less using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Caria tries to work over Less's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Less has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Less swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Less lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Less missing with knees to the body.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Less lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
Caria blocks a body shot from Less.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Less lands a nice uppercut.
Less lands with a right to the head.
Caria scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Less landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Less.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Less missing with knees to the body.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Less misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Less gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Name Less dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Less. Less obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria throws a jab when Less was well out of range.
Less slips a jab and a cross from Caria.
Less throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria misses with a low kick as Less jumps back.#CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Less lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Name Less seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Less with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Less managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Less comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Less utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Less blocks a body shot from Caria.
Still in the clinch, Less scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Less scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land.
Less has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Less can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria landing knees to the body.
Less lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Less.
Less tries a body shot but Caria blocks it. #T1#
Less tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Less lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Less.
Less has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Less keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Caria clinches. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Less.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Less scores with a nice right hand.
Less swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Less explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Less turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Less tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Less connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Less throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and pushes Less back into the ropes.#T2##BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Less misses with a low kick.
Caria thuds his right hand into Less's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Less.#CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Less in a clinch.
Less using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Less pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Less swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Less's shoulder, as Less tries to avoid the shot.
Less blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Less circles away quickly and effectively.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Less. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Less saw that one coming.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Caria lands a left hand.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Name Less will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
That's time! Caria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Less throws a leg kick but Caria checks it. #CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Caria working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Less tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Less.
Nice shot lands for Less.
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Less misses with the head strike.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Less swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less misses with a low kick.
Less throws a low kick, looking for Caria's leg but Caria calmly moves out of range.
Less misses the shot to the body.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Less manages to avoid it.
Less scores with a leg kick.
Less on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Less does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria works over Less's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Less blocks a jab.
Less appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Less ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Less pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caria is out of range and Less settles back down.
Less connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caria. Caria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Less looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Less connects with an inside leg kick.
Less misses with a low kick as Caria jumps back.
Caria takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Caria blocks the elbow strike.
Less tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Less blocking some punches.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
Less working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Less working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Less unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T2#
Caria darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Less gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Less lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Less lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Less cracks Caria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Less has closed the distance and engaged Caria in a clinch.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Less trying to land knees to the body.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Less.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Less avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less lands a left hand.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Less is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Name Less.
I've got Less winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: AKT 17
Date: Apr 17, 2020

#R1#
Nice shot by Atunes.
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Caria checks the leg kick.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria 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.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caria moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria closes the distance but Atunes moves to the side
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria with a hook.
Atunes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Caria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caria misses with a hook to the body
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Caria jumps back.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Atunes lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Caria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caria scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
A big left from Caria misses.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat.
Atunes wants to slow Caria down by chopping away at his legs.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Atunes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Nice uppercut lands for Caria. That snapped Atunes's head back.
Atunes needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atunes cracks Caria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atunes scores with the left hand. Caria knows he should have avoided that one.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caria can do to turn this around?
A short right from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria lands a jab to the nose.
Atunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria misses with a low kick as Atunes jumps back.
Caria cracks the inside of Atunes's front leg.
Nice straight punches there by Atunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atunes.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Atunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Atunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T1#
Caria misses with a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Caria tries a quick counter leg kick but Atunes is wise to it.
Caria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Caria throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Caria lands a nice looking body shot.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Caria moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atunes needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria lands with a kick to the ribs.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
Caria tries to clinch
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caria throws a push kick but Atunes slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Atunes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Atunes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria misses with a low kick as Atunes jumps back.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Atunes.#CL2#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Caria misses.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Caria rushes Atunes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria prevents Atunes from breaking the clinch.
Atunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caria blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria thumps Atunes with a low kick.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atunes throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
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!
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caria tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria misses with a kick to the body.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Caria tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Atunes checks a leg kick.
Atunes cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Caria lands with a nice body punch.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Atunes throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Atunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caria misses with a low kick as Atunes jumps back.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caria throws a shot to the body.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Caria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atunes throws a big counter combination but Caria scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Atunes punishes Caria's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Caria.
Atunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Atunes tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Melankomas Caria just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
Caria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caria throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria scores with a kick to the midsection.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Caria darts in and clinches Atunes up against the ropes.
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Caria.
Atunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
A short right from Atunes.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands. #BC#
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Atunes moves away from the strike by Caria.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
Caria looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Caria - just one landing.
Caria scores with a jab to the head.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Caria throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Atunes.
A low kick from Caria is predictable there
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Caria jumps back.
Caria swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Atunes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caria lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Caria scores with a leg kick. #CL2#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Atunes working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Atunes breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
Caria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caria is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atunes counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonardo Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
It looks like Atunes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Caria motions for Atunes to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes slips a jab and a cross from Caria.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Atunes down.
Caria throws a front kick that sends Atunes stumbling back into the ropes.
Caria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Caria tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Caria lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Caria cracks Atunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria throws a counter combo.
Caria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Atunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caria tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Caria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atunes's calf.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atunes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
Atunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Atunes misses with a low kick.#T2#
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atunes on the side of the head.#CL2#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Atunes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the ropes.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atunes tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47

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

Event: Midweek Meltdown 1
Date: Apr 01, 2020

#R1#
Perkules's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caria under the eye.
Perkules throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caria wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perkules has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkules.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perkules has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Perkules on the inside.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Perkules throws a head punch that misses.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Perkules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Perkules in a clinch.
Perkules blocks a body shot from Caria. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Perkules slips under a jab from Caria.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Caria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria cracks Perkules with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Perkules lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perkules lands a body shot.
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perkules fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Perkules checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T2#
Perkules bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Perkules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkules takes a jab right on the kisser.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Caria wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria digs a good body shot into Perkules's ribs.
Caria moves away from the strike by Perkules.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Perkules.
Perkules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Perkules lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caria.
Perkules waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria misses with a low kick. #CL#
Caria clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Perkules lands a shot to the body.
Perkules struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Caria blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A big right from Perkules misses.
Caria lands an overhand right.#CL#
Perkules gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Perkules scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules connects with a knee to the head.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria tries a body shot but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkules takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perkules.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkules.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes. #T1#
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
Perkules lands an uppercut.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkules misses with a body punch.
Perkules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Perkules struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Perkules.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perkules lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perkules is breathing heavily.
Caria gets through Perkules's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Caria misses with a hook.
Perkules counters with a body kick.
Perkules throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Perkules tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkules steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Caria throws the left hand but Perkules avoids the punch easily.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkules darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Perkules off balance momentarily.
Perkules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria blocks a head kick by Perkules.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Perkules tries a quick counter leg kick but Caria is wise to it.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkules cracks Caria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perkules just manages to avoid it.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Perkules throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well. #T1#
Caria scores with a push kick.
Perkules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perkules moves away from the strike by Caria.
A leg kick checked by Perkules.
Perkules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkules. Perkules circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Perkules swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkules has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkules wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria misses with the head strike. #T2#
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perkules's face.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkules.
Perkules tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkules takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Perkules is looking to score with low kicks.
Perkules motions for Caria to come forward. Perkules throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Perkules's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkules tries to avoid it. #CL#
Caria pushes Perkules up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Perkules working aggressively here.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Perkules working Caria over with knees to the body.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkules.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkules.
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkules lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
A knee to the head by Perkules.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caria is working Perkules over against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Perkules lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perkules is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perkules misses with a body punch.
Perkules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkules.
Perkules checks a leg kick.
Perkules moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
Perkules misses with a body kick.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perkules just manages to avoid it.
Perkules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Caria lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkules misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes.
Caria lands an uppercut.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkules moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL#
Caria forces Perkules back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perkules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Caria tries to clinch there but Perkules circles away.
Perkules misses the shot to the body.
Perkules misses the jab.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria lands the left hand.
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria lands a jab to Perkules's midsection.
Perkules looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Perkules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Caria - just one landing.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkules.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria with a hook.#CL#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perkules, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Perkules working aggressively here.
A short left from Caria. #T1#
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules scores with a knee to the head.
Caria blocking some punches.
Perkules misses with some punches. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Perkules throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.
Perkules throws a head kick that half lands.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Nice body kick from Perkules.
Perkules throws a one two combo.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkules.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria tries to land a front kick but Perkules steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkules.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria scores with a three punch combo!
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria moves away from the strike by Perkules.
Caria lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perkules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkules avoided it.
Perkules punishes Caria's body with a nice straight punch.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkules with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules throws a body kick that misses.
Perkules misses with a straight left.
Caria throws a low kick but Perkules avoids it.
Perkules avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Perkules misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melankomas Caria.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47

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

Event: Grand Prix Semi FINAL
Date: Mar 14, 2020

#R1#
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caria motions for Johnson to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Caria darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson prevents Caria from breaking the clinch.
Johnson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Caria scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria lands a body punch.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Caria on the inside. #T2#
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Caria tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it. #T4#
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocking some punches. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Caria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Caria scores with a knee to the head.
Caria works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land. #T1#
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Caria.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Caria misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Caria darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Caria lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Johnson checks a low kick from Caria.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Caria forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch. #CL#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Johnson rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#T3#
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria working Johnson over with knees to the body.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Caria's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Caria connects with a looping right hand.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria scores with a hook.
Caria scoring well with a low kick there. #CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is leaning against Caria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body. #T4#
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria is working Johnson over against the ropes.
Johnson tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Caria prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Caria pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Caria crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.#CL#
Caria clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.#BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caria! #CL#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caria is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Caria misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target. #CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caria with a knee to the head.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Caria. #T3##BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
Caria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Caria.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
Caria tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson has Caria pressed against the ropes, preventing Caria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caria lands a knee to the body. #T4#
A short left from Caria.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Caria. #CL#
Caria darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Caria presses Johnson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Caria drives through and clinches with Johnson against the ropes. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Caria with a knee to the head.
Caria prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4##CL#
Caria rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caria - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caria. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
Caria takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caria blocks the elbow strike. #T1#
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.#CL#
Caria clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caria.
A left hand lands to the body for Caria.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
Caria is working Johnson over against the ropes.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria lands a right hand.
A short right from Caria.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?#BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Caria. #T3#
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Caria. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Caria pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
A short left from Caria.
Caria is controlling Johnson's neck. Caria unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Johnson goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Melankomas Caria, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Grand Prix ROUND 2 NY
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Stefanovic. That's going to slow Caria down.
Caria with a hook.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Caria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caria wants to clinch up but Stefanovic keeps it at a distance.
Stefanovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stefanovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.#CL#
Caria rushes Stefanovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stefanovic lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Stefanovic is blocking nicely.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefanovic gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stefanovic.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stefanovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Stefanovic slips a jab from Caria.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria throws out a leg kick but Stefanovic moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Stefanovic misses with a straight right.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stefanovic misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Stefanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic lands a right hand.
Stefanovic blocks a body shot from Caria.
Stefanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Stefanovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stefanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Stefanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Caria.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Stefanovic avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Stefanovic misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria works on Stefanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Caria cracks Stefanovic with a nice body shot.
Stefanovic tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Stefanovic back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria gets through Stefanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefanovic avoids the damage to the body.
Stefanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Stefanovic. That snapped Caria's head back.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Stefanovic.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Stefanovic throws a jab when Caria 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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stefanovic is able to avoid easily.
Stefanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
That kick from Caria tenderised Stefanovic's leg. Stefanovic is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Caria drives through and clinches with Stefanovic against the ropes.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Stefanovic, against the ropes.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stefanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards. #T1#
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefanovic moves away.#CL#
Caria clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Stefanovic.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Stefanovic controls the action.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caria blocks the elbow strike. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Stefanovic misses.
Stefanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stefanovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stefanovic just manages to avoid it.
Stefanovic tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stefanovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
Stefanovic connects with the punch.#T2#
Caria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefanovic misses with a looping right.
Stefanovic takes one to the chin there.
Caria throws a series of punches but Stefanovic moves out of range. #CL#
Caria rushes Stefanovic and presses him up against the ropes.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stefanovic is defending well for now.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stefanovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stefanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands a body punch.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stefanovic throws an elbow but misses.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Stefanovic blocks it.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
Stefanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria working aggressively here.
Stefanovic lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Caria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Stefanovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Stefanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria keeps Stefanovic at a distance using the push kick.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Stefanovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stefanovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caria moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stefanovic has time to react.
Stefanovic misses with a looping left.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caria throws a front kick that sends Stefanovic stumbling back into the ropes.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria throws a low kick but Stefanovic moves out of range easily.
Stefanovic looks to land a combination but Caria avoids it well. #CL#
Caria clinches.
Stefanovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stefanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Stefanovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caria.
Stefanovic catches Caria with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caria!
Stefanovic scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Caria misses.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Stefanovic circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Stefanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Caria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stefanovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stefanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Caria motions for Stefanovic to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria scores with a jab. Stefanovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria tries to move into range but Stefanovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL#
Caria drives through and clinches with Stefanovic against the ropes.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stefanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses. #T2#
A body shot lands from Caria.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stefanovic lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
A right hand to the body from Stefanovic.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
It looks like Caria has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Stefanovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stefanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stefanovic, as that shot connected.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Stefanovic's head.#CL#
Caria has Stefanovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria prevents a body shot from Stefanovic.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that 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 Melankomas Caria.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: AKT 15
Date: Feb 21, 2020

#R1#
Stefanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria throws a leg kick but Stefanovic checks it.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria sets himself, and Stefanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Caria avoids it this time.
Caria throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Caria moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Stefanovic scores with a jab to the body.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stefanovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stefanovic duly obliges.
Stefanovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stefanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Stefanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Stefanovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stefanovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Stefanovic misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria throws a low kick but Stefanovic moves out of range easily.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefanovic throws out the jab.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caria misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Stefanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Stefanovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Stefanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Stefanovic connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
We've been informed that Stefanovic 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.
Stefanovic throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Stefanovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stefanovic misses with a low kick.
Stefanovic thows a leg kick but Caria checks it
and Caria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Stefanovic's defenses.
Caria misses with a hook. Stefanovic ducked under it nicely.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Stefanovic.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stefanovic.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Stefanovic walks into a stiff left hand from Caria.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL2#
Stefanovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caria, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up.
Stefanovic throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Stefanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefanovic.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stefanovic.
Caria moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
A slow jab from Stefanovic misses its intended target.
A big left from Stefanovic misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caria throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Stefanovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stefanovic misses with a few strikes there.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Stefanovic connects with a body shot that sends Caria's belly button to the back.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Stefanovic's shoulder, as Stefanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Caria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stefanovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stefanovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stefanovic misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Alex Stefanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria scores with a hook.
Caria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stefanovic misses with a leg kick.
Stefanovic ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Stefanovic's head but Stefanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanovic. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefanovic is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stefanovic.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Stefanovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1#
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stefanovic blocks a jab.
Stefanovic ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Stefanovic blocks a jab.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Stefanovic walks into a jab.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caria misses with a wild combination.
Caria moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Good leg kick by Caria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stefanovic defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stefanovic's head backwards.
Caria throws a leg kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Stefanovic tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.
Stefanovic misses the shot to the body.
Stefanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Stefanovic's shoulder, as Stefanovic tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Stefanovic scores with a hook to the body. Caria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stefanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Stefanovic misses.
Stefanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
A punch combination from Stefanovic misses.
Stefanovic scores with a leg kick.
Stefanovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic thumps Caria with a low kick.
Stefanovic swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stefanovic.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stefanovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stefanovic throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Stefanovic saw that one coming.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria cracks Stefanovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Stefanovic looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Stefanovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefanovic throws a good cross that connects.
Caria jabs Stefanovic right on the nose. Stefanovic blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Stefanovic improves position.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefanovic's elbow.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefanovic is keeping busy.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria is looking to break free of the clinch but Stefanovic has double underhooks.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefanovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Caria has Stefanovic pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land. #T1#
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefanovic is keeping busy.
Stefanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stefanovic as Caria tries to tie him up.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
Stefanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Stefanovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caria scores with a kick to the body.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stefanovic's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stefanovic staying out of range there.#T2#
Stefanovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Caria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Stefanovic coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
A big right from Caria misses.
Stefanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria misses with a right hand
and Stefanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Stefanovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Stefanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria. #CL2#
Stefanovic drives through and clinches with Caria against the ropes.
Caria blocking some punches.
Stefanovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Stefanovic lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Caria.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Stefanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stefanovic 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Stefanovic!

Event: RR #6
Date: Jan 24, 2020

#R1#
Crosby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria dodges the punch combination from Crosby.
Caria let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crosby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caria misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria lands a front kick.
Crosby throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crosby's calf.
Crosby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby connects with the punch.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Crosby saw that one coming.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Crosby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crosby tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Crosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Crosby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caria! But no joy.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
Caria tests Crosby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crosby thuds his right hand into Caria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crosby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Crosby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crosby looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria digs a good body shot into Crosby's ribs.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Crosby moves away and avoids it.
Crosby misses the jab.
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby lands with a right hand. #T2#
Caria cracks Crosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Crosby instigates a clinch.
A short right from Caria.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Caria.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Crosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Crosby lands with a right to the head.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC2#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Caria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crosby at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Crosby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
Caria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crosby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Caria misses.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria moves out of range as Crosby strikes.
Caria scores with a jab.
Caria misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Caria scores with a nice head shot.
Crosby connects with a nice looking jab.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crosby manages to avoid it.
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
Caria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Crosby slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
Crosby throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1#
Crosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Crosby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crosby throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria swinging wildly here.
Crosby slips a jab from Caria.
A shot to the liver by Caria. Beautiful body shot.
Crosby throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Caria moves out of range as Crosby strikes.
Caria swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caria misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Crosby misses.
Caria throws a leg kick but Crosby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut there from Caria.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria scores with a push kick.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Crosby moved away.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Crosby had a free shot at his head there.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Crosby's head but Crosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Crosby moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Crosby moves into the clinch.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Crosby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
A shot to the liver by Caria. Beautiful body shot.
Caria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crosby throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Caria manages to circle out of the way.
Dany Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crosby slips under a jab from Caria.
Crosby throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Caria misses.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crosby. That did some damage!
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria cracks the inside of Crosby's front leg. #CL#
Crosby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Crosby gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Caria working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosby.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Dany Crosby has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Crosby.
Crosby avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body. #T1#
Crosby tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crosby is keeping busy.
Crosby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Caria.
A short left from Caria. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Crosby loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria fails to land with a series of punches.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Crosby saw that one coming.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caria.
Caria unleashes a big counter combination but Crosby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Caria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crosby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caria circles away quickly and effectively.#T2#
Caria lands with a shot to the body.
Crosby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crosby scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosby takes one to the side of the head.
Crosby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Caria jabs Crosby right on the nose. Crosby blinks but takes it well.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Crosby.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
Crosby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Crosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria scores with a one two! Crosby had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: RR 3 !!NEW YEAR KNOCKOUTS!!
Date: Jan 01, 2020

#R1#
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muller walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Muller staying out of range there.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller blocks a jab.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Muller wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria slips a straight right by Muller .
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Muller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caria, pushing him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muller tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Muller 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.
Muller is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Caria.
Caria tests Muller 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria avoids the body shot from Muller .
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muller under the eye.
Muller slips a jab from Caria.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Muller throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.#T2#
Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muller misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller .
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muller tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Muller has managed to clinch.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller with a hook.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Muller throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range. #CL2#
Muller closes the distance and clinches.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Muller working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Muller .
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller 's elbow.
Muller throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Nice body punch from Caria. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria thuds a left hand into Muller 's body.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller tries to clinch up.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria cracks the inside of Muller 's front leg.
Caria misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller works Caria's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Muller has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Muller lands a right hand.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Caria connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
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!
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Caria. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Muller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muller lands a right hand.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muller blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria tries to stall but Muller uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muller is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Muller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Muller .
Muller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caria finds it's way round the side to connect with Muller 's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Muller is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Muller closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Muller moves into the clinch.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria blocks a body shot from Muller .
A nice right hand lands inside from Muller .
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller .
Caria lands a good knee to the midsection. Muller won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller working aggressively here. #T1##BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria throws a series of punches but Muller moves out of range.
Caria sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Caria avoids it this time.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria lands the left hand.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria digs a good hook to Muller 's body.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller .
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller .
Jab, jab by Muller - just one landing.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Muller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Muller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller .
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria scores with a jab.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Muller moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria lands with a shot to the body.
Caria fails to land with a series of punches.
Muller is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Muller defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Muller tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
Muller moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Muller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria motions for Muller to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria cracks the inside of Muller 's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller . Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Muller walks into a left hand.
Muller wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
Muller catches Caria with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muller takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Muller slips the punch.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller .
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Muller takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T4#
Muller tries to clinch up.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Muller slips a jab from Caria.
Caria lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria thuds his right hand into Muller 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Caria throws a low kick but Muller avoids it.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muller checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Muller has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Muller .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller .
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Muller .
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller misses with a hook.
That kick from Caria tenderised Muller 's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Muller slips the punch.
Muller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muller lands with a shot to the body.
Muller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Caria throws a chopping leg kick but Muller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Muller had a free shot at his head there.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Caria cracks the inside of Muller 's front leg.
Caria tries to move into range but Muller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller scores with the left hand. Caria knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Muller blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Caria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muller 's calf.
Caria lands a nice looking body kick.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL2#
Muller has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Hennig Muller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Muller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller .
Muller 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Muller manages to avoid it.#T2##CL2#
Muller moves into the clinch successfully.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Muller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Caria misses.
Muller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caria rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Caria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muller tries to clinch up.
Muller misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Muller closes the distance and pushes Caria back into the ropes.#BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Caria tenderised Muller 's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Muller .
Muller throws a good cross that connects.
Muller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
Muller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller .#T3#
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muller blocks a leg kick.#CL2#
Muller closes the distance and clinches.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caria thuds his right hand into Muller 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caria slips a straight right by Muller .
Caria lands a front kick.
Hennig Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria throws a push kick but Muller slaps the foot to one side.
Caria misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.
Caria goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muller moves out of range as Caria strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caria - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws a leg kick but Muller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caria thuds his right hand into Muller 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muller misses with a looping left.#T4#
A big left from Caria misses.
Caria lands a nice hook to Muller 's body. Muller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria cracks Muller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria dips to his left and cracks Muller with an uppercut!
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muller 's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria avoids the body shot from Muller .
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria lands a head shot.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a hook but Muller blocks it.#CL2#
Muller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

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

Event: AKT : New Starts
Date: Nov 16, 2019

#R1#
McDonnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
McDonnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caria misses with a straight right.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonnell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDonnell misses with a left hand
letting Caria counter with a right hand.
A jab from Caria misses.
Caria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Caria goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caria drops his hands momentarily and McDonnell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria blocks the body kick.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria scoring well with a low kick there.
Caria jabs at McDonnell's body.
Caria sizes up McDonnell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Caria throws a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
A big right from Caria misses.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonnell tries to land a leg kick but Caria saw it coming and moves away.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and McDonnell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
Caria wants to slow McDonnell down by chopping away at his legs.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from McDonnell misses.
A shot to the liver by McDonnell. Beautiful body shot.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caria tried to score with a low kick but McDonnell checks it.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Caria avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
Caria throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonnell's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonnell scores with a jab. Caria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDonnell moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
McDonnell wants to counter with a clinch but Caria pushes him away.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonnell misses with a body kick.
McDonnell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonnell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonnell.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonnell tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but McDonnell avoided it.#T3#
Caria scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Caria is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria misses with a kick to the body.
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonnell's hands.
McDonnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria wants to slow McDonnell down by chopping away at his legs.
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonnell's hands.
Caria lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonnell off the ropes and back into range.
Caria cracks McDonnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Caria blocks a jab.
Caria throws a push kick but McDonnell slaps the foot to one side.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonnell.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria takes one to the side of the head. #T4#
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
Caria on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McDonnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caria.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but McDonnell avoided it.
Caria lunges at McDonnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonnell's hand.
McDonnell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caria.
A big left from Caria misses.
Caria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell scores with the left hand. Caria knows he should have avoided that one.
Caria lands a nice hook to McDonnell's body. McDonnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caria cracks the inside of McDonnell's front leg.
McDonnell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDonnell there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Caria misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria 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#
Caria wants to land a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
McDonnell looks to land a body kick but Caria moved away.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caria misses with a hook
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
McDonnell tries a quick counter leg kick but Caria is wise to it.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caria misses with a low kick as McDonnell jumps back.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Nice body punch from McDonnell. #CL2#
McDonnell forces Caria back against the ropes and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell lands with a light punch inside.
Caria taking a breather.
McDonnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
McDonnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
A frustrated look appears on Caria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McDonnell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McDonnell tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonnell misses with a body kick.
McDonnell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Caria misses with a two punch combination. #CL2#
McDonnell moves into the clinch.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonnell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
Caria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDonnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Caria scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonnell should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caria.
Caria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
McDonnell tries to land a front kick but Caria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonnell throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
McDonnell tries to bum rush Caria with a series of wild strikes but Caria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonnell.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonnell scores with a spinning back kick!
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Caria misses with a left hand
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
McDonnell moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
McDonnell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL2#
McDonnell gets a clinch.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
McDonnell trying to stall but Caria improves his position.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
McDonnell closes the distance and pushes Caria back into the ropes.#BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonnell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
McDonnell lands a head kick. Caria smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by McDonnell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away. #T4#
Caria jabs at McDonnell's body.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
A jab from Caria does it's job there.
Caria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonnell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caria.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Caria.
McDonnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
A punch lands to the side of McDonnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks McDonnell off balance momentarily.
McDonnell wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
McDonnell misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A jab from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
McDonnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonnell lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
McDonnell blocks a leg kick.
McDonnell steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Caria misses with a double jab.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caria's sensitive parts.
McDonnell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
Caria lands with a good body shot.
McDonnell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Caria connects with a leg kick. McDonnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Caria lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonnell takes a step back to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caria!
McDonnell throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
McDonnell throws out a powerful jab.
McDonnell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McDonnell scrambles back to his feet.
Caria with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caria lands the left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDonnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caria finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonnell's head.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down. #T2#
McDonnell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Caria missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell misses with a low kick as Caria jumps back.
Caria wants to slow McDonnell down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Caria scores with a kick to the body.
Caria misses with a hook #CL2#
and McDonnell counters by moving into the clinch.
McDonnell lands with a light punch inside.
McDonnell tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDonnell as Caria tries to tie him up.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonnell.
A short right from McDonnell on the inside.
Cory McDonnell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDonnell is working Caria over against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonnell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head. #T3#
McDonnell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonnell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a light punch inside.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonnell prevents a body shot from Caria.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
McDonnell scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonnell lands the left hand.
Caria misses with a left hand
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonnell scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell slips a jab from Caria.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria lands a front kick.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
McDonnell tries to counter by closing the distance.
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caria moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDonnell lands with a good body shot.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Caria misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caria.
Caria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cory McDonnell.
I think McDonnell 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

Melankomas Caria wins by majority decision!
An out of breath Melankomas Caria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: RH100
Date: Oct 19, 2019

#R1#
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Gracie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Caria tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie slips a straight right by Caria.
Gracie throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caria lands with a nice body punch.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Gracie throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Gracie gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria scores with a decent looking hook.
Caria jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Gracie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria checks a low kick from Gracie.
Caria works the jab nicely.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Caria's ribs.
Gracie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Caria.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a series of punches but Caria avoids them all with ease.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Caria goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Caria moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caria connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Caria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Caria misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Caria scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Gracie.
Caria misses with a kick to the body.
Caria stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat.
A big left from Caria misses.
Gracie steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Caria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Caria paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria throws a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?#T1#
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Caria lands a jab to the head.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caria moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Jab from Gracie.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Caria misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Caria.
Caria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caria lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria misses with a body kick.#T2#
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caria's sensitive parts.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Caria avoids nicely.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie slips under a jab from Caria.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Caria misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Caria lands with a cross.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Caria takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie works Caria's body with a nice hook.
Caria throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caria lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back. #T1#
Caria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caria.
Caria throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Caria misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Caria.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie moves out of range as Caria strikes.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Gracie.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Gracie tries a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Caria misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.#T2#
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Caria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Caria is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Caria's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Gracie misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Caria misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caria is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Caria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Caria swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria slips under a jab.
Gracie checks a low kick from Caria.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie pushes Caria away with a front kick.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Caria throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caria if he has to take too many more of those.
Caria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Caria shakes it off.
Caria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Caria was not able to check.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2#
Caria misses with a straight right.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Caria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caria throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Caria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caria.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria lands an overhand right.
Gracie digs a good hook to Caria's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie moves out of range as Caria strikes.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Caria's head back.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Caria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caria connects with a jab.
Caria throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caria looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Caria will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Caria with a body shot.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Caria lands the left hand.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.#T1#
Gracie tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Caria throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caria - that will leave a mark!
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.#T2#
Gracie throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria takes one on the button.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caria cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caria.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gracie defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Renato Gracie, 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: RH88
Date: Sep 21, 2019

#R1#
Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Caria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Caria throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Caria jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caria scores with a nice body kick.
Lee lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria blocks a head kick by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Caria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Lee avoids a kick to the body. #T1#
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Caria.
Lee slips a straight right by Caria.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Caria throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caria.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caria's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Caria tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caria.
Caria cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Caria lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Lee catches Caria right on the button with a cross.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Caria was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Caria avoids the body shot from Lee.
Caria displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Caria blocks the body kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Caria.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee checks a low kick from Caria.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Lee digs a good body shot into Caria's ribs.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caria lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Caria.#T1#
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Caria flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee slips under a jab.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Caria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caria counters with a stiff right hand.
Caria blocks a jab.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Lee slips a jab from Caria.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Caria avoids the head kick by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caria. Lee shrugs it off though.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2#
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Caria connects with a jab.
Caria stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caria in his tracks.
Caria cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Caria misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a few strikes there.
Lee slips under a jab from Caria.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Lee tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee connects with a jab.
Caria motions for Lee to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Caria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caria slips a jab from Lee.
Caria tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Caria shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1#
Caria motions for Lee to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caria tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria scores with a push kick.
Lee throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria moves away from the strike by Lee.
Caria misses with a two punch combination.
Caria is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Caria connects with the punch.
Caria misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Caria.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Caria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Caria moves his leg out of the way.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Caria fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caria is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL#
Caria gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caria's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caria fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caria tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Caria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Caria checks the leg kick.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria.
Lee throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Caria.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee moves out of range as Caria throws a body kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Caria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Caria throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Caria.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Caria breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Caria thumps Lee with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria.
Tommy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Caria just manages to avoid it.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caria! But no joy.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Caria.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick. #T1#
Caria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caria cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caria - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caria. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Caria finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Caria blocks a jab.
Caria lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria throws a shot to the body.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caria feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Caria throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caria scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee misses with a head kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Melankomas Caria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RH75
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Good leg kick by Caria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Wade avoids it.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade checks a leg kick.
Caria misses with a series of wild punches.
Caria scores with a spinning back kick!
Caria throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
Wade throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
Wade throws a leg kick but Caria checks it.
Caria tries to work over Wade's front leg with a kick but Wade checks it.
Caria misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a leg kick but Wade checks it.
Wade only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Caria - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria. #CL2#
Wade takes the fight into the clinch.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria'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!
Caria lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caria blocks a body shot from Wade.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Wade back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wade as Caria tries to tie him up.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Wade back against the ropes. #BC2#
Wade breaks from the clinch.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Wade.
Wade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria misses with a few strikes there.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Caria is looking to chop away at Wade's legs. #T2#
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Caria. That snapped Wade's head back.
Caria moves out of range as Wade strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Caria throws a leg kick but Wade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wade throws a counter combo.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Sloppy strikes from Caria. Those never looked like landing.
Wade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caria throws a leg kick but Wade checks it.
Wade lands with a nice combination. Caria backs away looking to recover.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Wade tenderised Caria's leg. Caria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL2#
Wade rushes Caria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Caria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Wade takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a solid leg kick but Wade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caria.
It seemed like Wade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Wade moves into range and clinches up with Caria.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Wade tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria tries to stall but Wade uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria wants to slow Wade down by chopping away at his legs.
Caria lunges at Wade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wade's hand.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wade's sensitive parts.
Caria misses with a leg kick. #T1#
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Wade is out of range.
Wade tries a quick counter leg kick but Caria is wise to it.
Wade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caria rather than just go for the knockout.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wade.
Wade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wade lands a nice looking body shot.
Caria fakes the leg kick and cracks Wade in the body.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
Wade tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Wade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caria avoids the body shot from Wade.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Wade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Caria throws a right hand that misses
letting Wade counter with a right hand.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt. #T2#
Wade misses with a body shot.
Wade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caria thuds his right hand into Wade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wade tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
A left lands for Caria.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Wade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Wade off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Wade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wade throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Morgan Wade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wade tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Wade manages to avoid it.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caria with a nice cross.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Wade's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria is looking to slow Wade down with leg kicks.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade checks a low kick from Caria.
Wade lands a body shot.
Wade is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria scores with a jab. Wade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid body kick from Caria.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T1##CL2#
Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wade.
Wade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wade gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards. #BC2#
Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Wade's shoulder, as Wade tries to avoid the shot.
Caria misses with a hook
and Wade counters with an outside leg kick. #CL2#
Wade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan Wade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wade.
Caria is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Wade misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wade under the eye.
Caria moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Wade avoided it.
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wade jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2##CL2#
Wade has managed to clinch.
Wade tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Wade.
Wade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wade can turn it around.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wade is keeping busy.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Wade tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Wade tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Wade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Wade.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Wade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wade 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: RH67
Date: Aug 10, 2019

#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkules throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Perkules throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Perkules was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkules 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.
Caria sizes up Perkules with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkules scores with a push kick.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkules checks it well.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Perkules's head but Perkules sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkules motions for Caria to come forward. Perkules throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkules uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perkules lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow Caria down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkules throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria drops his hands momentarily and Perkules takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Caria misses with a two punch combination.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Perkules.
Caria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caria slips a straight right by Perkules.
Caria lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Perkules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkules.
Caria throws a low kick but Perkules moves out of range easily.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkules looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkules defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perkules, right into the meat.
Perkules keeps Caria at a distance using the push kick.
Caria swings for the body but Perkules moves out of range.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Perkules tries to land a front kick but Caria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Perkules lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Perkules lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caria doesn't seem phased though.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perkules at a distance.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkules will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Perkules.
Caria takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Caria misses with a low kick. #T2#
Perkules moves forwards but Caria connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perkules misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkules throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkules slips a jab from Caria.
Perkules looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perkules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkules connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules scores with a hook.
Perkules swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Perkules uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria.
Caria defending well as Perkules loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Perkules 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Perkules feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caria's calf.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkules.
Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perkules attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Caria throws a hook but Perkules avoids it easily.
A jab from Caria misses.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkules.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkules changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkules with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Perkules. Beautiful body shot.
Caria throws a low kick but Perkules avoids it.
Caria slips a straight right by Perkules.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkules throws a chopping leg kick but Caria manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Caria misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkules! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Perkules takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caria throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkules fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Perkules throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range. #T1#
Caria misses with a body shot.
Perkules attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkules lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
Caria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkules momentarily.
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkules throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria lands a nice looking body kick.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria cracks a nice hook into Perkules's ribs.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkules takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perkules looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Perkules's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Perkules misses.
Perkules connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria looks to land a combination but Perkules avoids it well.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkules. #T2#
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkules avoided it.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Perkules finds it's way through Caria's defenses.
Perkules takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Perkules.
Perkules takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkules swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
Perkules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Perkules missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria avoids the head kick by Perkules.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Caria takes a swing at Perkules's ribcage but misses.
Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkules's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caria scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Perkules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkules looks to land a body kick but Caria moved away.
Caria scores with a one two! Perkules had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Caria throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Caria throws a jab when Perkules was well out of range.
A jab from Caria misses.
Perkules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkules ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Perkules looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkules looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Perkules has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Caria is looking to score with low kicks.
Caria sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Caria cracks Perkules with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Perkules tries a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.#T1#
Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkules on the side of the head.
Caria throws a shot to the body.
Perkules tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria throws a solid leg kick but Perkules takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caria.
Caria swings for the body but Perkules moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkules checks a leg kick.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkules displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Perkules ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria throws a front kick aimed at Perkules's knee but Perkules avoids it well.
Perkules is looking to score with low kicks.
Perkules throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkules manages to avoid it.#T2#
Perkules throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Perkules is looking to slow Caria down with leg kicks.
Caria scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow Caria down.
Perkules lands a leg kick that knocks Caria off balance momentarily.
Perkules scores with a nice right hand.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a kick to the body.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Perkules ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Perkules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkules dodges the punch combination from Caria.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Perkules misses the shot to the body.
Perkules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Perkules moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkules misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules moved away.
Perkules throws a front kick that sends Caria stumbling back into the ropes.
Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkules throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: RH57
Date: Jul 24, 2019

#R1#
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Caria tenderised Benson's leg. Benson is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Benson clinches.
Benson prevents a body shot from Caria. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Benson's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson throws a head kick that half lands.
Benson checks a leg kick.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria scores with a jab to the head.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Crunch! Caria slams his shin into Benson's torso.
Caria is looking to score with low kicks.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Benson throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benson throws out the jab.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria lands with a hook. Benson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benson is looking to slow Caria down with leg kicks.
Benson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benson misses with a straight left. #T1#
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caria is able to avoid easily.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria stuns Benson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL2#
Benson closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Caria misses
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caria. That one must have hurt.
Benson takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caria takes a step back to recover.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Caria misses with a few strikes there. #T2#
Benson throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Caria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benson on the side of the head.
Caria misses with a low kick.
That kick from Caria tenderised Benson's leg. Benson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria slips under a jab from Benson.
Caria throws a sloppy body shot
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Caria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson misses with a series of wild punches.
Benson throws a shot to the body.
Caria moves out of range of the leg kick from Benson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Benson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Caria walks into a straight right hand from Benson.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caria has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Benson.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Caria blocks a head kick by Benson.
Caria misses with a shot to the body
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benson tries to score with a low kick but Caria moves his leg out of the way.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Benson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria misses with a kick to the body.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Benson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Benson clinches up with Caria and pushes him back against the ropes.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Caria.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Benson lands a left hand.
Benson lands a body punch.
Benson lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson lands a nice elbow. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick there by Caria.
Benson cracks Caria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Benson moves his leg out of the way.
Benson cracks Caria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson moves forwards but Caria connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benson thows a leg kick but Caria checks it
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
We've been told by Caria's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T2#
Benson throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson lands with a nice body punch.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
Caria avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson lands with a hook. Caria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benson throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benson. That's going to slow Caria down.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Benson moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benson is keeping busy.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Benson avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caria lands an overhand right.
Benson throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Benson tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That kick from Caria tenderised Benson's leg. Benson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benson tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Caria takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria with a nice cross.
Benson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caria throws a push kick but Benson slaps the foot to one side.
Benson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benson throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Caria misses
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Benson misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Benson. Those never looked like landing.
Benson tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caria. Benson shrugs it off though.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caria avoids the head kick by Benson.
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benson's sensitive parts.
Caria lands a nice looking body kick.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
Benson tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Benson cracks the inside of Caria's front leg.
Benson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria cracks Benson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Caria misses with a low kick as Benson jumps back.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria thuds his right hand into Benson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caria steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benson. That one must have hurt.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donk. Caria catches Benson right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a sloppy body shot
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caria there as he acknowledges the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caria 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Wolfgang Benson was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometimes u win, sometimes u lose. I'll go back and do my homework. Come back stronger.'.

Event: RH47
Date: Jul 03, 2019

#R1#
Ragnarsson thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've been told by Caria's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Ragnarsson looks to land a combination. Caria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Caria walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson connects with a single shot there.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Ragnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Ragnarsson checks the leg kick.
Caria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnarsson cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Caria thows a leg kick but Ragnarsson checks it
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Caria.
Ragnarsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Caria's head back.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnarsson is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caria.
Ragnarsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caria slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Ragnarsson throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.
Ragnarsson lands with a straight right. Caria didn't see that one coming.
Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range. #T2#
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caria if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Caria misses.
Ragnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Caria's leg. Caria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Ragnarsson - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Caria misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Ragnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Ragnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caria.
Ragnarsson moves away from the strike by Caria.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
Caria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson with a hook.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.
It looked like Caria was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Caria lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Caria 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!
Nice shot by Caria.#T1#
A leg kick checked by Ragnarsson.
A lazy body kick from Caria
and Ragnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caria checks a low kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ragnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick from Ragnarsson misses.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Caria cracks the inside of Ragnarsson's front leg.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnarsson works the jab nicely.
Good work by Ragnarsson as he checks the leg kick.#T2#
Nice shot lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Caria.
Ragnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarsson.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnarsson there.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnarsson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caria throws a right hand that Ragnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnarsson also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a push kick but Ragnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnarsson under the eye.
Caria takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Ragnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Caria.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson stuns Caria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Good exchange - Caria coming out on top.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Caria is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnarsson under the eye.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Ragnarsson lands.
Caria cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria misses with the combination.
Caria throws a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T1#
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ragnarsson lunges at Caria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caria's hand.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnarsson there.
Caria swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Ragnarsson connects with a jab.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
And Ragnarsson responds with a good body kick, but Caria manages to step out the way in time.
A solid body kick from Caria.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson.
Caria throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Caria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria is looking to chop away at Ragnarsson's legs.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab. Caria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnarsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crunch! Ragnarsson slams his shin into Caria's torso.
Ragnarsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ragnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melankomas Caria.
Well Ragnarsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigurd Ragnarsson!
As Sigurd Ragnarsson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Today this BElT STAYS with the LEGioN holds belt up...For THe LeGiON!!! Wardruna-Blood eagle kicks back on and the crowd goes crazy!!!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Me misses with a body kick.
Me tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Me looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Me.
Me misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Caria's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria digs a good hook to Me's body.
Me swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Me throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Me displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caria jabs Me right on the nose. Me blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Me.
Caria lands an overhand right.
Me misses with a looping right.
Me staying out of range there.
Me uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caria.#T1#
Me throws a body shot but no joy.
Me misses with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Me.
Me looks to land a combination but Caria avoids it well.
Caria digs a good hook to Me's body.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Me misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Caria.#ROC#
Me is rocked!
BOOM! Caria lands a beautiful left hook that drops Me. Me tries to recover but Caria is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Me lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jamakin Me spoke after the fight, saying 'Oops.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 20, 2019

#R1#
Priest throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it. #TD2#
Priest bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Priest lands a nice forearm strike.
Caria is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Caria has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Priest lands a decent elbow from side control.
Caria tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Priest wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Caria on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
An elbow from Priest crashes against the mat.
Caria struggling a bit here.
Priest throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Priest working the ground and pound but Caria is defending the strikes.
Caria tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Priest has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Priest is looking to take a break and control but Caria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Priest staying calm.#SUB2#
Priest has hold of Caria's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Caria seems comfortable defending it but Priest has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Caria is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Caria is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Priest couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Judas Priest!
In his post fight interview, Judas Priest started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: NYPF 5
Date: Jan 13, 2019

#R1#
Jako gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caria.
Nice defenses there by Jako.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Jako slips the punch.#CL2#
Jako clinches.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jako tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jako.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jako.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jako blocks an uppercut.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jako tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Jako back against the ropes.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jako prevents a body shot from Caria. #BC2#
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria throws a push kick but Jako slaps the foot to one side.
Jako slips a jab from Caria.#T1#
Jako waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Jako throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Caria.
Jako lands a jab-cross combination. #CL#
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Jako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jako takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jako tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jako lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Caria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jako moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Jako's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Caria lands the left hand.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Caria clinches up with Jako and pushes him back against the ropes.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
Jako goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jako blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2##BC2#
Jako manages to break the clinch.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jako wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
Jako is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Caria was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jako.#CL#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Jako breaks from the clinch.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Caria. #CL#
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria is trying to stall.
Jako has a couple of punches blocked by Caria. #T3#
Jako tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
Jako lands a nice uppercut.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria avoids the body shot from Jako.
As Jako backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jako blocks the body kick.
Jako tries a head kick but it misses.
Jako displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria stuns Jako with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jako's hands.
Caria gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jako counters with a slapping leg kick. #T4#
Jako keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Jako 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jako scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caria throws a lazy uppercut
and Jako counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jako, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jako manages to avoid it.
Jako tries a head kick but it misses.
Jako misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Jako closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Jako manages to break the clinch.
Caria takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Melankomas Caria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caria looks to land a right hand but Jako moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Jako takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caria with a nice cross.
Jako tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Caria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Caria misses
and Jako counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jako can do to turn this around?
Jako avoids the head kick by Caria.
A head kick misses from Jako.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jako wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria defending well as Jako loads up on a big left hand.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Jako is just out of range.
Jako looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Caria with a hook.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL#
Caria rushes Jako and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jako blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria lands a left hand.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Jako breaks from the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch
letting Jako counter with a right hand. #CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Jako.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Jako controls the action.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Jako swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jako.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jako pushes Caria back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jako lands with a short shot to the head.
Jako lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Jako's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Caria pushes Jako back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Caria is trying to stall.
Jako lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jako.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Jako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jako's head backwards.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jako was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
A little jabbing left from Jako on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jako scores with a head kick.
Jako rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jako.
Jako throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Jako takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Caria thuds his right hand into Jako's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jako's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jako scrambles back to his feet.
Jako throws a lazy head kick
and Caria counters with a stiff right hand.
Jako just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jako just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Jako tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria. #BC2#
Jako manages to break the clinch.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Jako slips the punch.
Nice cross by Caria.
Jako throws a head kick that misses.
Jako wants to clinch.#T4##CL#
Jako tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Jako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jako on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jako lands with a cross.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jako takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jako fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL2#
Jako clinches.
Caria prevents a body shot from Jako.
Jako working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khru Jako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jako misses with a few strikes there. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jako on the side of the head.
Jako scores with a kick to the body.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Jako tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it. #CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Jako in a clinch.
Caria is looking to control Jako's arms but Jako gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the ropes.
Caria tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Jako. #BC2#
Jako's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jako throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Jako misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jako.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Caria. #T1#
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Jako blocks it.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jako, right into the meat.
Jako connects with an inside leg kick.
Jako throws a head kick that half lands.
Jako takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jako throws a head kick that misses
and Caria counters with a head kick. That will keep Jako thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Jako gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jako blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jako wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako misses with a punch on the inside.
Jako takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Jako as the two fighters clinch.
Jako misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jako rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caria scores with a nice body kick. #T3#
Jako throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Jako uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Jako throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jako.
Jako working aggressively here. #BC2#
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jako with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jako avoids the body shot from Caria.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jako! But no joy.
Jako throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jako takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jako has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.#T4#
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jako has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Jako misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jako is defending well for now.
Jako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Jako fails to land with a series of punches.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Jako misses with a right hand
and Jako takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Caria rushes Jako and presses him up against the ropes.
Jako misses with the head strike.
Jako blocking some punches. #BC2#
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jako tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria looks to land a combination but Jako avoids it well.
Caria fakes the leg kick and cracks Jako in the body.
Jako connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Jako.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jako manages to avoid it.#T1#
Jab, jab by Caria - just one landing.
Caria lands with a hook. Jako tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jako was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.#CL#
Jako gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Jako is leaning against Caria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jako misses with a punch to the body.
Jako lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jako misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Jako manages to break the clinch.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends Jako's belly button to the back.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jako.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jako throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2##CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria tries a body shot but Jako blocks it. #BC2#
Jako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jako waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Jako looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Jako walks into a straight right hand from Caria.#CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Jako swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jako blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria is trying to break the clinch but Jako is controlling him.#T3#
Jako prevents a body shot from Caria. #BC2#
Jako manages to break the clinch.
Jako lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caria throws a poor cross that misses
and Jako connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jako blocks a leg kick.#CL#
Caria rushes Jako and presses him up against the ropes.
Caria tries to work over Jako's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jako lands an uppercut.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Jako avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Jako misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jako is defending well for now.
Caria tries a body shot but Jako blocks it. #BC2#
Jako breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Caria.
A punch combination from Jako misses. #CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Jako in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jako lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Jako misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Jako takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jako just misses with a punch to the body.
Jako clobbers Caria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jako bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria had his way with Khru Jako in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Jako takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caria lands a jab.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Jako.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Jako moved out of range nicely.
Jako throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Jako misses the shot to the body.
Jako throws a combination that misses
and Caria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria with a hook.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jako stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.#CL#
Caria clinches up with Jako and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Jako. #T1#
Caria tries a body shot but Jako blocks it. #BC2#
Jako breaks the clinch.
Jako digs a good hook to Caria's body. #CL#
Caria rushes Jako and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako stuns Caria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jako throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria connects with a right hand. Jako shakes it off.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jako checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jako is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Jako throws a head kick that Caria semi-blocks.
Caria is looking to score with low kicks.
Jako is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Jako.
Jako cracks a nice hook into Caria's ribs.
Caria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jako if he has to take too many more of those. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jako misses with an uppercut
and Caria counters with a right hand to the body.
Jako tries a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Jako throws a series of strikes that have Caria backpedaling.
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jako is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caria. Jako shrugs it off though.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Jako.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jako blocks an uppercut.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3##BC2#
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria misses with a head kick.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Jako scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jako throws a series of punches but Caria avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Jako does no damage.
Jako throws a low kick, looking for Caria's leg but Caria calmly moves out of range.
Jako looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Caria misses its target.
Jako has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caria.
Caria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Caria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jako looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Jako.
Jako takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jako takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako slips a straight right by Caria.#T4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jako misses with a straight right.
Jako misses with a kick to the body
and Caria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Caria instigates a clinch.
Jako takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Jako throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jako takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jako throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khru Jako has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jako. #CL#
Caria rushes Jako and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Jako's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jako has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jako backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: NYPF 2
Date: Nov 26, 2018

#R1##CL#
Caria has managed to clinch.
Caria pushes Ad Din back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ad Din lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ad Din misses with a few strikes there.
Ad Din misses the jab.
Ad Din throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Ad Din misses the body punch
and Caria counters with a stiff right hand.
Ad Din misses with a body shot
and Caria counters with an outside leg kick.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ad Din.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria lands a high kick!
Caria with a nice cross.
Ad Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ad Din misses with a hook.
Ad Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ad Din's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ad Din's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
A swing and a miss from Ad Din.
Caria thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ad Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria throws a big counter combination but Ad Din scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ad Din jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Ad Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ad Din takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Ad Din avoids it.
Ad Din with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ad Din is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caria rather than just go for the knockout.
Ad Din swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ad Din.
Caria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ad Din takes a step back to recover.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ad Din.
Ad Din misses with a wild body shot.
Ad Din dodges the punch combination from Caria.
Ad Din swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Caria looks for the body kick but Ad Din saw that one coming.
Ad Din misses with a hook to the body
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Ad Din on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria cracks Ad Din with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ad Din is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ad Din is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ad Din could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!
An out of breath Melankomas Caria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: NYPF 1 : Beginnings
Date: Nov 11, 2018

#R1#
A left and a right from Horn both land. Nice combination.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends Horn's belly button to the back.
Caria has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Horn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
Horn moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horn.
Horn wants to counter with a clinch but Caria pushes him away.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Horn is out of range.
Horn sizes up Caria with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws a one two combo. #CUT#
It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
Caria moves away from the strike by Horn. #CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Horn.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horn.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horns head.
Caria lands a right hand. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Horn's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Horn looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Horn is trying to break free.
Horn wants to break free but Caria has control.
Horn is trying to force a seperation but Caria has the dominant position.
Horn has had enough of the clinch but Caria keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Caria.
A short left from Caria.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horn tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horn's efforts to push away.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horns head.
Horn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T2#
Horn working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Horn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn. #CL#
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Horn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Caria keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horn's efforts to push away.
Horn tries to break the clinch but Caria is controlling the position.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Caria.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#
Horn is rocked!
Horn wants to get back to striking at distance but Caria won't allow it.
Horn is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Caria creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Horn off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Horn is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Caria is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: K-1 39 Musashi vs Monroe II
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1#
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a leg kick but McDonnell checks it.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
As Caria backs off McDonnell throws a huge counter combo but Caria manages to avoid it all.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Caria throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria throws a lazy body kick
and McDonnell counters with a right hand to the body.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Caria counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Caria.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
McDonnell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Caria throws a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but McDonnell just manages to avoid it.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CL2#
McDonnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McDonnell lands an uppercut.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Caria tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonnell gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell looking to slow down the pace here.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McDonnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonnell gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
McDonnell stalling in the clinch.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from McDonnell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria presses McDonnell against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonnell throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
McDonnell with a jab.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caria misses with a head kick.
McDonnell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonnell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
Caria looks to throw a body kick
and McDonnell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Caria connects with a leg kick. McDonnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cory McDonnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caria misses with an uppercut. #T1#
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses.
Caria misses with a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria lands a nice shot that snaps McDonnell's head back.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
McDonnell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caria backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McDonnell thuds a left hand into Caria's body.#T2#
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonnell misses with a kick to the body.
Caria sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria avoids them all with ease.
McDonnell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
A big right from Caria misses.
McDonnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria connects with a right hand. McDonnell shakes it off.
McDonnell lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell throws a counter combo.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
Caria connects with the punch.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonnell.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Caria moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
A shot to the body from McDonnell misses
and Caria counters with a three punch combo that has McDonnell backing up. McDonnell nods at Caria to acknowledge the strikes.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonnell checks it well.
Caria misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caria really felt that one!
Caria throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caria stuns McDonnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caria throws a right hand that misses
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cory McDonnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McDonnell tries to score with a low kick but Caria moves his leg out of the way.
Caria missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonnell connects with a looping right hand.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Caria.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonnell misses the target.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
McDonnell lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonnell works over Caria's head and body with a nice combination.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Caria.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonnell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: K-1 35 Szczesny vs Romero
Date: Jul 21, 2018

#R1#
Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
McDonnell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McDonnell cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
McDonnell cracks a nice hook into Caria's ribs.
McDonnell connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a front kick that sends McDonnell stumbling back into the ropes.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL#
McDonnell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell is looking to control Caria's arms but Caria gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the ropes.
Our sources have told us that McDonnell has been working on his elbows in the gym.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonnell lands with a light punch inside.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
McDonnell working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Caria.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McDonnell blocking some punches.
McDonnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria tries a body shot but McDonnell blocks it.
Caria misses with some punches.
McDonnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria landing knees to the head.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria prevents a body shot from McDonnell. #T2#
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria is leaning against McDonnell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caria prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell dodges an elbow strike from Caria.
A short left from Caria.
McDonnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McDonnell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonnell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDonnell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but McDonnell avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria digs a right hand underneath McDonnell's ribcage. McDonnell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - McDonnell had a free shot at his head there.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria is looking for the big counter here.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonnell.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDonnell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell effectively controlling the action here.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by McDonnell.
Caria is trying to stall. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
McDonnell connects with a body shot.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
McDonnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.
Caria tries a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
McDonnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and McDonnell moves into the clinch.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell is trying to stall.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of McDonnell's head.
Caria blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
McDonnell is stalling here.
Good body shot from McDonnell.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
McDonnell throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell 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#
Caria walks into a jab.
A low kick from McDonnell is predictable there
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
McDonnell throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of McDonnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McDonnell throws a head kick that Caria semi-blocks.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caria.
McDonnell avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like McDonnell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria digs a good hook to McDonnell's body.
McDonnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
McDonnell defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria lands a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Caria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL#
and McDonnell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McDonnell. #T1#
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria works on McDonnell's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
McDonnell lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell lands a nice uppercut.
McDonnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Caria misses with a body punch.
McDonnell lands a left hand.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonnell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Caria landing knees to the head.

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 Cory McDonnell.
I think McDonnell 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: K-1 30 La Croix vs Spong
Date: Jun 30, 2018

#R1#
Caria goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jagerkokov takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jagerkokov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jagerkokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria pushes Jagerkokov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jagerkokov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Jagerkokov's coach down at The Coffee Shop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jagerkokov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jagerkokov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria avoids the head kick by Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jagerkokov throws a lazy uppercut
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Jagerkokov's head.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jagerkokov's sensitive parts.
Jagerkokov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jagerkokov. Jagerkokov obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caria lands with a good body shot.
Jagerkokov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Jagerkokov throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.
Caria clobbers Jagerkokov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria scores with the left hand. Jagerkokov knows he should have avoided that one.
Jagerkokov looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.#CL2#
Jagerkokov drives through and clinches with Caria against the ropes.
Jagerkokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a right hand.
Jagerkokov blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Jagerkokov fails to land.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jagerkokov misses with a body punch.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Jagerkokov avoids the damage to the body.
Jagerkokov misses with the head strike.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Jagerkokov has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jagerkokov.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Jagerkokov pushes Caria back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow strike.
Jagerkokov prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caria working aggressively here.
Jagerkokov throws a head punch that misses.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jagerkokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jagerkokov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jagerkokov.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Caria gets tackled into the ropes by Jagerkokov. Jagerkokov maintains the clinch.
Caria blocking some punches.
Jagerkokov misses with some punches.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jagerkokov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Jagerkokov lands an elbow inside.
Caria cracks Jagerkokov with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria with a nice cross.
Jagerkokov throws a big shot that misses.
Emil Jagerkokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jagerkokov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sloppy strikes from Jagerkokov. Those never looked like landing.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jagerkokov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jagerkokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria jabs Jagerkokov right on the nose. Jagerkokov blinks but takes it well.
Jagerkokov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emil Jagerkokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Jagerkokov closes the distance and pushes Caria back into the ropes.#T1#
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Jagerkokov controls the action.
Jagerkokov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jagerkokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jagerkokov's elbow.
Jagerkokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jagerkokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Jagerkokov on the inside.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Jagerkokov working aggressively here.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jagerkokov looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jagerkokov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria tries a body shot but Jagerkokov blocks it. #T2#
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Emil Jagerkokov has been cut.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Jagerkokov's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Jagerkokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria blocks a body shot from Jagerkokov.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Jagerkokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jagerkokov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria prevents a body shot from Jagerkokov.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jagerkokov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria avoiding damage as Jagerkokov throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emil Jagerkokov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice shot lands for Caria.
Emil Jagerkokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Jagerkokov gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jagerkokov can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Jagerkokov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
Jagerkokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Jagerkokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jagerkokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jagerkokov as Caria tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jagerkokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Caria to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jagerkokov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jagerkokov blocking some punches.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Jagerkokov avoids the damage to the body.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Jagerkokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jagerkokov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Jagerkokov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jagerkokov backwards.
Caria wants to stall.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Jagerkokov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Jagerkokov backwards.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jagerkokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Jagerkokov prevents a body shot from Caria.
Jagerkokov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow strike. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Jagerkokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jagerkokov throws an elbow but misses.
Jagerkokov managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow over the top.
Jagerkokov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jagerkokov tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Caria.
Jagerkokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jagerkokov trying to land knees to the body.
Jagerkokov misses with some punches.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
Jagerkokov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Jagerkokov's ribcage. Jagerkokov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Jagerkokov prevents a body shot from Caria.
Jagerkokov throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: K-1 25 Haller vs Jafar
Date: Jun 13, 2018

#R1#
Baldwin lands a right hook to the body.
Baldwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Baldwin ducks down to avoid it. #KD2#
Baldwin throws out a head kick that Caria doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Caria crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Caria's eyes and has decided to let it go on!#CUT2#
It looks like Melankomas Caria has been cut.
Caria catches Baldwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldwin pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Baldwin has managed to clinch.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baldwin prevents a body shot from Caria.
Baldwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Baldwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria lands a right and a left and another right! Baldwin goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: K-1 20 Lee vs Hively
Date: May 26, 2018

#R1#
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Caria checks a low kick from Johnson.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Caria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Johnson takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Johnson gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Caria wants to stall.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Caria wants to stall. #T2#
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
A short right from Caria.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fleece Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Caria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Caria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Caria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Caria takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Caria blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria working aggressively here. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria is breathing heavily.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Johnson.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fleece Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fleece Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Caria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fleece Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caria takes a step back to recover.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Caria misses the jab.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson wants to slow Caria down by chopping away at his legs.
Caria walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Caria's defenses.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson backing away here, and Caria unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caria can do to turn this around?
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Caria thinks about the counter body kick.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Johnson jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action. #BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Caria walks into a jab.
Caria misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fleece Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: K-1 14 Haller vs Monroe
Date: May 02, 2018

#R1#
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caria counters with a leg kick.
Caria misses with a hook.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caria tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target. #CL#
Caria has managed to clinch.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lee misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Caria prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria lands an uppercut.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria blocks the elbow strike.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria lands a left hand.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Caria. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Caria trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Caria with a jab.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Caria settles back down.
Lee is trying to counter with his kicks.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Caria with a body shot.
Caria paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Caria counter with a right hand. #T1#
Caria swinging wildly here.
Caria doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
As Lee backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Caria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caria misses the jab.
Lee flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.#CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Lee tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria prevents a body shot from Lee.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Nice elbow from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Caria with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caria.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Caria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Caria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Caria counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee moves away from the strike by Caria.
Lee avoids the body shot from Caria.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Caria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caria is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Caria off balance momentarily.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Caria checks a leg kick.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria misses with a low kick. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Caria avoids the body shot from Lee.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria scores with a nice right hand.
Caria walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick.
A big right from Caria misses.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria slips under a jab.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Lee tries a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria. #T1#
Caria lands with an overhand left.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Caria ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caria checks it well.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Caria shrugs it off though.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Caria avoids the body shot from Lee.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria misses with a hook.
A big left from Caria misses. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Lee throws a body kick that misses
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria works the jab nicely.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tommy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5##CL#
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria prevents a body shot from Lee.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a body shot.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee. #T2#
A short left from Caria.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee lands a nice elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Tommy Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: K-1 9 Diego vs Delaney
Date: Apr 14, 2018

#R1#
Baldwin slips under a jab.
Baldwin is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Caria was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Baldwin throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Baldwin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baldwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at True North Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baldwin checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Baldwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Baldwin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baldwin!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin takes a jab right on the kisser. #CUT2#
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Baldwin throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Caria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caria's corner calls for a 1-2. Caria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #ROC2#
Baldwin is rocked!#T1#
Baldwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baldwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Baldwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baldwin throws a lazy body kick
and Caria counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Baldwin goes down! Will Baldwin beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
Melankomas Caria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Dynasty D-L Finale
Date: Mar 18, 2018

#R1#
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker wants to counter with a clinch but Caria pushes him away.
Caria throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Caria looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caria misses with a hook
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Walker moves away from the strike by Caria.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
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!
Walker thuds a left hand into Caria's body.
Caria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T1#
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caria. Caria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Caria pushes him off.
Walker lands a jab to the head. #CL2#
Walker clinches.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Caria. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker looking to stall.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria misses with a body punch. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
A big right from Caria misses.
Walker tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria tries a low kick but Walker avoids it.
A cross from Caria lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Walker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Caria clinches.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch.
Walker misses with a hook.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Walker finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker jabs Caria right on the nose. Caria blinks but takes it well.
Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caria throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walker duly obliges. #T1#
Caria misses with a body shot.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caria thinking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caria - the referee stops the clock and Walker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caria. Walker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnny Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria misses with a hook.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria misses with a left hand
and Caria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.#T2#
Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Caria moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker slips a jab from Caria.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria throws a nice head kick!
Walker takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Caria throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat.
Caria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Caria. That snapped Walker's head back.
Caria throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Walker slips a straight right by Caria.
Caria lands the left hand.#T1#
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Caria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caria throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caria as Walker tries to tie him up.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
Caria throws a shot to the body.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Caria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Walker backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Caria tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker checks a low kick from Caria.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walker wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Walker.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Caria slips under a jab.
Walker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caria.
A big right from Caria misses.
Walker throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Caria digs a good hook to Walker's body. #CL2#
Walker forces Caria back against the ropes and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Caria takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Walker dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Caria misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Caria leaning his opponent against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
A short right from Caria.
Caria working aggressively here.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1##BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caria into the ropes.
Caria presses Walker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a jab to the body
enabling Caria to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Walker is rocked!
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Caria throws a switch kick that catches Walker on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Walker looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Walker flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria is the new welterweight champion!
Melankomas Caria thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Dynasty D-L Fight Night 5
Date: Feb 18, 2018

#R1#
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria misses with a shot to the body
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
letting Krause counter with a right hand.
Krause connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Krause throws a big shot that misses.
Krause is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Krause had a free shot at his head there.
Caria misses with a hook
and Krause counters with a right hand to the body.
Krause takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Krause takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause misses with a double jab.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Krause lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krause throws out a leg kick but Caria moves out of range and Krause only half commits. #T1#
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
Krause scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Krause fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Krause punishes Caria's body with a nice straight punch.
Krause misses with a right hand
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Caria is predictable there #CL2#
and Krause counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Krause scores with a hook to the body.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause takes a shot to the head.
Krause throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a left hand.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Caria working aggressively here.
Krause pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Krause can turn it around.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Krause.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaine Krause will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Krause looks to land a combination but Caria avoids it well.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria tries to clinch up but Krause circles away and keeps his distance.
Krause 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.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krause fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caria takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria avoids the body shot from Krause.
Caria misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caria.
Nice straight punches there by Krause. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krause.#CL2#
Krause has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with some punches. #T1#
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krause has him pressed against the ropes.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaine Krause seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria lands a left hand.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria working aggressively here.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Caria wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krause.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria lands a body punch.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause lands a body punch. #T2#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krause works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Krause takes a shot to the head.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Krause working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Caria gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaine Krause showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krause.#CL#
Caria pushes Krause up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Krause lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krause bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caria scores with a jab to the head.
Caria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause staying out of range there.
Kaine Krause seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Krause moves out of range of the strikes.
Krause steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Krause avoids it.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krause to score with a decent uppercut.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krause takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krause tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Krause ducks down to avoid it.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Krause with a jab.
Krause fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause moves away from the strike by Caria.
Caria takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krause.
Krause swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krause cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
and Caria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Krause wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krause.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krause has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause slips under a jab from Caria.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krause swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Melankomas Caria did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Caria throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krause! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Krause is just out of range.
Krause steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Krause fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krause cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Krause misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Krause misses the target.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Krause moves away and avoids it.
Krause throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Krause darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause throws out a powerful jab.
Krause smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krause throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Krause lands a jab to the head.
Krause throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krause has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krause there as he acknowledges the shot.
Krause lands a nice shot that snaps Caria's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
A good leg kick by Krause.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause lunges at Caria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caria's hand.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Caria throws a leg kick
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krause connects with a single shot there.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caria throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
Caria throws a sloppy body shot
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Krause ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krause steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Krause throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Krause connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A combination from Caria does no damage.
Krause throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Krause off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaine Krause dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Krause on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Caria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krause misses with a wild body shot.
Krause blocks a jab.
Caria lands a front kick.
Krause bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krause ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krause clobbers Caria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Krause throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Krause throws a low kick, looking for Caria's leg but Caria calmly moves out of range.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Caria coming out on top.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Krause misses with a lunging right hand
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krause checks a leg kick nicely.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Caria misses
and Krause counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krause throws out the jab.
Caria takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Krause cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Krause ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krause throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krause with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause lands with a hook. Caria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krause lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaine Krause!

Event: Dynasty D-L Fight Night 4
Date: Jan 27, 2018

#R1#
Caria takes a swing at Custer's ribcage but misses.
Caria scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caria, as that shot connected.
Caria tries to bum rush Custer with a series of wild strikes but Custer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Caria backs off Custer throws a huge counter combo but Caria manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Caria.
Custer slips under a jab from Caria.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer 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.
Custer misses with a straight left.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Caria tries to keep at a distance but Custer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Custer.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Custer controls the action.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Custer throws an elbow but misses.
Caria working aggressively here.
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!
Custer lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Custer throws an elbow but misses.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
Custer misses with a body punch.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Custer misses. #CL2#
Custer clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Custer.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Custer pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Custer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Custer controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Custer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Custer as Caria tries to tie him up.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Custer back against the ropes.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Custer.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Custer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria is working Custer over against the ropes.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Custer avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Custer blocking some punches.
Custer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Custer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Custer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria cracks Custer with a nice body shot.
Custer misses with a body punch. #BC#
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Custer just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a jab to the nose.
Custer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria lands with a straight right. Custer didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Custer has managed to clinch.
Custer throws a head punch that misses.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Custer jabs at Caria's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Custer as he connects with a hook.
Custer swings for the body but Caria moves out of range. #CL2#
Caria gets tackled into the ropes by Custer. Custer maintains the clinch.
Caria letting Custer take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Custer.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Custer controls his hands.
Caria lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Custer fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Custer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Custer avoids a kick to the body.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Custer has time to react.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick.
Custer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Custer down.
Caria throws a leg kick but Custer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Custer moves out of range as Caria strikes.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Custer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caria scores with a jab to the head.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria throws a hook but Custer blocks it.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Custer.
Caria throws a leg kick but Custer sees it coming and moves out of range. #T2#
Custer lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Custer's head but Custer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Custer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Custer! But no joy.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Custer's shoulder, as Custer tries to avoid the shot.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Custer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Custer.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Custer scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Caria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria scores with a body shot.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Nice shot by Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Custer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caria cracks Custer with a nice body shot.
Custer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria pushes Custer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Custer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.#BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria avoids the body shot from Custer.
Custer misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Custer.
Caria checks a low kick from Custer.
Custer throws a right hand that misses
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Custer misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Caria. That's going to slow Custer down.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Caria with a nice cross.
Custer avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria with a hook.
A jab from Custer misses.
Custer looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Custer throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Custer punishes Caria's body with a nice straight punch.
Derick Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Custer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Custer misses.
Jab from Caria.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Custer doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria throws a low kick but Custer moves out of range easily.
Caria lands with a kick to the temple. Custer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T2#
Caria lands with an overhand left.
Custer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and Custer counters with a nice leg kick.
Custer is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Custer scores with a jab. Caria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Caria misses its target.
Custer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caria.
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Custer.
Custer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Custer throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: The Island Season 7, 170 lbs, Round 2 (KT)
Date: Dec 08, 2017

#R1#
Caria displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#
It looks like Kzszecesany Alfazchanzo has been cut.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alfazchanzo's sensitive parts.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Alfazchanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfazchanzo checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria sets himself, and Alfazchanzo steps forward looking for the clinch! Caria avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alfazchanzo. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria looks to land a right hand but Alfazchanzo moved out of range.
Caria lands with a hook. Alfazchanzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it.
A left lands for Caria.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alfazchanzo. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alfazchanzo. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alfazchanzo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caria. That one must have hurt.
Alfazchanzo ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria wants to slow Alfazchanzo down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Caria. #T1#
Alfazchanzo misses with a looping left.
Alfazchanzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caria.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Alfazchanzo's shoulder, as Alfazchanzo tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Caria lands.
Caria connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria slips under a jab.
Alfazchanzo tries to bum rush Caria with a series of wild strikes but Caria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alfazchanzo checks the leg kick.
Alfazchanzo wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria connects with a leg kick. Alfazchanzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alfazchanzo checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.
Alfazchanzo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caria counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Alfazchanzo.
Alfazchanzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alfazchanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alfazchanzo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Caria takes a swing at Alfazchanzo's ribcage but misses.
Alfazchanzo drops his hands momentarily and Caria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Caria sizes up Alfazchanzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alfazchanzo.
Caria is looking to score with low kicks.
Caria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alfazchanzo staying out of range there.
Alfazchanzo tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.#T3#
Caria thumps Alfazchanzo with a low kick.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
Caria takes a swing at Alfazchanzo's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Alfazchanzo as he checks the leg kick.
Alfazchanzo throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Alfazchanzo misses the shot to the body.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Alfazchanzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alfazchanzo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caria misses with a low kick.#CL2#
Caria tries to keep at a distance but Alfazchanzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alfazchanzo tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Alfazchanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfazchanzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Alfazchanzo.
A body shot lands from Alfazchanzo. #T4#
Alfazchanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Alfazchanzo avoids it by throwing Caria back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria working aggressively here.
Alfazchanzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alfazchanzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Alfazchanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Alfazchanzo.
Alfazchanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Alfazchanzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Alfazchanzo blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Alfazchanzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Alfazchanzo blocking some punches.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alfazchanzo misses with a combination
and Caria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Alfazchanzo closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kzszecesany Alfazchanzo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Caria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alfazchanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alfazchanzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Alfazchanzo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Alfazchanzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Alfazchanzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria. #BC#
Caria breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Caria gets tackled into the cage by Alfazchanzo. Alfazchanzo maintains the clinch.
Alfazchanzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alfazchanzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Alfazchanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Alfazchanzo backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Alfazchanzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
Alfazchanzo misses with the head strike.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Alfazchanzo.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alfazchanzo can do to turn this around?
Alfazchanzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caria counters with a nice uppercut.
Caria scores with a nice head shot.
Caria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alfazchanzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caria scrambles back to his feet.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alfazchanzo misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Caria tries to work over Alfazchanzo's front leg with a kick but Alfazchanzo checks it.
Caria throws the left hand but Alfazchanzo avoids the punch easily.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alfazchanzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alfazchanzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alfazchanzo.#T2#
Alfazchanzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Alfazchanzo.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alfazchanzo.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Alfazchanzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Alfazchanzo tries to avoid it.
Caria lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Caria.
Alfazchanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alfazchanzo misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Caria lands with a nice body kick.
Alfazchanzo takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Alfazchanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Alfazchanzo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch but Caria is having none of it. #T3#
Alfazchanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Alfazchanzo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alfazchanzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left lands for Caria.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Alfazchanzo wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alfazchanzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alfazchanzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alfazchanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria sizes up Alfazchanzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch up.
Caria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch up but Caria circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria works Alfazchanzo's body with a nice hook.
Alfazchanzo throws an off balance right hand
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
Alfazchanzo gets a clinch.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Alfazchanzo avoids it by throwing Caria back against the cage.
Alfazchanzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Alfazchanzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alfazchanzo blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria tries to work over Alfazchanzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Alfazchanzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Alfazchanzo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alfazchanzo.
Alfazchanzo presses Caria against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alfazchanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alfazchanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Alfazchanzo.
Caria content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alfazchanzo tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kzszecesany Alfazchanzo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Caria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alfazchanzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caria scores with a sloppy right hand. Alfazchanzo should have avoided that one.
Alfazchanzo lands an overhand right.
Jab from Caria.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caria. Alfazchanzo shrugs it off though.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alfazchanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Alfazchanzo walks into a jab.
Alfazchanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch there but Caria circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alfazchanzo. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Caria to counter with a crisp jab.
Alfazchanzo loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Alfazchanzo throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Alfazchanzo off balance momentarily.
Caria takes a swing at Alfazchanzo's ribcage but misses.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alfazchanzo's head backwards.
Alfazchanzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alfazchanzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Caria.
Alfazchanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Alfazchanzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caria, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Alfazchanzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alfazchanzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alfazchanzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Alfazchanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kzszecesany Alfazchanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Alfazchanzo misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Caria.
Alfazchanzo lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC#
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Alfazchanzo wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
Caria throws a leg kick but Alfazchanzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alfazchanzo scores with a nice strike.
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch there but Caria circles away.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Alfazchanzo scores with a body shot.
Caria swings for the body but Alfazchanzo moves out of range.
Alfazchanzo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Alfazchanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alfazchanzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Caria staying out of range there.
Alfazchanzo is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Caria takes one on the button.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alfazchanzo.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alfazchanzo.
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Alfazchanzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alfazchanzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria throws a jab when Alfazchanzo was well out of range.
Alfazchanzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alfazchanzo.
Caria's corner calls for a 1-2. Caria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Alfazchanzo is just out of range.#T4#
Alfazchanzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria swings for the body but Alfazchanzo moves out of range.
It seemed like Alfazchanzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alfazchanzo needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Alfazchanzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alfazchanzo swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Caria cracks Alfazchanzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alfazchanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Caria.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alfazchanzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alfazchanzo connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Alfazchanzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caria.
Alfazchanzo lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
Alfazchanzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!

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

Event: The Island Season 7, 170 lbs, Round 1 (KT)
Date: Dec 07, 2017

#R1##CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Caria.
Cooper Iv throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper Iv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria lands a left hand.
Cooper Iv misses with some punches.
Cooper Iv is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cooper Iv trying to land knees to the body.
Caria is leaning against Cooper Iv and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Caria.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooper Iv.
Cooper Iv tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper Iv misses with the head strike.
Cooper Iv missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
Caria displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper Iv up against the cage.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooper Ivs head. #T1#
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Cooper Iv is rocked!
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper Iv is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Caria cracks Cooper Iv with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Cooper Iv goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Cooper Iv wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ray Cooper Iv spoke after the fight, saying 'This was my last fight. I had a horrible career and it is time to hang up the gloves after a short career'.

Event: TIT 62 - Danger v Battock
Date: Oct 23, 2017

#R1#
Osiris misses with a wild body shot.
Osiris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caria counters with a one-two to the body.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Osiris moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Caria catches Osiris right on the button with a cross.#ROC#
Osiris is rocked!
Caria blocks a head kick by Osiris.
Osiris is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
Caria ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Osiris's jaw. Osiris's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Caria does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!

Event: TIT 59
Date: Oct 16, 2017

#R1#
Caria misses the jab.
Caria throws a hook but Blanks blocks it.
Caria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria connects with a leg kick. Blanks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Caria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blanks. That did some damage!
Caria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria moves out of range as Blanks strikes.
Blanks 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria tries to counter by clinching up but Blanks breaks away and moves out of range.
Blanks blocks a jab.
Blanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Blanks's defenses. #T1#
Caria misses with a looping left.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Blanks off balance momentarily.
Blanks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blanks duly obliges.
Blanks lands with a shot to the body.
Blanks misses with a wild combination.
Caria is looking to slow Blanks down with leg kicks.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blanks throws out the jab.
Caria quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Caria cracks the inside of Blanks's front leg.
Caria connects with the punch.#CL#
Caria darts in and clinches Blanks up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanks blocking some punches.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Blanks avoids it by throwing Caria back against the cage.
Caria lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Blanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caria is stalling here.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanks.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria is looking to control Blanks's arms but Blanks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the cage.
Blanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caria - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caria lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Blanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blanks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blanks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caria rather than just go for the knockout.#T3#
Blanks looks up at the clock. Bad move! Caria lands a right hand from hell, dropping Blanks. Caria pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melankomas Caria!
Billy Blanks was interviewed post fight and said 'Where I am today, is where my mind and will put me, where I am tomorrow is where my mind will put me.'.

Event: TIT 55 - Bartlett v Proux
Date: Oct 07, 2017

#R1#
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Caria 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.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Caria throws out a counter right but Tyson avoids it with no problem.
Caria lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caria is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Caria circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caria lunges at Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyson's hand. #T1##CL2#
Caria forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC2#
Tyson is rocked!
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2#
and Caria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caria.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Caria slowing the pace effectively.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Caria keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T2#
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caria scores with a kick to the midsection.
Caria catches Tyson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Tyson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Melankomas Caria!

Event: KOTR 19
Date: Aug 12, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Can tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Caria lands a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Emre Can has been cut.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Caria.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Can or not.
A short right from Caria.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Caria cracks Can with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria is working Can over against the ropes.
Caria lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Caria. #ROC2#
Can is rocked!
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Can is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Can definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Caria cracks Can with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Can goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Can wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!

Event: KOTR 16 MAX GP Final
Date: Jul 24, 2017

#R1##CL#
Caria instigates a clinch. #BC#
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Cornell's head.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Cornell is out of range.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Cornell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria ducks right into an uppercut from Cornell.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornell is just out of range.
Cornell throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cornell throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Cornell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Cornell misses.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Cornell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Caria manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Cornell misses the target.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Cornell - just one landing. #T1#
Caria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cornell lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Cornell misses with a right hand
enabling Caria to counter with a crisp jab.
Cornell looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Caria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cornell works the jab nicely.
Caria swings for the body but Cornell moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cornell.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cornell.
Caria slips under a jab from Cornell.
Caria definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Cornell moved out of range nicely.
Caria misses with a jab to the body
and Cornell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Cornell throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caria throws a right hand that misses
and Caria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cornell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Cornell.
Cornell takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria blocks a body shot from Cornell.
Caria keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cornell's efforts to push away.
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Cornell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cornell's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries a body shot but Cornell blocks it.
Cornell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cornell struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria tries to work over Cornell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Caria throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cornell counter with a right hand.
Cornell 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.
Cornell throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Cornell misses with a left hand
and Caria counters with a three punch combo that has Cornell backing up. Cornell nods at Caria to acknowledge the strikes.
Cornell misses with a hook
and Caria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Cornell dips to his left and cracks Caria with an uppercut!
Caria jabs at Cornell's body.#CL#
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Cornell.
Cornell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Cornell controls the action.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Cornell's head.
Cornell scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Cornell's ribcage. Cornell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cornell misses with a body punch.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Cornell pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cornell misses with some punches.
Cornell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cornell blocks a body shot from Caria.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Cornell can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Cornell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caria's efforts to push away.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Cornell blocking some punches.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
Cornell blocks a body shot from Caria.
A head punch on the inside from Cornell fails to land.
Caria tries a body shot but Cornell blocks it.
Nice body punch from Cornell - that landed with a thud.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Cornell controls his hands.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cornell.
Cornell digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornell tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Cornell's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cornell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Cornell lands with a light punch inside.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
A short body shot lands from Cornell as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cornell.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria slips under a jab.
Cornell throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Cornell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cornell misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Caria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cornell cracks Caria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria throws the left hand but Cornell avoids the punch easily.
Cornell throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
Cornell takes one to the chin there.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cornell.
Cornell blocks a jab.
It seemed like Cornell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell misses with a few strikes there.
Chris Cornell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria defending well as Cornell loads up on a big left hand.
Cornell misses with a straight right.
Caria slips under a jab.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Caria slips a jab from Cornell.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Cornell loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Cornell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornell is just out of range.
Cornell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Caria pushes Cornell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cornell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
Cornell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cornell fails to land.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chris Cornell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Cornell.
Cornell pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cornell prevents a body shot from Caria.
Cornell can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Cornell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Cornell tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cornell lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria lands a left hand.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cornell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caria 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Cornell!
Chris Cornell took some time post fight to say the following; 'I just pissed excellence all over your sorry carcass!'.

Event: KOTR 13 Middleweight GP Final
Date: Jul 20, 2017

#R1#
Marciano slips a straight right by Caria.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
It looks like Benny Marciano has been cut.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caria as Marciano tries to tie him up.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Caria. #T1#
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria stalling against the ropes.
Caria digs a right hand into Marciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marciano's gas tank.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marciano or not.
Marciano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Caria.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Caria.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards. #T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Caria takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Caria is working Marciano over against the ropes.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria is leaning against Marciano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria digs a right hand into Marciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marciano's gas tank.
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Marciano is rocked!
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria cracks Marciano with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Marciano goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Marciano wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!

Event: KOTR 11 Bantmweight S.League 3
Date: Jul 14, 2017

#R1#
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Marciano misses with a body punch
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
Benny Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano moves out of range as Caria strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marciano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano swings for the body but Caria moves out of range. #T1#
Marciano wants to clinch up but Caria keeps it at a distance.
Marciano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caria shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Caria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marciano throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Caria connects with a looping right hand. #T2##CL#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria lands a body shot.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the ropes.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria presses Marciano against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Marciano improves position.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marciano or not.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Marciano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Marciano lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Caria gets a clinch.
Marciano tries to stall but Caria uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marciano can do to turn this around?
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Caria.
Caria tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria stalling against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards. #T1#
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
Caria slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Marciano stalling in the clinch but Caria improves position.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Caria.
We've been informed that Marciano has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Caria. #ROC#
Marciano is rocked!
Caria cracks Marciano with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Marciano goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Marciano wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!

Event: KOTR 6 Welterweight GP 1/8
Date: Jun 30, 2017

#R1#
Warrior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warrior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Caria throws a body punch but Warrior moves out of range. #CL#
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Warrior in a clinch.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Caria definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Warrior putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Caria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warrior lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Warrior.
Warrior unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warrior misses with a knee strike.
Caria avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria working aggressively here.
Warrior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria working aggressively here.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Warrior's ribcage. Warrior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Caria is trying to break the clinch but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
Warrior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Warrior.
Warrior looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warrior landing knees to the body.
Caria is breathing heavily.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria throws a body punch but Warrior moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tiger Warrior will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warrior.
Warrior doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Caria motions for Warrior to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria lands with a cross.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Warrior darts in and clinches Caria up against the ropes.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
Warrior lands a knee to the body.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria trying to stall but Warrior improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Warrior.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warrior landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Warrior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
Tiger Warrior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Warrior scores with a knee to the head.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Warrior with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Warrior with a knee to the head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Caria. #T2#
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Warrior obliges.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Warrior putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior scores with a knee to the head.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Caria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Warrior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Warrior clinches up against the ropes.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Warrior controls his hands.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiger Warrior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Warrior prevents a body shot from Caria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
Warrior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Caria looking to stall.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Warrior unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warrior landing knees to the body.
Warrior connects with a knee to the head.
Warrior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Knees to the body from Warrior.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
Caria misses with some punches. #T2#
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warrior crunches a lovely knee into Caria's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
Caria tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Warrior!
After winning the bout, Tiger Warrior thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: KOTR 3 Welterweight GP 1/16
Date: Jun 19, 2017

#R1#
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Caria tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Caria counters with a right hand to the body.
Randall Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Steve tries to get set, Caria tries to push him back and clinch up but Steve manages to avoid the attempt.
Caria lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
A jab from Steve misses.
Caria is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria darts in trying to clinch
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Steve slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Caria.
Steve misses with a looping right.
As Steve tries to get set, Caria tries to push him back and clinch up but Steve manages to avoid the attempt.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Caria moves away from the strike by Steve. #CL#
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria misses with a body punch. #T2#
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Steve tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Steve wants to get back to striking at distance but Caria won't allow it.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steve is keeping busy.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands a left hand.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steve is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Caria working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria working aggressively here.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Steve.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Steve. #ROC2#
Caria is rocked!
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Steve misses.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Caria connects with a jab.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria prevents a body shot from Steve.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Caria.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
A short left from Caria.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Steve blocks a body shot from Caria.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caria has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve jabs at Caria's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caria counters with a left to the body.
Steve misses the jab.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Caria clinches up with Steve and pushes him back against the ropes.
Steve is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria wants to stall.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steve tries to break free but Caria pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Steve misses with a looping right.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randall Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randall Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria connects with a nice looking jab.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Caria finds it's target.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Caria counter with a right hand. #CL#
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria has Steve pressed against the ropes, preventing Steve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria has Steve pressed against the ropes, preventing Steve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Steve is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria blocks a body shot from Steve.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Steve is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Steve pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve wants to get back to striking at distance but Caria won't allow it.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2#
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve has had enough of the clinch but Caria keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Steve blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria working aggressively here.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!

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