Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Friday Contender Series 1
Date: Jun 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ishii as he connects with a hook.
Ishii 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.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Ishii avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Ishii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ishii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spasov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spasov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Spasov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spasov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spasov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spasov throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Spasov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Spasov takes one to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Spasov jumps back.
Spasov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ishii.
Ishii scores with a hook to the body. Spasov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Spasov drives through and clinches with Ishii against the ropes.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Spasov blocks the elbow strike.
Spasov effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
Spasov digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
Spasov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spasov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov misses with a series of wild punches.
Takeru Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Spasov as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Spasov.
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Spasov. #BC#
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spasov is out of range.
Spasov appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ishii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Ishii with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Spasov slips under a jab from Ishii.#CL#
Spasov gets a clinch.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Spasov.
Spasov avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Spasov.
Nice body punch from Spasov.
Ishii looks winded!
Spasov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ishii.
A right hook to the body lands for Spasov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spasov presses Ishii against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spas Spasov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spasov misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Spasov moves into the clinch.
Spasov lands a shot to the body.
Spasov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Spasov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Spasov pushes Ishii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
Spasov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Spasov lands with a right to the head.
Spas Spasov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii working aggressively here. #T1#
Spasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Spasov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spasov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.#BC#
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Ishii pushes Spasov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spasov is stalling here.
Spasov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Spasov feints a jab promting Ishii to slip. Spasov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ishii slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spasov misses with a series of wild punches. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Spasov breaks the clinch. #T2#
Spasov lands with a good body shot.
Spasov throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.#CL#
Spasov moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Spasov.
Spasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spasov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Spasov.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
Spasov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishii up against the ropes.
Spasov stalls. #BC#
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Spasov and move into the clinch position.
Spasov misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Spasov darts in and clinches Ishii up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spas Spasov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Spasov takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Spasov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Spasov's head but Spasov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii scoring well with a low kick there. #CL#
Spasov moves into the clinch.
Spasov lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ishii drives through and clinches with Spasov against the ropes.
Spasov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ishii blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Good body shot from Spasov.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Spasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Spas Spasov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ishii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Spasov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Ishii in a clinch.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Spasov.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Spasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spasov works on Ishii's body with a couple of short punches.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.#T2#
Ishii misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov lands a body shot.
Ishii lands with a right to the head.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land. #BC#
Spasov manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Spasov closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spasov tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spas Spasov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spasov 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spas Spasov!
A very excited looking Spas Spasov 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: WKBC: Robbins VS Cortez
Date: Jun 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii slips a straight right by Bouya.
Ishii unleashes a big counter combination but Bouya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bouya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Bouya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Bouya.
Ishii throws a counter combo.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bouya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishii unleashes a big counter combination but Bouya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bouya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bouya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouya misses with a low kick.
Ishii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ishii throws a leg kick which misses Bouya's front leg but catches the back leg as Bouya tries to avoid it.
Bouya jabs Ishii right on the nose. Ishii blinks but takes it well.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bouya.
Bouya lands an overhand right.
Ishii takes a swing at Bouya's ribcage but misses.
Ishii misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bouya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bouya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bouya avoids the body shot from Ishii. #T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Bouya.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bouya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ishii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bouya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Bouya.
A nice side step and Ishii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bouya throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouya misses with a looping left.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Bouya avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Ishii misses the target.
Bouya throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii is looking to chop away at Bouya's legs.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Bouya circles away.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Bouya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bouya lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Bouya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bouya 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.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Bouya lands with an uppercut that bounces Ishii off the ropes and back into range.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bouya moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Bouya pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Bouya.
Bouya throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishii.
Ishii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Bouya misses.
Bouya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bouya checks a low kick from Ishii.
Bouya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bouya throws a leg kick
letting Ishii counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Bouya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harumichi Bouya dominated that round.
That's time! Bouya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nice body punch from Bouya.
Ishii tried to score with a low kick but Bouya checks it.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Bouya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ishii takes one to the side of the head.
Bouya misses the jab.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouya connects with a right hand. Ishii shakes it off.
Harumichi Bouya is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii tries to clinch but Bouya moves out of range.
Bouya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Bouya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ishii lands with an uppercut that bounces Bouya off the ropes and back into range.
Bouya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Bouya throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bouya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Bouya half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bouya throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
Bouya misses with a looping left.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bouya.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bouya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishii. That did some damage!
Bouya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ishii on the side of the head.
Ishii ducks right into an uppercut from Bouya.
Bouya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Bouya is avoiding it.
Ishii throws a jab when Bouya was well out of range.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Bouya looks to throw the jab but Ishii is out of range.
Bouya cracks Ishii with an open hand slap.
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!
Bouya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bouya scores with a jab to the head.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bouya.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bouya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#Ishii is rocked!
Bouya thuds his right hand into Ishii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can Bouya finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bouya engages and cracks Ishii with a massive lead left hook - Ishii tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bouya is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harumichi Bouya!
Harumichi Bouya took some time post fight to say the following; 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.

Event: WKBC: Robbins VS Khan
Date: Jun 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn connects with a high kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn scores with a head kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ishii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii avoids a kick to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn wants to clinch up but Ishii keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yudthangarngamtorn missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yudthangarngamtorn slips a jab and a cross from Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn flicks out a counter leg kick but Ishii steps away.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yudthangarngamtorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii tries to clinch but Yudthangarngamtorn moves out of range.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a head kick!
A left lands for Ishii.
Ishii motions for Yudthangarngamtorn to come forward. Ishii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yudthangarngamtorn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1#
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Yudthangarngamtorn as he checks the leg kick.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Yudthangarngamtorn.#CL#
Ishii clinches up against the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to throw a body punch but Ishii avoids it by throwing Yudthangarngamtorn back against the ropes.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head punch that misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn blocking some punches.
Yudthangarngamtorn pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a shoulder strike.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yudthangarngamtorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yudthangarngamtorn's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yudthangarngamtorn's brow.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yudthangarngamtorn blocking some punches.
Ishii avoiding damage as Yudthangarngamtorn throws knees to the body.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.#BC2#
Yudthangarngamtorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yudthangarngamtorn wants to clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn 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#
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Ishii clinches with his opponent.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yudthangarngamtorn backwards.
Yudthangarngamtorn can't find room to land a body shot as Ishii controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
A short uppercut from Yudthangarngamtorn.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a punch to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yudthangarngamtorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Yudthangarngamtorn blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yudthangarngamtorn takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yudthangarngamtorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishii lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn has been cut.#T1#
Ishii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yudthangarngamtorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Ishii lands a damaging elbow.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to circle away but Ishii has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Yudthangarngamtorn in his tracks for a moment.
Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yudthangarngamtorn.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but Yudthangarngamtorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yudthangarngamtorn fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ishii as Yudthangarngamtorn tries to tie him up.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands an elbow just above Ishii 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yudthangarngamtorn blocks the elbow strike. #T2#
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn is looking to control Ishii's arms but Ishii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yudthangarngamtorn has his back to the ropes. #BC2#
Yudthangarngamtorn breaks from the clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn looks for the body kick but Ishii saw that one coming.
Yudthangarngamtorn checks a low kick from Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ishii if he has to take too many more of those.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Ishii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii 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.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ishii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishii wants to slow Yudthangarngamtorn down by chopping away at his legs.
Yudthangarngamtorn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishii lands an overhand right.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Yudthangarngamtorn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yudthangarngamtorn wants to counter with a clinch but Ishii pushes him away.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yudthangarngamtorn throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ishii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Yudthangarngamtorn misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ishii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot by Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn fails in his attempt to 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 Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Namsaknoi Yudthangarngamtorn's cut.
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#
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a lazy body kick
and Ishii counters with a left to the body.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a front kick but Ishii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishii tries to score with a low kick but Yudthangarngamtorn moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Yudthangarngamtorn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Yudthangarngamtorn.
Ishii tries to counter by clinching up but Yudthangarngamtorn breaks away and moves out of range.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a head kick that misses.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yudthangarngamtorn connects with the punch.
Yudthangarngamtorn has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yudthangarngamtorn wants to land a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yudthangarngamtorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Ishii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yudthangarngamtorn is looking to clinch but Ishii is avoiding it.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ishii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a front kick but Ishii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T1#
Yudthangarngamtorn walks into a stiff left hand from Ishii.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land a front kick but Ishii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishii avoids a kick to the body.
Yudthangarngamtorn moves in looking to clinch but Ishii pushes him off.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Yudthangarngamtorn moved away.
Yudthangarngamtorn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ishii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yudthangarngamtorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishii catches Yudthangarngamtorn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ishii swats away the attempt to clinch by Yudthangarngamtorn.
Ishii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yudthangarngamtorn misses with the body kick
and Ishii counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishii wants to slow Yudthangarngamtorn down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Yudthangarngamtorn. #CL#
Ishii clinches up against the ropes.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yudthangarngamtorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yudthangarngamtorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Yudthangarngamtorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ishii lands an elbow inside that Yudthangarngamtorn shrugs off. #ROC#Yudthangarngamtorn is rocked!
Ishii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yudthangarngamtorn backwards.
Yudthangarngamtorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishii finish him?
Ishii breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Yudthangarngamtorn with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Yudthangarngamtorn looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Yudthangarngamtorn 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 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Takeru Ishii!

Event: WKBC The Zealot VS Bouya 2
Date: May 28, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cartagena is able to avoid easily.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Cartagena circles away.
Ishii throws a shot to the body.
Ishii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Cartagena misses its intended target.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but Cartagena slips the punch.
Ishii misses with a hook. Cartagena ducked under it nicely.
Ishii wants to clinch.
Cartagena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii misses with a combination
and Cartagena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Cartagena.
The crowd cheers as Cartagena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishii doesn't seem phased though.
Cartagena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T1#
Cartagena blocks a jab.
Cartagena checks a leg kick nicely.
Cartagena throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishii.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Cartagena and move into the clinch position.
Ishii walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Don Cartagena!
Don Cartagena was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: WKBC:Cotto VS Turturro 2
Date: May 21, 2020

#R1#
Nightfury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii looks winded!
Nightfury connects with a nice looking jab.
Ishii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nightfury getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Nightfury misses the target.
Ishii throws a poor cross that misses
and Nightfury counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Ishii gets tackled into the ropes by Nightfury. Nightfury maintains the clinch.
Nightfury lands a nice shot to the body.
Nightfury pushes Ishii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nightfury unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nightfury stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Nightfury.
Nightfury wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Nightfury.
Nightfury utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nightfury working Ishii over with knees to the body.#T1#
Nightfury digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nightfury.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nightfury lands a left hand.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike.
Nightfury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Nightfury digs a right hand underneath Ishii's ribcage. Ishii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nightfury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nightfury lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nightfury obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nightfury obliges.
Nightfury pushes Ishii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nightfury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nightfury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nightfury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nightfury dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nightfury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nightfury seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Nightfury. #T2#
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Nightfury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nightfury pushes Ishii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nightfury struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishii controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nightfury.
Nightfury lands a hook that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Nightfury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nightfury digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
Nightfury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nightfury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Nightfury working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Ishii is rocked!
A short left from Nightfury.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can Nightfury finish him?
Nightfury landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nightfury digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
Nightfury is leaning against Ishii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nightfury creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Ishii crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Ishii face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Nightfury takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draco Nightfury!

Event: WKBC: New Arrivals
Date: May 18, 2020

#R1#
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
The Zealot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii lands with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Zealot.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Ishii finds it's way through The Zealot's defenses.
The Zealot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Zealot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Zealot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ishii throws a front kick aimed at The Zealot's knee but The Zealot avoids it well.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Zealot throws a leg kick but Ishii checks it.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Zealot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Zealot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ishii misses with a straight left.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Zealot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Zealot throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii flicks out a counter leg kick but The Zealot steps away.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it. #T1#
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Zealot half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
The Zealot slips under a jab from Ishii.
Ishii with a hook.
The Zealot misses with a two punch combination.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
The Zealot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
The Zealot blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by The Zealot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Zealot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Zealot lands a jab.
The Zealot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely. #T2#
Ishii cracks The Zealot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishii.
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii throws a low kick but The Zealot moves out of range easily.
The Zealot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Zealot lands a nice hook to Ishii's body. Ishii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Zealot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Zealot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ishiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as The Zealot blocks the leg kick.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - The Zealot circles away.
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 Masada The Zealot 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#
The Zealot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Zealot walks into a left hand.
The Zealot digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
The Zealot keeps the fight on the outside.
The Zealot throws a big counter combination but Ishii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from The Zealot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii scores with a shot to the body.
Ishii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from The Zealot misses.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Zealot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
The Zealot lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as The Zealot blocks the leg kick. #T1#
The Zealot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ishii under the eye.
The Zealot stuns Ishii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishii throws a series of punches but The Zealot moves out of range.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Zealot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ishii tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance.
The Zealot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Zealot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Ishii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Zealot to score with a decent uppercut.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot connects with a jab.
The Zealot moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
As Ishii looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
The Zealot throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from The Zealot both land. Nice combination. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Zealot blocks a jab.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from The Zealot.
A leg kick checked by The Zealot.
Ishii tries to land a leg kick but The Zealot saw it coming and moves away.
The Zealot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Ishii drops his hands momentarily and The Zealot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
The Zealot avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Zealot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Zealot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ishii. Ishii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masada The Zealot dominated that second round.
That's time! The Zealot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Zealot 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.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Zealot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Zealot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii tries to clinch there but The Zealot circles away.
The Zealot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Ishii misses.
Ishii 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.
The Zealot fails to land with a series of punches.
The Zealot fakes the leg kick and cracks Ishii in the body.
Good exchange - The Zealot coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
The Zealot throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishii walks into a left hand.
The Zealot looks for the body kick but Ishii saw that one coming.
Ishii throws out a leg kick but The Zealot moves out of range and Ishii only half commits.
The Zealot connects with a single shot there.
The Zealot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
As Ishii looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Zealot throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Ishii misses.
The Zealot connects with a single shot there.
A combination from The Zealot does no damage.
Ishii throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
The Zealot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ishii's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot tries to move into range but Ishii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
The Zealot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii throws a counter combo.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but The Zealot pushes him off.
The Zealot throws a big counter combination but Ishii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but The Zealot slips the punch.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Zealot.
The Zealot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishii. Ishii obviously looking to wear him down.
The Zealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
Ishii with a nice cross.
The Zealot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Zealot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishii.
Ishii thuds a left hand into The Zealot's body.
Ishii cracks a nice hook into The Zealot's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on The Zealot's shoulder, as The Zealot tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as The Zealot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Zealot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masada The Zealot clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Ishii tries to clinch there but The Zealot circles away.
Ishii throws a big shot that misses.
Ishii is looking to clinch but The Zealot is avoiding it.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from The Zealot.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from The Zealot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Ishii.
The Zealot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Zealot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishii has time to react.
Ishii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#
Ishii is rocked!
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on The Zealot's shoulder, as The Zealot tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishii.
The Zealot lands a jab-cross combination.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?#T1#
The Zealot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Ishii.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. The Zealot moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ishii! The Zealot continues to tee off on Ishii, landing with a left and a right! The Zealot connects with a right hand that leaves Ishii sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by The Zealot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Masada The Zealot waved his t-shirt featuring Dr Zoidberg Office's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: WKBC: The Zealot VS Rua
Date: May 09, 2020

#R1#
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Nurmagomedov lands a really nice looking cross but Ishii seems unphased.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Ishii misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Ishii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ishii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nurmagomedov works Ishii's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishii scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Ishii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Nurmagomedov off balance momentarily.
Ishii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Nurmagomedov misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Ishii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ishii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nurmagomedov tests Ishii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishii lands with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Ishii.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ishii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov swinging wildly here.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ishii! But no joy.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Ishii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishii. Ishii obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ishii counters with a leg kick.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Ishii throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Nurmagomedov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmagomedov throws out the jab.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmagomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ishii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Ishii counters with a thumping low kick.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Nurmagomedov as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Ishii does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
Ishii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook. Ishii ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ishii backs up against the ropes.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Ishii's shoulder, as Ishii tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Ishii staying out of range there.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Ishii.
Donk. Ishii catches Nurmagomedov right on the button with a cross.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii cracks Nurmagomedov with a good jab.#T1#
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishii connects with a nice looking jab.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Nurmagomedov. That snapped Ishii's head back.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Ishii misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Takeru Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Nurmagomedov jumps back.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii lands a body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov is looking to wear down Ishii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Ishii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii 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#
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
It looked like Nurmagomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ishii dodges the punch combination from Nurmagomedov.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Ishii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ishii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ishii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishii scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii moves forwards but Nurmagomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii wants to counter with a clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him away.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii connects with a single shot there.
Nurmagomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Ishii throws a big shot that misses.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ishii, right into the meat.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishii tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
As Ishii looks to move away, Nurmagomedov throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ishii misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Ishii's body.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ishii! But no joy.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Ishii.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.

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 Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Well Ishii 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!

Event: WKBC: Cornell VS Cathaway
Date: May 01, 2020

#R1#
Ishii tried to score with a low kick but Takemura checks it.
Takemura jabs Ishii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ishii looks winded!
Takemura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishii closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Takemura avoids them all with ease.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Takemura checks it.
Takemura sizes up Ishii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takemura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ishii doesn't seem bothered though.
Takemura throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Ishii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Takemura sizes up Ishii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takemura scores with a nice strike.
Takemura lands with a right hand.
Takemura scores with a big combo that sends Ishii crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Ishii flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Takemura jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Takemura!
Ryu Takemura took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.

Event: WKBC: Turturro VS Laxx
Date: Apr 30, 2020

#R1##CL#
Saenamuang forces Ishii back against the ropes and clinches.
Saenamuang lands a nice uppercut.
Saenamuang lands a knee to the body.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Saenamuang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Saenamuang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Saenamuang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Saenamuang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saenamuang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saenamuang scores with a hook to the body.
Saenamuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ishiis head.
Still in the clinch, Saenamuang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Saenamuang.
Ishii looks winded!
Saenamuang is stalling here.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Saenamuang. #T1#
Saenamuang is working Ishii over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saenamuang.
Saenamuang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Ishii is rocked!
Saenamuang leaning against his opponent.
Saenamuang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can Saenamuang finish him?
Saenamuang lands a body punch.
Ishii seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Saenamuang - that landed with a thud.
Saenamuang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saenamuang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saenamuang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saenamuang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Saenamuang.
A right handed body shot lands from Saenamuang.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saenamuang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii avoids the elbow strike from Saenamuang, against the ropes.
Saenamuang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Saenamuang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saenamuang digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
Saenamuang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Saenamuang is holding Ishii round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Ishii goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Saenamuang takes it and Ishii is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Jettrin Saenamuang!
A less than humble Jettrin Saenamuang misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: WKBC: Silva VS Oki
Date: Apr 23, 2020

#R1#
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Bouya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ishii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii tries to clinch but Bouya moves out of range.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouya.
Bouya swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Bouya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Bouya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bouya takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Bouya moves away from the strike by Ishii.
Ishii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ishii tries to counter by clinching up but Bouya breaks away and moves out of range.
Bouya misses with a body kick.
Ishii throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bouya to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouya walks into a jab.
Ishii misses with a leg kick
and Bouya counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ishii is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bouya lands with a cross. #T1#
Bouya throws a head kick that misses.
Ishii moves out of range of the body kick.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bouya, right into the meat.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bouya throws a low kick but Ishii moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ishii misses its target.
Ishii moves out of range of the leg kick from Bouya.
Bouya throws a hook but Ishii avoids it easily.
Ishii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bouya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good work by Ishii as he checks the leg kick.
Ishii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bouya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bouya looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ishii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouya takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
Ishii blocks a low kick nicely.
Ishii lands a slapping body shot.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii tries to clinch but Bouya is having none of it.
Bouya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bouya throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
Bouya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bouya moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
Bouya misses the shot to the body.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Bouya.
Bouya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bouya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Bouya misses.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bouya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harumichi Bouya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Bouya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishii checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bouya. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Bouya.
Ishii moves out of range of the strikes.
Bouya throws out a loose jab but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bouya slips under a jab from Ishii.
A punch combination from Bouya misses.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Bouya misses with a low kick.
Ishii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bouya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii blocks a leg kick.
Bouya avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ishii checks a low kick from Bouya.
Bouya throws a push kick but Ishii slaps the foot to one side.
Bouya lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.#T1#
Ishii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bouya.
Ishii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ishii lands a glancing blow to the side of Bouya's head.
Bouya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Bouya.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii throws out a leg kick but Bouya moves out of range and Ishii only half commits.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Bouya keeps it at a distance.
Ishii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bouya.
Ishii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bouya flicks out a counter leg kick but Ishii steps away.
Ishii checks a leg kick.
Bouya keeps the fight on the outside.
Bouya lands a nice shot that snaps Ishii's head back.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Bouya's shoulder, as Bouya tries to avoid the shot.
Harumichi Bouya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bouya looks to land a body kick but Ishii moved away.
Ishii throwing a counter right hand but Bouya manages to avoid it.
Bouya lands an overhand right.#T2#
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Ishii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouya slips a straight right by Ishii.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Bouya lands with a hook. Ishii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Bouya does it's job there.
Ishii misses with a body shot.
Ishii misses with a hook. Bouya ducked under it nicely.
Ishii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bouya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ishii scrambles back to his feet.
Bouya motions for Ishii to come forward. Bouya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii misses with an uppercut
and Bouya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#
Ishii is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Bouya. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Ishii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bouya drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ishii right on the button. Ishii goes down! Bouya follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bouya gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harumichi Bouya!
Harumichi Bouya looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.

Event: WKBC: 4 Kings
Date: Apr 11, 2020

#R1#
Ishii moves away from the strike by Po.
Ishii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ishii tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Po swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishii cracks Po with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishii. That's going to slow Po down.
Ishii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Po throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Po keeps it at a distance.
Ishii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Po's calf.
Ishii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Po circles away.
Po swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Po looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Po on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po sets himself, and Ishii steps forward looking for the clinch! Po avoids it this time.
Po looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Po misses with a looping left.
Ishii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Po at a distance.
Ishii feints and then cracks Po's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Po down.
Po is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Ishii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Po walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Po on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii tries to clinch
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T2#
Po cracks Ishii with a good jab.
Po tried to score with a low kick but Ishii checks it.
Ishii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Ishii coming out on top.#CL#
Po takes the fight into the clinch.
Ishii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Po's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Ishii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Po.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Po stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po'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#
Ishii wants to land a leg kick but Po is out of range.
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Po blocks a leg kick.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Po throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii throws a low kick but Po moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Po.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ishii. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Po is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ishii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishii.
Po takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ishii slips under a jab from Po.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
A bone on bone clash there as Ishii blocks the leg kick. #T1#
A nice combination there by Ishii.
Po chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Po moves out of range of the leg kick from Ishii.
Po connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Ishii connects with a single shot there.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii digs a good hook to Po's body.
Po moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
Po swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Po throws a hook but Ishii avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishii.#T2#
Po circles away from the clinch attempt
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Ishii is rocked!
Ishii tries to clinch up
and Po counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Ishii goes down! Will Ishii 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 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tong Po!
A very excited looking Tong Po 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: WKBC: Tyson vs Smith
Date: Apr 03, 2020

#R1#
Ishii lands a jab.
Ishii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazama.
Kazama scores with a sloppy right hand. Ishii should have avoided that one.
Kazama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Kazama keeps it at a distance.
Ishii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazama.
Kazama lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
Ishii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kazama keeps Ishii at a distance using the push kick.
Kazama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ishii throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Kazama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ishii tenderised Kazama's leg. Kazama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kazama lands a head kick. Ishii smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Ishii misses.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kazama checks it well.
Kazama avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Kazama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kazama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kazama blocks a jab.
Kazama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ishii's head.
Ishii moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kazama tries to bum rush Ishii with a series of wild strikes but Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Kazama.
Kazama lands with an overhand left.
Kazama lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
Kazama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ishii needs to keep his hands up - Kazama had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Ishii misses.
Ishii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazama can pounce on him.
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!
Ishii throws a leg kick but Kazama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kazama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishii. That did some damage!
Ishii wants to slow Kazama down by chopping away at his legs. #T2#
Ishii moves out of range of the body kick from Kazama.
Kazama lands a front kick.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kazama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kazama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kazama ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Kazama throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazama was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Ishii blocks a jab.
Kazama throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Kazama scoring well with a low kick there.
Kazama sizes up Ishii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kazama keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazama throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Kazama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kazama missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Kazama 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#
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Ishii scores with a body shot.
Ishii misses the jab.
Kazama fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ishii just manages to avoid it.
Ishii is looking to chop away at Kazama's legs.
Kazama is looking to slow Ishii down with leg kicks.
Kazama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii throws out a loose jab but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazama lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ishii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Kazama.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Kazama was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Kazama moves out of range. #T1#
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kazama.
Ishii blocks a leg kick.
Ishii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ishii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kazama is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Kazama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kazama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ishii's calf.
Kazama throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kazama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ishii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazama throws an off balance right hand
and Ishii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Ishii. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kazama.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Jin Kazama is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Ishii misses.
Kazama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Ishii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kazama on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Kazama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kazama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ishii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kazama.
Kazama slips under a jab.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and Kazama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Ishii throws out a loose jab but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazama throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii with a jab.
Kazama connects with a looping right hand.
Kazama swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazama throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazama lands a jab.
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 Jin Kazama 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ishii avoids the head kick by Kazama.
Kazama throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kazama with a body shot.
Ishii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kazama.
It looked like Kazama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kazama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ishii. Ishii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Kazama jumps back.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Kazama blocks the low kick.
Ishii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kazama throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama misses with a body kick.
Ishii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ishii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick. #T1#
Ishii misses with an uppercut
and Kazama counters with an outside leg kick.
Kazama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ishii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Kazama as he checks the leg kick.
Kazama lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii moves out of range as Kazama throws a body kick.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Kazama avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Ishii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishii.
Kazama thows a body kick. Ishii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Kazama.
Kazama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kazama bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ishii throws out the jab.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazama.
A swing and a miss from Ishii.#T2#
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
Kazama throws the kick towards the body but Ishii avoids it.
Ishii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kazama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Ishii.
Ishii connects with a crisp jab.
Ishii misses with a lunging right hand
and Kazama counters with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Ishii.
Kazama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii swings for the body but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Ishii tries to counter with a clinch but Kazama shakes him off and moves away.
Kazama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishii checks it well.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Kazama.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kazama is out of range.
Kazama moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jin Kazama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ishiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kazama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazama 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Kazama!

Event: WKBC: Turturro VS Rumble
Date: Mar 28, 2020

#R1#
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii connects with a jab.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Nazarethyan keeps it at a distance.
Nazarethyan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nazarethyan takes one to the chin there.
Nazarethyan throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Ishii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ishii cracks Nazarethyan with a good jab.
Ishii is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ishii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan looks to throw a body kick
and Ishii counters with a nice leg kick.
Ishii punishes Nazarethyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Nazarethyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ishii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nazarethyan has eaten all the pies!
Ishii lands a nice hook to Nazarethyan's body. Nazarethyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Ishii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ishii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazarethyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ishii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nazarethyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nazarethyan looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ishii counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazarethyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Nazarethyan throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishii lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Nazarethyan's head back.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Nazarethyan circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Ishii finds it's target.
Ishii slips a jab from Nazarethyan.
Ishii is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Ishii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nazarethyan's head.
Nazarethyan is looking to chop away at Ishii's legs.
Ishii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii tries to clinch up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii misses with some punches.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nazarethyan unleashes a big counter combination but Ishii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishii wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Ishii.
Nazarethyan tries to land a body kick
and Ishii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takeru Ishii is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild combination.
Nazarethyan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ishii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazarethyan can do to turn this around?
Nazarethyan misses with a body kick.
Ishii moves out of range of the body kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Ishii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nazarethyan at a distance.
Nazarethyan tries to move into range but Ishii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ishii lands a body shot.
Ishii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishii catches Nazarethyan napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Nazarethyan crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Ishii raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Takeru Ishii!
Suren Nazarethyan was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.

Event: Bushido K1: 2
Date: Mar 20, 2020

#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Ishii.#CL2#
Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
Biernat blocks the elbow strike.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Biernat.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishii cracks Biernat with a good jab.#CL#
Biernat clinches up with Ishii and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Biernat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biernat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Ishii darts in and clinches Biernat up against the ropes.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike. #BC#
Biernat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biernat walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Ishii drives through and clinches with Biernat against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Biernat throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Biernat'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.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ishii's defenses. #T1#
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Biernat blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Biernat avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
Biernat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Biernat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ishii's face.
Biernat lands an elbow that stopped Ishii in his tracks for a moment.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biernat lands a nice elbow.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Biernat clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Biernat.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Biernat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biernat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biernat leaning against his opponent.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Biernat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Biernat dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Biernat blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Biernat holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Biernat. #BC#
Biernat breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Ishii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Biernat dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Biernat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Biernat lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Biernat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Biernat darts in and clinches Ishii up against the ropes.
Biernat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biernat lands an elbow just above Ishii 's eye.
Biernat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biernat dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biernat blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateusz Biernat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Biernat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii. #CL#
Biernat forces Ishii back against the ropes and clinches.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mateusz Biernat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biernat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishii takes an elbow to the temple.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Biernat.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Ishii misses with some punches.
Biernat stalling the fight.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Biernat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Biernat lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ishii misses with an 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!#CL#
Biernat has managed to clinch.
Biernat blocking some punches.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Biernat scores with a shoulder strike.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ishii's defenses.
Biernat controlling the action here for a moment.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ishii's defenses.
Biernat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biernat lands an elbow inside that Ishii shrugs off. #ROC#
Ishii is rocked!
Biernat lands an elbow inside that Ishii shrugs off.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can Biernat finish him?
A shot in the inside from Biernat.
Biernat smacks Ishii right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Ishii goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Mateusz Biernat!
Mateusz Biernat thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Rising Dragon: 5
Date: Mar 12, 2020

#R1#
Nurmagomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ishii lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ishii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ishii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurmagomedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Ishii's head.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Ishii misses its intended target.
Ishii looks to land a right hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but Nurmagomedov slips the punch.
Nurmagomedov cracks Ishii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishii wants to clinch
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
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 nice inside leg kick there by Ishii. That's going to slow Nurmagomedov down.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ishii misses.
Ishii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Ishii. #T1#
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ishii.
Ishii's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ishii duly obliges.
Ishii moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Ishii tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Nurmagomedov.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ishii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov lands a really nice looking cross but Ishii seems unphased.
Nurmagomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Ishii catches Nurmagomedov right on the button with a cross.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of strikes that have Ishii backpedaling. #T2#
Nurmagomedov cracks a nice hook into Ishii's ribs.
Ishii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ishii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nurmagomedov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ishii is looking to slow Nurmagomedov down with leg kicks.
Nurmagomedov blocks a low kick nicely.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a right hand but Ishii moved out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ishii at a distance.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Ishii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Nurmagomedov lands with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ishii looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagomedov is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
Ishii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Ishii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Ishii.
Ishii lands a jab-cross combination.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ishii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurmagomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishii.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ishii swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Ishii misses with a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishii feints a jab promting Nurmagomedov to slip. Ishii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nurmagomedov slips again and ducks right into an 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!
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov connects with a jab.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takeru Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishii.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick.
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii throws a front kick aimed at Nurmagomedov's knee but Nurmagomedov avoids it well.
Ishii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ishii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmagomedov blocks a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Nurmagomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ishii momentarily.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
Ishii looks to land a combination but Nurmagomedov avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Ishii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii 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 big left from Ishii misses.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range nicely.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Ishii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ishii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Ishii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nurmagomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ishii to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishii feints and then cracks Nurmagomedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmagomedov down.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Ishii lands with a hook. Nurmagomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ishii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmagomedov has time to react.
Ishii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Donk. Ishii catches Nurmagomedov right on the button with a cross.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Nurmagomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii punishes Nurmagomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Ishii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ishii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Ishii misses with a straight right. #T2#
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Ishii.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ishii - just one landing.
Nurmagomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishii.
Ishii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurmagomedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ishii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch position.
Ishii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nurmagomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Ishii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishii 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!

Event: Openweight GP: Semi Finals
Date: Mar 07, 2020

#R1#
Flanagan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii looks to land a combination but Flanagan avoids it well.
Flanagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ishii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flanagan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Flanagan slips under a jab from Ishii.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii throws the left hand but Flanagan avoids the punch easily.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Flanagan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ishii, as that shot connected.
Ishii throws a low kick but Flanagan moves out of range easily.
Flanagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishii.
Sloppy strikes from Flanagan. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Flanagan saw that one coming.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Flanagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Flanagan.
Ishii misses with a few strikes there.
Flanagan slips under a jab.
Flanagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Ishii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flanagan counters with a straight right hand.
Ishii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Flanagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Flanagan misses its target.
Flanagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flanagan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ishii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flanagan checks it well. #T2#
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Flanagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flanagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Flanagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Flanagan is looking to wear down Ishii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Flanagan.
Ishii throws a low kick, looking for Flanagan's leg but Flanagan calmly moves out of range.
Flanagan misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ishii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Flanagan's head but Flanagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flanagan avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Flanagan checks it.
Ishii defending well as Flanagan loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Flanagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Flanagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ishii lands with a nice body punch.
Ishii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ishii cracks Flanagan with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Flanagan.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Flanagan circles away.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii wants to clinch.
Flanagan is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan connects with a body shot.
Ishii tries to clinch but Flanagan moves away
and Flanagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishii feints a jab promting Flanagan to slip. Ishii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Flanagan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T1#
Ishii throws a leg kick but Flanagan moved away.
Flanagan throws a hook but Ishii avoids it easily.
Flanagan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ishii's hands.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanagan.
Ishii tries to work over Flanagan's front leg with a kick but Flanagan checks it.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ishii lands a slapping body shot.
Flanagan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flanagan checks a leg kick.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Flanagan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii throws a hook but Flanagan avoids it easily.
Ishii throws a hook but Flanagan avoids it easily.#T2#
Ishii throws a leg kick but Flanagan moved away.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Flanagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flanagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flanagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flanagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flanagan.
No joy there for Ishii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishii wants to land a leg kick but Flanagan is out of range.
It looked like Flanagan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ishii.
Flanagan misses with a body shot
enabling Ishii to counter with a crisp jab.
Flanagan jabs Ishii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Flanagan keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Flanagan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flanagan throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii thumps Flanagan with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Flanagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Flanagan circles away.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Flanagan saw that one coming.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flanagan sets himself, and Ishii steps forward looking for the clinch! Flanagan avoids it this time.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Ishii slips the punch.
Flanagan swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Flanagan staying out of range there.
Flanagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishii takes a swing at Flanagan's ribcage but misses.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flanagan throws a big counter combination but Ishii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii looks to land a combination but Flanagan avoids it well.
Ishii throws a right hand that Flanagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Flanagan also avoids with ease.
Ishii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flanagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flanagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ishii. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Ishii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii throws a right hand that Flanagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Flanagan also avoids with ease.
Ishii is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flanagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ishii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flanagan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Flanagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flanagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ishii moves to clinch but Flanagan breaks away
and Flanagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Flanagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Flanagan digs a good hook to Ishii's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flanagan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ishii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flanagan lands a right hook to the body.
Flanagan moves forwards but Ishii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Flanagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Flanagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Flanagan jumps back.
Walter Flanagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishii moves to clinch but Flanagan breaks away
and Flanagan counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Flanagan.
Ishii works the jab nicely.
Flanagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice defenses there by Flanagan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Flanagan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ishii 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!

Event: Rising Dragon: 1
Date: Feb 27, 2020

#R1#
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ulatov.
Ulatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii. #CL#
Ulatov clinches.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatov leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Ulatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Ulatov has a couple of punches blocked by Ishii.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ulatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatov.
Ulatov stalling against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ulatov.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ulatov's defenses.
Ulatov dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ulatov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ulatov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ulatov blocking some punches. #T2#
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii blocking some punches.
Ulatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulatov lands a shoulder strike.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatov lands a left hand.
Ishii misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ulatov's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ulatov takes an elbow to the temple.
Ulatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulatov working aggressively here.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ulatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ulatov's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Ulatov.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ulatov lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Ulatov lands a nice uppercut.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ulatov dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
Ulatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ulatov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ishii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ulatov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T2#
Ulatov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ulatov gets through Ishii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulatov.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulatov blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ulatov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ulatov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ulatov scrambles back to his feet.
Ulatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Ulatov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ulatov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishii wants to counter with a clinch but Ulatov pushes him away.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Ulatov.
Ulatov is looking to clinch.
Ulatov throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii throws a right and a left that Ulatov avoids nicely.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Ulatov circles away.
Ulatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Ulatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ulatov is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Ishii.#CL#
Ulatov drives through and clinches with Ishii against the ropes.
Ulatov is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Ulatov into the ropes.#T1#
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii pushes Ulatov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ulatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ulatov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Ulatov 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ulatov leaning against his opponent.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ulatov avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatov. #T2#
Ishii working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ulatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii blocks a body shot from Ulatov.
A head punch on the inside from Ulatov fails to land.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
Ulatov blocks an uppercut.
Sergei Ulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Ulatov.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ulatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!

Event: Elite Thai Showdown: 3
Date: Feb 14, 2020

#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Po. Those never looked like landing.
Ishii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Po.
Ishii lands a jab.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii stalks Po and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Po's face. Po staggers backwards, shaken.
Ishii sizes up Po with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ishii clobbers Po with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Po throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Po.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
Po throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.#T1#
Po tries a low kick but Ishii avoids it.
Po lands a lovely overhand right.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Po walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ishii scores with a jab to the head.
Ishii scores with a decent looking hook.
Po takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2#
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po misses with a looping left.
Ishii lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ishii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No joy there for Po, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Po blocks the low kick.
Nice shot lands for Ishii.
Po misses with the combination.
Ishii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Po had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Po throws a jab when Ishii was well out of range.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po is having none of it.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishii tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ishii.
Ishii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
That's time! Po's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Po is out of range.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishii stuns Po with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL2#
Ishii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Po, pushing him back against the ropes.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ishii lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Po.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii misses with some punches. #BC#
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishii throws out a leg kick but Po moves out of range and Ishii only half commits.
A punch lands to the side of Po 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Po 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 Ishii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ishii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A countering left hand to the body from Ishii misses.
Ishii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Po misses its target.#T1#
Po misses the jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ishii. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ishii throws a combination. Po tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Po digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
Ishii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Po's sensitive parts.
Po has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Po there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Po off balance momentarily.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Po chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Ishii scoring well with a low kick there.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Po momentarily.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ishii checks a leg kick.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Ishii tenderised Po's leg. Po is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Po misses its target.
Ishii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Po was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ishii.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Ishii tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Po throws a right hand that misses
and Ishii counters with a thumping low kick.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Po throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Po throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Ishii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Po swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Po throws an off balance right hand
and Ishii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii connects with a body shot.
Po throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Po defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Po swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Ishii tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Po avoids them all with ease.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Po throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ishii.
Po takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Ishii scores with a shot to the body.
Po looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
Po keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Ishii. #CL2#
Ishii rushes Po and presses him up against the ropes.#T2#
A short uppercut from Po.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Po lands a body punch.
A short left from Po.
Po gets through Ishii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Po.
Ishii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Po.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po cracks Ishii with a nice body shot.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Po manages to break the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
Tong Po spoke after the fight, saying 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.

Event: Elite Thai Showdown: 2
Date: Feb 09, 2020

#R1#
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bouya misses with a double jab.
Bouya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouya blocks a jab.
Ishii dips to his left and cracks Bouya with an uppercut!
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Bouya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bouya scores with a jab.
Bouya swinging wildly here.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bouya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A right-left combo lands from Bouya.
Bouya misses with the combination.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Bouya and move into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Bouya saw that one coming.#T1#
Good shot there by Bouya.
Bouya misses with a two punch combination.
Bouya cracks the inside of Ishii's front leg.
Bouya moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bouya tries to bum rush Ishii with a series of wild strikes but Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Bouya stuns Ishii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii misses with a looping left.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouya ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Bouya lands the left hand.
Ishii throws a right hand that Bouya ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouya also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouya keeps the fight on the outside.
Bouya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Ishii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bouya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bouya throws a push kick but Ishii slaps the foot to one side.
As Bouya backs off Ishii throws a huge counter combo but Bouya manages to avoid it all.
Bouya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishii.
Bouya takes one to the chin there.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouya misses with a two punch combination.
Ishii misses with a looping left.
Bouya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bouya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bouya is out of range.
Bouya misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harumichi Bouya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouya.
Bouya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harumichi Bouya is winning the standup battle so far.
Bouya lands a two punch combo.
Bouya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Ishii walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bouya.
Bouya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Bouya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bouya blocks a jab.
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Ishii misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouya.
Bouya looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well. #T1#
Ishii misses the jab.
Ishii looks to land a left hand but Bouya moved out of range nicely.
Ishii wants to slow Bouya down by chopping away at his legs.
Bouya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bouya scores with a nice body kick.
Bouya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishii lands with a hook. Bouya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bouya checks a leg kick nicely.
Ishii is looking to chop away at Bouya's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishii 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 Bouya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bouya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harumichi Bouya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bouya lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ishii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bouya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Ishii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bouya misses with a series of wild punches.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishii looks to land a combination but Bouya avoids it well.
Ishii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bouya.
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!
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bouya backing away here, and Ishii unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ishii misses with a left hand
enabling Bouya to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Bouya.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Bouya.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Bouya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bouya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Bouya fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harumichi Bouya dominated that second round.
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#
Ishii wants to clinch up but Bouya keeps it at a distance.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouya.
Bouya staying out of range there.
Bouya checks the leg kick.
It looked like Bouya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ishii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ishii looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouya is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bouya.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Bouya counters with a nice leg kick.
Bouya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Bouya avoids them all with ease.
Bouya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouya.
Bouya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
Bouya thuds his shin into the meat of Ishii's side.#T1#
Bouya checks the leg kick.
Bouya checks a leg kick.
Ishii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Bouya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Bouya is out of range.
Ishii tries to clinch but Bouya is having none of it.
Ishii wants to clinch.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Bouya keeps it at a distance.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Ishii moves out of range of the body kick.
Ishii feints a counter leg kick.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Bouya. #T2#
Ishii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouya moves away.
Bouya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouya misses with a low kick.
Bouya throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ishii! But no joy.
Bouya ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Bouya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bouya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A punch lands to the side of Ishii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bouya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bouya swinging wildly here.
Harumichi Bouya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bouya throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but Bouya slips the punch.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bouya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ishii throws a low kick but Bouya avoids it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harumichi Bouya!
In his post fight interview, Harumichi Bouya started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: WKBC 1: The Beginning
Date: Jan 30, 2020

#R1#
Kazama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishii. That did some damage!
Kazama slips under a jab.
Kazama half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kazama lands a lovely overhand right.
Kazama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Kazama.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Kazama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kazama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Kazama.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Kazama circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kazama 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.
Kazama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kazama. #T1#
Kazama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ishii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazama looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ishii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kazama is out of range and Ishii settles back down.
Kazama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kazama looks to land a body kick but Ishii moved away.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Kazama appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kazama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ishii misses with a lunging right hand
and Kazama counters with an inside leg kick.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Kazama pushes him off.
Ishii checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Kazama scores with a leg kick.
Kazama avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazama throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Kazama is out of range.
Kazama 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.
Nice uppercut there from Kazama.
Ishii misses with a hook.
Ishii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazama manages to avoid it.
Kazama is looking to slow Ishii down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Kazama.
Kazama checks a leg kick.
Ishii misses with a hook. Kazama ducked under it nicely.
Ishii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ishii checks the leg kick.
Kazama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Kazama dominated that round.
That's time! Kazama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Kazama feints and then cracks Ishii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ishii down.
Kazama moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
Kazama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishii.
That kick from Kazama tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Kazama slams his shin into Ishii's torso.
Ishii walks into a stiff left hand from Kazama.
Kazama scores with a hook.
Ishii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid body kick from Kazama.
Kazama throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazama circles away.
Jin Kazama is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazama scores with a leg kick.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii tries to clinch but Kazama is having none of it.
Kazama lands with a thumping leg kick. #T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kazama 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 Ishii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ishii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ishii's hands.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazama swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Kazama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ishii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ishii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kazama lands a jab.
Ishii avoids the head kick by Kazama. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii checks a leg kick.
Ishii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ishii wants to clinch but Kazama slips to the side
and Kazama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kazama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ishii's sensitive parts.
Kazama staying out of range there.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
As Ishii backs away, Kazama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Ishii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kazama misses the target.
Ishii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazama moves away.
Ishii tries a low kick but Kazama avoids it.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Ishii misses.
Ishii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Kazama lands but Ishii takes it in his stride.
Kazama steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Ishii to the mat! Ishii looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Kazama is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Kazama jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jin Kazama!

Event: Warzone 4
Date: Jan 26, 2020

#R1#
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Zirkov's shoulder, as Zirkov tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Zirkov tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii throws a solid leg kick but Zirkov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ishii.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Zirkov off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zirkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zirkov lands with a good body shot.
Ishii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zirkov misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Nice body kick there by Zirkov.
Zirkov tries to clinch up but Ishii circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Zirkov tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zirkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zirkov scrambles back to his feet.
Zlatan Zirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zirkov swinging wildly here.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Ishii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zirkov circles away quickly and effectively.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ishii checks a leg kick.
Zirkov throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zirkov. That's going to slow Ishii down.
Ishii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zirkov's hands.
Zirkov misses with a low kick.
Ishii is looking to counter the offense by Zirkov and move into the clinch.
Zirkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Zirkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Zirkov misses.
Zirkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii scores with a nice strike.
Zirkov dips to his left and cracks Ishii with an uppercut!
Zirkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Ishii counters by moving 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!
Zirkov trying to land knees to the body.
Zirkov has a couple of punches blocked by Ishii.
Ishii lands a damaging elbow.
Zirkov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Zirkov.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2##BC2#
Zirkov manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left lands for Zirkov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zirkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishii checks it well.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zirkov.
Ishii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Zirkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii cracks Zirkov with a good jab.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ishii stuns Zirkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishii avoids the head kick by Zirkov.
Ishii throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishii. That's going to slow Zirkov down.
Zirkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zirkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zirkov scrambles back to his feet.
Ishii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nice shot lands for Ishii.
Ishii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zirkov.
Zirkov misses with a low kick.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Ishii lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Zirkov.
Zirkov loads up on a big right hand but Ishii slips the punch.
Zirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zirkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zirkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishii to score with a decent uppercut.
Ishii blocks a jab.
Zirkov misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii 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.
Zirkov 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.
Zirkov lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ishii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Zirkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ishii is out of range and Zirkov settles back down.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zirkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zirkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ishii.
Ishii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a series of punches but Ishii avoids them all with ease.
Ishii swats away the attempt to clinch by Zirkov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov cracks Ishii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zirkov throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T2#
Zirkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishii to score with a decent uppercut.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zirkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Zirkov misses with a wild combination.
Zirkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zirkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
Takeru Ishii is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ishii here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zirkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Zirkov is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishii.
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 Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Zirkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
Ishii 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.
Ishii throws a hook but Zirkov avoids it easily.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zirkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Zirkov lands a head kick!
Good work by Ishii as he checks the leg kick.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Ishii lands a really nice looking cross but Zirkov seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Zirkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zirkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ishii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zirkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zirkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Zirkov misses with a leg kick
and Ishii counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zirkov.#T1#
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zirkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Zirkov lands a jab to Ishii's midsection.
Zirkov throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii scores with a three punch combo!
Zirkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ishii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zirkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ishii connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
Zirkov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zirkov can do to turn this around?#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zirkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Zirkov blocks the elbow strike.
Zirkov working hard to break the clinch.
Zirkov blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Zirkov. #BC2#
Zirkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zirkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishii.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Zirkov.
Zirkov 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.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Zirkov.
Ishii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zirkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zirkov thumps Ishii with a low kick.
Zlatan Zirkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zirkov throws a chopping leg kick but Ishii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL#
Ishii moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Ishii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ishii 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!

Event: Warzone 2
Date: Jan 17, 2020

#R1#
Ishii cracks a nice hook into Nightfury's ribs.
Ishii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nightfury slips a jab and a cross from Ishii.
Nightfury tries to clinch there but Ishii circles away.
Nightfury looks to land a body kick but Ishii moved away.
Nightfury connects with a solid leg kick.
Nightfury scoring well with a low kick there. #CL#
Ishii gets tackled into the ropes by Nightfury. Nightfury maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ishii prevents a body shot from Nightfury.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Nightfury.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nightfury tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ishii scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ishii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nightfury takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nightfury swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nightfury blocks the elbow strike. #T1#
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Nightfury misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nightfury.
Nightfury throws a punch but it's blocked by Ishii.
Nightfury looking to stall.
Nightfury lands with a right to the head.
Nightfury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Nightfury.
Nightfury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nightfury lands an uppercut.
Ishii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nightfury blocks an uppercut.
Nightfury dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nightfury. #BC#
Nightfury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nightfury jabs at Ishii's body.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Ishii slips a straight right by Nightfury.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Nightfury blocks the low kick.
It looked like Nightfury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nightfury moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nightfury cracks Ishii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nightfury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ishii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
That kick from Nightfury tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii looks to score with a jab to the body but Nightfury is just out of range.
Ishii scores with a jab to the head.
Nightfury tests Ishii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ishii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nightfury scores with a leg kick.
Nightfury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nightfury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Draco Nightfury 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#
Ishii slips a jab from Nightfury.
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Nightfury misses with a straight left.
Nightfury takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ishii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nightfury lands the left hand.
Draco Nightfury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nightfury scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
Ishii clinches with his opponent.
Nightfury avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Nightfury takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Nightfury.
Nightfury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Nightfury is trying to stall.
Nightfury dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Nightfury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards. #T1#
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Nightfury is leaning against Ishii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike.
Nightfury lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nightfury avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nightfury tries a body shot but Ishii blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nightfury obliges.
Nightfury blocks an uppercut.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Nightfury.
Ishii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nightfury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Nightfury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Nightfury. #CL2#
Ishii forces Nightfury back against the ropes and clinches.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Nightfury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nightfury blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Nightfury is trying to stall.
Nightfury tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Nightfury tries to throw a body punch but Ishii avoids it by throwing Nightfury back against the ropes.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nightfury tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nightfury stalls.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
Nightfury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A bone on bone clash there as Nightfury blocks the leg kick.
Nightfury seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Draco Nightfury is winning the standup battle so far.
Nightfury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ishii's calf.
Nightfury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nightfury misses with a kick to the body. #CL#
Nightfury darts in and clinches Ishii up against the ropes.
Nightfury tries to stall but Ishii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nightfury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nightfury is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Nightfury into the ropes.
Nightfury swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Nightfury.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Nightfury.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nightfury tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii lands an elbow inside. #T1#
Ishii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ishii as Nightfury tries to tie him up.
Nightfury misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury misses with a body punch.
Nightfury taking a breather.
Ishii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Nightfury in his tracks for a moment.
Nightfury blocks an uppercut.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Nightfury dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ishii lands a nice elbow.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow. #T2#
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow.
Nightfury lands a shot to the body.
Nightfury lands a shoulder strike.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Nightfury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow. #BC#
Nightfury breaks from the clinch.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Nightfury.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nightfury, right into the meat.
Nightfury throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Nightfury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nightfury throws a lazy uppercut
and Ishii counters with a good low kick that Nightfury was not able to check.
Nightfury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
Ishii digs a good body shot into Nightfury's ribs.
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nightfury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nightfury cracks the inside of Ishii's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeru Ishii.
I think Ishii 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 05, 2020

#R1#
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Ishii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Ishii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a jab when Ishii was well out of range.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD2#
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ishii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Ishii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ishii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Ishii is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johnson working his ground and pound in the gym.#T1#
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Ishii's head.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Ishii's head.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC2#
Ishii is rocked!#T3#
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Oh Ishii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson lands a big elbow - Ishii is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Johnson!

Event: K1 Kings: 3
Date: Dec 26, 2019

#R1#
Saxton digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Ishii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saxton doesn't seem phased though.
Saxton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saxton cracks Ishii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ishii misses with a body shot.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Saxton counters with a straight right hand.
Saxton throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Saxton's head but Saxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Saxton.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Saxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ishii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saxton throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii lands a jab-cross combination.
Saxton misses with a double jab.
Ishii tries to counter by clinching up but Saxton breaks away and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saxton dips to his left and cracks Ishii with an uppercut!
Saxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishii.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Saxton.
Saxton throws a leg kick
and Ishii counters with a three punch combo that has Saxton backing up. Saxton nods at Ishii to acknowledge the strikes.
Saxton misses with a double jab.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Saxton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ishii under the eye.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saxton.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Saxton saw that one coming.
Saxton scores with a jab to the body.
Saxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saxton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii swings for the body but Saxton moves out of range. #T2#
A cross from Saxton lands.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saxton misses the shot to the body.
Ishii tries to bum rush Saxton with a series of wild strikes but Saxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishii.
Saxton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ishii's calf.
Saxton misses with a kick to the body.
Saxton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saxton throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Saxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishii slips a straight right by Saxton.
Saxton throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saxton throws a low kick, looking for Ishii's leg but Ishii calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ishii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Ishii is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saxton.
Saxton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ishii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#CL#
Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Saxton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Saxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Saxton misses the jab.
Saxton dodges the punch combination from Ishii.
Ishii checks the leg kick.
Saxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saxton throws a combination that misses
and Saxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saxton.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gary Saxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Saxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saxton manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saxton.
Gary Saxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Saxton misses the target.
Ishii throwing a counter right hand but Saxton manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Saxton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ishii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Saxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saxton lands a nice looking body shot.
That kick from Saxton tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Ishii drives through and clinches with Saxton against the ropes.
Saxton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saxton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Saxton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Saxton misses.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Saxton.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Saxton pushes him off.#T2#
Saxton looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
Ishii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishii has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saxton slips under a jab.
Ishii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saxton.
A slow jab from Saxton misses its intended target.
Saxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Saxton is avoiding it.
Ishii misses with a body shot
and Saxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
Ishii slips a jab from Saxton.
Saxton blocks a jab.
Saxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Saxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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#
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Saxton takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL2#
Saxton drives through and clinches with Ishii against the ropes.
Saxton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishii misses with some punches.
Saxton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saxton just leaning against Ishii, taking a breather.
Saxton tries a body shot but Ishii blocks it.
Saxton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saxton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii lands a right hand. #T1#
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saxton blocks the elbow strike.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Saxton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Saxton misses.
Saxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ishii throws a hook to the side of Saxton's head but Saxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saxton unleashes a big counter combination but Ishii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saxton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saxton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Saxton as he connects with a hook.
Saxton misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Ishii counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike. #T2#
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Saxton lands an elbow inside. #BC2#
Saxton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ishii slips a jab from Saxton.
A right-left combo lands from Saxton.
Ishii takes one to the chin there.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Saxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saxton 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Saxton!

Event: K1 Kings: 2
Date: Dec 24, 2019

#R1#
A low kick from Ishii misses
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Ishii misses
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Ishii swings widly with a right hand
and Takemura counters with a series of strikes. Ishii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takemura counters with a nice body shot.
Ishii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takemura counters with a two punch combo.
Takemura throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takemura.#T1#
Ishii tries a low kick but Takemura avoids it.
Takemura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takemura lands with a hook. Ishii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Takemura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takemura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takemura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ishii thows a leg kick but Takemura checks it
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
Ishii is rocked!
Ishii tries to clinch up
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Ishii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takemura lands a body shot.
Ishii takes one to the chin there.
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ishii misses with a jab to the body
and Takemura counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Ishii off his feet! Ishii crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Ishii isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Takemura screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryu Takemura!
An intense looking Ryu Takemura took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.

Event: K1 Kings: 1
Date: Dec 16, 2019

#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Po blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Po wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Ishii moves out of range as Po strikes.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Po takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ishii 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.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po throws out a powerful jab.
Po drops his hands momentarily and Ishii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii stuns Po with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Po's shoulder, as Po tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii feints and then cracks Po's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Po down.
Po scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii scores with a jab.#T1#
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ishii misses with a straight left.
Po was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Po closes the distance and pushes Ishii back into the ropes.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Po tries a body shot but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Po blocking some punches.
Ishii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Po. #BC#
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii 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!
Po goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ishii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Ishii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Po is looking to counter punch.
Ishii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Po's sensitive parts.
Po fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishii lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ishii, right into the meat.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Ishii coming out on top.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Ishii blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Po's head back.
Po fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Po misses with a body shot.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Po smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ishii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Po takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Po stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishii.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Po misses with a looping left.
Po takes one on the button.
Po slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back 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!
Po misses with a low kick. #T1#
Ishii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Po is able to avoid easily.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Po pushes him off.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ishii to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishii throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a series of strikes. Ishii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Po swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ishii connects with a looping right hand.
Po looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Po and move into the clinch position.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishii 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 Po has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Po and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Ishii slips a straight right by Po.
Ishii wants to counter the offense by Po and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Ishii has managed to clinch. #T2#
Po misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Po in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po is looking to counter punch.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Po.
Po misses with a low kick.
Ishii cracks Po with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ishii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ishii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Ishii tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Po.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Ishii moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Po gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Po blocks an elbow strike.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Po.
Po digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank. #T1#
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Po lands with a right to the head.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po lands a left hand.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Po breaks the clinch.
Ishii throws a leg kick which misses Po's front leg but catches the back leg as Po tries to avoid it.
Ishii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Po throws a low kick but Ishii avoids it.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po throws a leg kick but Ishii checks it.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Po off balance momentarily.#T2#
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
Ishii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Po throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Ishii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Po on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Po finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Po keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Ishii both land. Nice combination.
Ishii scores with a nice right hand. #CL#
Po pushes Ishii up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike from Po.

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 Tong Po.
I think Ishii 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
Tong Po was interviewed post fight and said 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.

Event: AKT #2
Date: Nov 18, 2019

#R1#
Leumpei throws a sloppy head kick and Ishii moves out of range easily.
Leumpei swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Leumpei thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Leumpei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leumpei seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Leumpei.
Ishii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leumpei lands with a kick to the temple. Ishii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ishii tries to clinch but Leumpei moves out of range. #CL#
Leumpei has managed to clinch.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Leumpei tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ishii.
Leumpei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.
Leumpei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leumpei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.
Ishii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leumpei backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii lands an uppercut.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Ishii scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Ishii. #T1#
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Leumpei tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leumpei's brow.
Leumpei scores with a shot to the side of Ishii's head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishii throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Leumpei.
Ishii lands a nice elbow.
Ishii misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the head but Ishii blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leumpei's brow.
Leumpei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leumpei is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Leumpei.
Ishii lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leumpei takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Ishii.
Ishii lands an elbow inside that Leumpei shrugs off.
Ishii lands an elbow inside that Leumpei shrugs off. #T2#
Ishii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leumpeis head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ishii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ishii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leumpei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
Ishii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ishii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leumpei avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Ishii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leumpei's defenses.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Ishii avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Leumpei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
A short right from Ishii on the inside.
Leumpei avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leumpei blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii gets through Leumpei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leumpei blocks the elbow strike.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Leumpei.
A short right from Ishii on the inside.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Leumpei blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Ishii gets through Leumpei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Leumpei blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Ishii. #T4#
Ishii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leumpei misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leumpei's brow.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Ishii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Ishii.
A short uppercut from Ishii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Leumpei in his tracks for a moment. #ROC2#
Leumpei is rocked!
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Oh Leumpei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishii lands an elbow inside that Leumpei shrugs off.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Ishii scores with a hook.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii scores with a nice strike.
Leumpei walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Takeru Ishii!

Event: RH102
Date: Oct 23, 2019

#R1#
Ishii throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii takes one to the chin there.
Ishii lands with a cross. #CL2#
Ishii tries to keep at a distance but Silver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishii avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the ropes.
Ishii avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silver staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Ishii misses
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
A combination from Ishii does no damage.
Silver tries a quick counter leg kick but Ishii is wise to it.
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ishii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ishii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Silver.
Ishii wants to slow Silver down by chopping away at his legs.
Ishii throws a combination that misses
and Silver counters with a one-two to the body.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Ishii moved out of range.
Ishii lands a jab 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!
Ishii moves to clinch but Silver breaks away
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ishii thinking. #T2#
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Ishii swings widly with a right hand
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii blocks a jab.
Silver throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver scores with a hook to the body. Ishii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ishii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii darts in trying to clinch
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
As Silver looks to move away, Ishii throws a big counter combo but Silver just gets out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Silver dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver.
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Silver misses.
Silver avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver unleashes a big counter combination but Ishii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anders Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver lands a two punch combo.
Ishii misses with a jab to the body #CL2#
and Silver counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Silver manages to break the clinch.
Ishii is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Silver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick from Ishii is predictable there #CL2#
and Silver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silver. #BC2#
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a head kick. That will keep Ishii thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T1##CL2#
Silver forces Ishii back against the ropes and clinches.
Silver digs a right hand underneath Ishii's ribcage. Ishii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silver's brow.
Nice body punch from Silver - that landed with a thud.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike. #BC2#
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishii scores with a nice right hand. #CL#
Ishii clinches with his opponent.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Silver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver. #BC2#
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
A big left from Silver misses.
Ishii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver momentarily. #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!
Ishii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ishii swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Ishii wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ishii closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ishii wants to land a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Ishii misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ishii stalks Silver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silver's face. Silver staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii scores with a punch to the head.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Silver connects with a high kick.
Anders Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Ishii throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver counters with a solid body kick.
Ishii lands a head shot.
Ishii throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anders Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL2#
Silver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silver is working Ishii over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Silver - that landed with a thud. #BC2#
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Ishii is predictable there
and Silver counters with a series of strikes. Ishii will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii misses with a jab to the body
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
A good leg kick by Silver.
Silver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii tries to score with a low kick but Silver moves his leg out of the way.
Ishii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Ishii throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ishii swings widly with a right hand
and Silver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2##CL2#
Silver moves into the clinch.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver counters with a straight 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!
Ishii throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Silver manages to break the clinch.
Ishii moves to clinch but Silver breaks away
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver counters with a three punch combo that has Ishii backing up. Ishii nods at Silver to acknowledge the strikes.
Ishii moves to clinch but Silver breaks away
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Silver!

Event: RH91
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1#
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sigfusson wants to counter with a clinch but Ishii pushes him away.
A clash of legs there as Sigfusson blocks the low kick.
Sigfusson drops his hands momentarily and Ishii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Ishii gets tackled into the ropes by Sigfusson. Sigfusson maintains the clinch.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
Ishii pushes Sigfusson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Ishii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishii avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body. #T1#
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Sigfusson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfusson tries a knee to the head but Ishii blocks it.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Sigfusson.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sigfusson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snorri Sigfusson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sigfusson throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Sigfusson misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Ishii tries to keep at a distance but Sigfusson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
Sigfusson blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sigfusson's brow.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sigfusson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sigfusson works on Ishii's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ishii avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sigfusson.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a shot to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson connects with a knee to the head.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands an uppercut.
Ishii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Snorri Sigfusson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sigfusson.
Ishii avoids the elbow strike from Sigfusson, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snorri Sigfusson 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Sigfusson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ishii throws a jab when Sigfusson was well out of range.
Sigfusson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Sigfusson thuds his right hand into Ishii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Sigfusson rushes Ishii and presses him up against the ropes.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
A right hook to the body lands for Sigfusson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigfusson cracks Ishii with a nice body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sigfusson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ishii.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Sigfusson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T2#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Sigfusson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson lands a body punch.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson presses Ishii against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorri Sigfusson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sigfusson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snorri Sigfusson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sigfusson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snorri Sigfusson!

Event: RH86
Date: Sep 14, 2019

#R1#
Misping throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
Misping misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Ishii finds it's target.
Misping looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Misping moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ishii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Misping. #CL#
Misping fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ishii, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishii lands a damaging elbow.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misping takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Misping is trying to force a seperation but Ishii has the dominant position.
Misping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Misping is looking to control Ishii's arms but Ishii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Misping has his back to the ropes. #T1#
Misping tries to circle away but Ishii has him pinned against the ropes.
Misping is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Misping into the ropes.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii lands an elbow inside.
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ishii.
Misping controlling the action here for a moment.
Misping manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Misping gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ishii.
Misping is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
Ishii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii lands a hook that snaps the head of Misping backwards.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Misping wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Misping wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Misping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Misping circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Misping on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii lands a nice hook to Misping's body. Misping takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Misping throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Ishii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Misping's sensitive parts.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Misping off balance momentarily.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii. #BC#
Misping breaks the clinch.
Ishii avoids the head kick by Misping.
Misping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ishii counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Misping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Misping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Misping finds it's target.
Ishii lands a glancing blow to the side of Misping's head.#T1#
Misping's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Misping scrambles back to his feet.
Ishii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Misping drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Misping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Ishii moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Misping manages to break the clinch.
Ishii scores with a nice strike.
Misping tried to score with a low kick but Ishii checks it.
Ishii cracks the inside of Misping's front leg.
Misping has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Ishii takes the fight into the clinch.
Misping with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC#
Misping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishii.
A punch combination from Misping misses.
Bichel Misping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii dips to his left and cracks Misping with an uppercut!#CL2#
Ishii has closed the distance and engaged Misping in a clinch.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Misping is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Misping into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii. #BC#
Misping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Ishii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Misping, pushing him back against the ropes.
Misping tries to circle away but Ishii has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Misping in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Misping.
Misping takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misping backwards.
Misping misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Ishii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ishii cracks a nice hook into Misping's ribs.
Misping misses with a series of wild punches.
Ishii 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.
Misping falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ishii counters with a nice body shot.
Misping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Misping closes the distance and clinches.
Misping takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ishii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misping avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Misping wants to stall.
Ishii lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Ishii lands an elbow inside that Misping shrugs off.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Misping.
Misping tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misping tries to break the clinch but Ishii is controlling the position.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Ishii.
Misping wants to break the clinch but can't.
Misping blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misping struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishii controls his hands.
Misping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Misping taking a breather.
Ishii lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Misping takes a shot to the head.
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misping blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii has Misping pressed against the ropes, preventing Misping from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Misping takes an elbow to the temple.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Misping 's eye.
Misping tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Ishii gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Misping 's eye.
Misping tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bichel Misping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Ishii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishii 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
Bichel Misping spoke after the fight, saying 'Fook it. I'll be back.'.

Event: RH78
Date: Aug 31, 2019

Event: RH67
Date: Aug 10, 2019

#R1#
Ishii tries to clinch there but Haymaker circles away.
Ishii scores with a nice right hand.
Haymaker throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
Ishii falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Haymaker counter with a right hand.
Haymaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haymaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Haymaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ishii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Haymaker.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Haymaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii cracks a nice hook into Haymaker's ribs.
Haymaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ishii tries to clinch but Haymaker is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Haymaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Haymaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ishii scores with a jab. Haymaker acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Ishii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haymaker misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Haymaker misses.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Haymaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishii.
Ishii works Haymaker's body with a nice hook.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haymaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Ishii takes the fight into the clinch.
Haymaker blocks the elbow strike.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haymaker blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Haymaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haymaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Haymaker's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Haymaker breaks the clinch.
Ishii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haymaker is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Haymaker's head back.
Haymaker takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Haymaker misses.
Ishii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haymaker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haymaker throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range. #CL2#
Ishii moves into the clinch.
Haymaker can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii gets through Haymaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishii lands an elbow inside. #ROC2#
Haymaker is rocked!
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Haymaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishii is holding Haymaker round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Haymaker goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Ishii takes it and Haymaker is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Takeru Ishii!
Extro Haymaker was interviewed post fight and said 'He hits like a girl but you know. Im a real man and real MEN let women wins. Fuck youbitch'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 22, 2019

#R1#
Ishii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL2#
Ishii pushes Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ishii just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ishii stops a takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but Ishii has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishii tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ishii smiles and moves away.
Ishii throws a combination. Magomedov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Magomedov pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Magomedov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ishii doesn't defend quickly enough and Magomedov has managed to lock this one up! Can Ishii escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Magomedov on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Magomed Magomedov!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 11, 2019

#R1#
Ishii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salamanca's head backwards.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salamanca swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Salamanca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Ishii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salamanca staying out of range there.
Salamanca quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#CL2#
Ishii pushes Salamanca up against the cage in a clinch.
Salamanca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow.
Ishii lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Ishii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salamanca is looking to control Ishii's arms but Ishii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salamanca has his back to the cage.
Ishii lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ishii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ishii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ishii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Salamanca is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Oh Salamanca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishii has Salamanca pressed against the cage. He pushes Salamanca back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Ishii throws a beautiful elbow that sends Salamanca crashing to the floor! Ishii piles on the pressure with more strikes! Salamanca is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeru Ishii!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 26, 2019

#R1#
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Irving Il misses with an uppercut. Ishii saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irving Il throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Irving Il works over Ishii's head and body with a nice combination.
Ishii throws a good cross that connects.
Irving Il looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well.
Ishii throws out a counter right but Irving Il avoids it with no problem.
Irving Il fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ishii on the side of the head.
Irving Il misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irving Il throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irving Il moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
Irving Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Irving Il seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Irving Il throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irving Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.#T1#
Irving Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Ishii.
Ishii throws a right and a left that Irving Il avoids nicely.
Irving Il displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Irving Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishii.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Irving Il.
Ishii scores with a nice right hand.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irving Il.
Ishii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irving Il.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irving Il manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ishii scores with a one two! Irving Il had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ishii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irving Il in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Irving Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irving Il jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving Il circles away quickly and effectively.#T2#
Irving Il throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
Irving Il ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ishii, as that shot connected.
Ishii moves away from the strike by Irving Il.
A punch combination from Irving Il misses.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irving Il 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.
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irving Il is looking to counter punch.
Ishii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ishii looks winded!
Ishii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Irving Il bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishii's head backwards.
Ishii lands a jab-cross combination.
Ishii stalks Irving Il and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Irving Il's face. Irving Il staggers backwards, shaken.
Ishii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irving Il. Irving Il obviously looking to wear him down.
Ishii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Irving Il.
Irving Il dodges the punch combination from Ishii. #T3#
Irving Il lands with a good body shot.
Irving Il misses with a series of wild punches.
Ishii is looking for the big counter here.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irving Il.
Irving Il lands with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ishii!
Good standup being displayed there by Irving Il as he connects with a hook.
Irving Il throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Irving Il showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishii.
Irving Il throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Irving Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
No joy there for Ishii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irving Il is looking for a counter combo.#T4#
Irving Il throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishii misses with an uppercut.
Irving Il feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ishii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Irving Il connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Irving Il moves out of range.
Irving Il throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irving Il scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ishii throws a hook but Irving Il avoids it easily.
Irving Il misses with a straight right.
Irving Il fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
Ishii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irving Il manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irving Il connects with a solid leg kick.
Ishii scores with a decent looking hook.
That kick from Ishii tenderised Irving Il's leg. Irving Il is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irving Il.
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 Kyrie Irving Il will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ishii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irving Il.
Irving Il checks a low kick from Ishii.
Irving Il throws a right hand that misses
and Ishii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irving Il throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Irving Il throws a big shot that misses.
Irving Il fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irving Il!
Ishii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irving Il's hands.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irving Il ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Irving Il fails to land with a series of punches.
Irving Il throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irving Il throws a leg kick but Ishii moved away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted 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!
Ishii lands with an overhand left.
Irving Il misses with a few strikes there.
Ishii looks to land a combination. Irving Il sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1#
Ishii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irving Il has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ishii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irving Il. That did some damage!
Ishii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Irving Il under the eye.
Kyrie Irving Il is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishii throws a right hand that Irving Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Irving Il also avoids with ease.
Ishii throws a shot from downtown. Irving Il moves away and avoids it.
Ishii throws a right and a left that Irving Il avoids nicely.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Irving Il saw that one coming.
Irving Il's corner calls for a 1-2. Irving Il obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ishii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irving Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irving Il bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishii's head backwards.
Irving Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ishii. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irving Il scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Irving Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Irving Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Irving Il looks to land a right hand but Ishii moved out of range.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irving Il.
Ishii throws out a counter right but Irving Il avoids it with no problem.
Ishii throws a low kick but Irving Il moves out of range easily.
Irving Il lands the left hand.
Ishii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Irving Il on the side of the head.
Irving Il fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii dodges the punch combination from Irving Il.
Ishii scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Irving Il throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii lands with an overhand left.#T3#
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irving Il misses with the combination.
Ishii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ishii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irving Il swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irving Il on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Irving Il.
Ishii slips under a jab from Irving Il.
Irving Il lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
Irving Il slips a jab and a cross from Ishii.
Irving Il changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Irving Il. That's going to slow Ishii down.
Ishii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving Il circles away quickly and effectively.
Irving Il appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Irving Il stalks Ishii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ishii's face. Ishii staggers backwards, shaken.#T4#
Irving Il moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Ishii.
Irving Il's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Irving Il duly obliges.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irving Il moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyrie Irving Il is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii moves away from the strike by Irving Il.
Ishii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irving Il.
Irving Il throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Irving Il tries to move into range but Ishii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irving Il cracks Ishii with a good jab.
Ishii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irving Il.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Irving Il moves out of range of the strikes.
Irving Il dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Kyrie Irving Il 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Irving Il misses the target.
The fighters circling - Ishii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishii defending well as Irving Il loads up on a big left hand.
Irving Il moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
Irving Il misses with a two punch combination.
Irving Il fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ishii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ishii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Ishii as he checks the leg kick.
Irving Il misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii is looking to slow Irving Il down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irving Il throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
Ishii throws a big shot that misses.
As Ishii looks to move away, Irving Il throws a big counter combo but Ishii just gets out of the way.
Irving Il takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Ishii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irving Il misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Ishii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishii throws a shot to the body.
Irving Il misses with a wild body shot.
Irving Il takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irving Il steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Irving Il throws a lazy right hand but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irving Il.
Irving Il throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irving Il looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Irving Il misses.
A nice combination there by Ishii. #T2#
Irving Il swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Irving Il will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Ishii.
Ishii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Irving Il loads up on a big right hand but Ishii slips the punch.
Irving Il slips under a jab from Ishii.
A nice combination there by Ishii.
Irving Il blocks a low kick nicely.
Irving Il swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Irving Il, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Ishii.
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Irving Il. Those never looked like landing.
Ishii throws out a counter right but Irving Il avoids it with no problem.
Ishii feints and then cracks Irving Il's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irving Il down. #T3#
Irving Il checks a low kick from Ishii.
A jab from Irving Il finds it's way through Ishii's defenses.
Ishii scores with a leg kick.
Irving Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
A big right from Ishii misses.
Irving Il scores with a three punch combo!
Ishii looks to land a combination but Irving Il avoids it well.
Ishii walks into a jab.
Irving Il takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Irving Il wants to slow Ishii down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Irving Il there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ishii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Irving Il throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irving Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irving Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irving Il misses with a low kick as Ishii jumps back.
Ishii throws a right hand that Irving Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Irving Il also avoids with ease.
Jab from Irving Il.
Ishii misses with a hook. Irving Il ducked under it nicely.
Ishii misses the jab.
A jab from Irving Il misses.
Ishii throws a combination. Irving Il tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Irving Il does no damage.
Ishii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Irving Il.
Irving Il ducks right into an uppercut from Ishii.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyrie Irving Il is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ishii lands a jab-cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Ishii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Irving Il 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2019

#R1#
Good shot there by Irving Il.
No joy there for Irving Il, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishii 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.
Ishii misses with a hook.
Irving Il rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishii takes a swing at Irving Il's ribcage but misses.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irving Il.
Ishii throws a hook but Irving Il blocks it.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Irving Il checks a leg kick.
Irving Il 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!
Irving Il ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Irving Il throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
As Irving Il backs off Ishii throws a huge counter combo but Irving Il manages to avoid it all.
Ishii lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
Ishii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Irving Il tries to bum rush Ishii with a series of wild strikes but Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irving Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Irving Il. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Irving Il.
Ishii throws out a powerful jab.
Irving Il looks to land a combination. Ishii sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Irving Il. Those never looked like landing.
Irving Il misses with a series of wild punches.
Ishii lands the left hand.
Ishii throws a jab when Irving Il was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ishii connects with a right hand. Irving Il shakes it off.
Irving Il throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Irving Il.
Irving Il keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Irving Il connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii scores with the left hand. Irving Il knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Ishii misses. #T2#
Irving Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii throws a hook but Irving Il avoids it easily.
Irving Il will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishii tries a quick counter leg kick but Irving Il is wise to it.
Irving Il misses with the combination.
Irving Il is breathing heavily.
Ishii misses with a few strikes there.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Ishii tries a low kick but Irving Il avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Irving Il 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Irving Il thuds a left hand into Ishii's body.
Irving Il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
Ishii scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Irving Il - just one landing.
Ishii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irving Il. #T3#
Irving Il looks to land a right hand but Ishii moved out of range.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irving Il was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a looping left.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Irving Il moved away.
Ishii throws a nice looking combination but Irving Il bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irving Il swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Irving Il.
Irving Il scores with a three punch combo!
Irving Il lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Irving Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishii misses with a looping left.
Ishii misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ishii. #T4#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Irving Il.
Irving Il scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irving Il looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irving Il blocks a jab.
Ishii throws a shot from downtown. Irving Il moves away and avoids it.
Irving Il looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well.
Irving Il misses with a double jab.
Ishii jabs Irving Il to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Irving Il's head back.
Irving Il needs to keep his hands up - Ishii had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ishii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irving Il counters with a right hand to the body.
Irving Il throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Ishii unleashes a big counter combination but Irving Il bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Kyrie Irving Il will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ishii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ishii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irving Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Irving Il misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii looks to land a combination but Irving Il avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Ishii as he connects with a hook.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irving Il moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishii tries a low kick but Irving Il avoids it.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
It looked like Irving Il was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ishii.
Irving Il bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishii's head backwards.
Irving Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Irving Il manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Irving Il.
Irving Il throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irving Il connects with a solid leg kick.
Kyrie Irving Il is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Ishii misses with a leg kick
and Irving Il counters with an inside leg kick.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Irving Il works over Ishii's head and body with a nice combination.
Irving Il looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ishii throws a counter combo.
Irving Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Irving Il moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ishii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irving Il defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
Irving Il thumps Ishii with a low kick.
Irving Il throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Irving Il, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ishii!
Irving Il looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irving Il has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Irving Il there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Ishii scores with a nice right hand.
Irving Il takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Irving Il looks to land a combination. Ishii sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ishii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irving Il. That did some damage!
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Irving Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Ishii tenderised Irving Il's leg. Irving Il is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii scores with a one two! Irving Il had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Irving Il tries to move into range but Ishii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Ishii throws a hook but Irving Il avoids it easily.
Ishii tries to score with a low kick but Irving Il moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Irving Il darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishii moves away from the strike by Irving Il. #T3#
Irving Il throws a series of punches but Ishii avoids them all with ease.
Irving Il dodges the punch combination from Ishii.
Irving Il went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Irving Il works over Ishii's head and body with a nice combination.
Irving Il missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irving Il connects with a jab.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Irving Il avoids them all with ease.
Irving Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irving Il takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Irving Il dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishii. That did some damage!
Ishii throws a shot from downtown. Irving Il moves away and avoids it.
Irving Il went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Irving Il lands with a nice combination. Ishii backs away looking to recover.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Ishii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Irving Il moves out of range.
Irving Il misses with a series of wild punches.
Ishii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Irving Il throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Irving Il off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irving Il throws a low kick but Ishii moves out of range easily.
Ishii scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Irving Il misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Takeru Ishii 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! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Ishii throws a shot from downtown. Irving Il moves away and avoids it.
Ishii throws a right and a left that Irving Il avoids nicely.
It looked like Irving Il was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Irving Il moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Irving Il seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Irving Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Irving Il throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
Ishii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishii throws a nice looking combination but Irving Il bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irving Il throws out a powerful jab.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irving Il gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ishii.
Irving Il throws a combination. Ishii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Irving Il.
A clash of legs there as Ishii blocks the low kick.
Irving Il misses with the combination.
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!
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Irving Il is out of range. #T1#
Ishii looks to land a left hand but Irving Il moved out of range nicely.
Irving Il looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well.
Irving Il swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ishii misses with a looping left.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Irving Il's shoulder, as Irving Il tries to avoid the shot.
Irving Il takes one on the button.
Irving Il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
The crowd cheers as Ishii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Irving Il doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Irving Il lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishii doesn't seem phased though.
Ishii misses with a two punch combination.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishii throws a right and a left that Irving Il avoids nicely.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irving Il throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Ishii pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Irving Il back to the cage. Ishii follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irving Il darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Irving Il misses with a double jab.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irving Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Irving Il throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Ishii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishii closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ishii misses with a combination
and Irving Il counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Irving Il dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishii. That did some damage!
Irving Il steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Irving Il. #T3#
Ishii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Irving Il misses with a hook. Ishii ducked under it nicely.
Irving Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishii misses with an uppercut.
Irving Il fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii throws out a loose jab but Irving Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irving Il missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irving Il throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Irving Il is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ishii.
Sloppy strikes from Irving Il. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Ishii does no damage.
Irving Il slips under a jab.
Irving Il went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ishii throws a jab when Irving Il was well out of range.
Ishii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irving Il swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T4#
Ishii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irving Il connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irving Il darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ishii misses with a leg kick
and Irving Il counters with a one-two to the body.
Irving Il pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ishii is out of range and Irving Il settles back down.
Ishii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irving Il works the jab nicely.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irving Il.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Irving Il's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Irving Il. That snapped Ishii's head back.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irving Il.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving Il. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Irving Il.
Irving Il takes one on the button.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.

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 Kyrie Irving Il.
Well Irving Il 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 10, 2019

#R1#
Davidson moves away from the strike by Ishii.
Davidson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davidson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii with a nice cross.
Davidson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL#
Davidson closes the distance and clinches.
Davidson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ishii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii lands a nice elbow.
Ishii just leaning against Davidson, taking a breather.
Ishii is trying to maintain a safe position but Davidson gets an underhook and turns Ishii into the cage.
Davidson working hard to break the clinch.
Davidson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishii won't allow it.
Davidson is trying to push Ishii away but Ishii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ishii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davidson or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ishii.
Ishii prevents Davidson from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Davidson in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Jack Davidson has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davidson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ishii after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ishii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Ishii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
A short right from Ishii on the inside. #ROC2#
Davidson is rocked!
Ishii lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Davidson to his knees! Ishii keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeru Ishii!
In defeat, Jack Davidson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, it's another paycheck'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 26, 2019

#R1#
Irving Il throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Irving Il lands a jab to the nose.
Ishii throws out a loose jab but Irving Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irving Il appears to be looking for a big counter.
Irving Il jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irving Il moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ishii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irving Il checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Irving Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Irving Il takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irving Il gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ishii throws a shot from downtown. Irving Il moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Ishii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii looks to land a combination but Irving Il avoids it well. #CL2#
Ishii clinches with his opponent.
Irving Il avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the cage.
Ishii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ishii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irving Il backwards. #T1##BC#
Irving Il's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishii works the jab nicely.
A big right from Ishii misses.
Ishii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishii throws a low kick, looking for Irving Il's leg but Irving Il calmly moves out of range.
Ishii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ishii tries to score with a low kick but Irving Il moves his leg out of the way.
Irving Il was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irving Il takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Irving Il scores with a hook to the body. Ishii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Irving Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Irving Il throws a nice looking combination but Ishii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irving Il throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishii.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Ishii.
Ishii tries to bum rush Irving Il with a series of wild strikes but Irving Il uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii slips a jab from Irving Il.
Irving Il keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Irving Il misses with a body shot.
Ishii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Irving Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irving Il swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Irving Il is looking to wear down Ishii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishii throws a hook but Irving Il avoids it easily.
Irving Il defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Irving Il.
Irving Il needs to keep his hands up - Ishii had a free shot at his head there.
Ishii looks winded!
Ishii throws a right hand that Irving Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Irving Il also avoids with ease.
Ishii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irving Il counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Irving Il lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishii doesn't seem phased though.
Ishii throws a shot from downtown. Irving Il moves away and avoids it.
Irving Il appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Irving Il throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.
Irving Il lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishii's head.
Irving Il misses with an uppercut. Ishii saw that one coming.#T3#
Ishii slips under a jab.
Ishii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Irving Il takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irving Il defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
Ishii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Irving Il lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Good leg kick by Irving Il there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Irving Il does no damage.
A left and a right from Ishii both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii walks into a left hand.
Irving Il is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishii.
Ishii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Ishii misses. #T4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Irving Il darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Irving Il manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Irving Il takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Ishii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Irving Il had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Irving Il lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii throws a looping overhand right but Irving Il ducks down to avoid it.
Irving Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Irving Il takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Irving Il lands with a straight right. Ishii didn't see that one coming.
Irving Il fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ishii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irving Il scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irving Il misses with a wild combination.
Irving Il thumps Ishii with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ishii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irving Il sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irving Il fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Irving Il misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Ishii finds it's target.
Nice cross by Ishii.
Ishii motions for Irving Il to come forward. Ishii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takeru Ishii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irving Il gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irving Il with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishii to score with a decent uppercut.
Irving Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii misses with a right hand
and Irving Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irving Il throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Irving Il.
Irving Il scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irving Il lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Irving Il attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Irving Il slips a straight right by Ishii.
Irving Il throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Irving Il blocks the leg kick.
Irving Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Irving Il.
Irving Il scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Irving Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irving Il takes one to the chin there.
Irving Il tries to bum rush Ishii with a series of wild strikes but Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishii cracks Irving Il with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irving Il is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishii.
Ishii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irving Il to score with a decent uppercut.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ishii tries to work over Irving Il's front leg with a kick but Irving Il checks it.
Irving Il lands a nice shot to the body.
Irving Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Irving Il misses its target.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii lands a two punch combo.
Irving Il connects with an inside leg kick.
Ishii dips to his left and cracks Irving Il with an uppercut!
Ishii misses with the combination.
Ishii moves out of range as Irving Il strikes.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Irving Il checks it.
Kyrie Irving Il is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Ishii does no damage.
Irving Il seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Irving Il misses.
Ishii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ishii misses with a two punch combination.
Irving Il seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Irving Il misses.
Irving Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Irving Il misses with a wild body shot.
Irving Il is looking to slow Ishii down with leg kicks.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Irving Il.
Irving Il uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishii has time to react.#T3#
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Irving Il moves away from the strike by Ishii.
Irving Il jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irving Il swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Irving Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irving Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishii.
Irving Il scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ishii slips a jab from Irving Il.
Irving Il looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well.
Ishii blocks a jab.
Ishii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Irving Il throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irving Il avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Irving Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ishii checks a leg kick nicely.
Irving Il takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ishii tries to bum rush Irving Il with a series of wild strikes but Irving Il uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irving Il appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Irving Il digs a good hook to Ishii's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irving Il manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ishii scores with a nice strike.
Irving Il throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Irving Il there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyrie Irving Il 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#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irving Il, right into the meat.
Ishii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Irving Il throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
Irving Il swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irving Il.
Irving Il lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.
Irving Il throws a big shot that misses.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishii blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Ishii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ishii throws a low kick but Irving Il avoids it.
Ishii misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii connects with a looping right hand.
Irving Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Irving Il jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irving Il needs to keep his hands up - Ishii had a free shot at his head there.#T1#
Ishii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ishii lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ishii.
Irving Il keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Irving Il on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishii stuns Irving Il with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Irving Il throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irving Il.
Irving Il moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ishii connects with a right hand. Irving Il shakes it off.
Irving Il throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishii.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irving Il was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Ishii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Irving Il throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii lands a jab to the nose.
Irving Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Ishii throws a good cross that connects.
A cross from Irving Il lands.
Irving Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishii.
It looked like Irving Il was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A cross from Ishii lands.
Irving Il showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishii.
Irving Il lands with a right hand.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irving Il moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irving Il lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishii takes one to the chin there.
Ishii lands the left hand.
Irving Il throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishii sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Ishii throws a jab when Irving Il was well out of range.
Irving Il connects with the punch.
Irving Il stalks Ishii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ishii's face. Ishii staggers backwards, shaken.
Ishii connects with a single shot there.
Irving Il moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ishii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving Il circles away quickly and effectively.
Irving Il avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irving Il.
Irving Il appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Irving Il.
Ishii pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Irving Il back to the cage. Ishii follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Irving Il getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Irving Il throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.#T4#
Irving Il will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Irving Il takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Irving Il gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irving Il misses with a double jab.
Ishii dodges the punch combination from Irving Il.
A cross from Ishii lands.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Ishii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeru Ishii.
I think Ishii 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyrie Irving Il!

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