Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: C296: Marley vs Lehto II
Date: Apr 14, 2024

#R1#
Marley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lehto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Lehto pushes him off.
Lehto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Marley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T1#
Marley throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Marley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lehto takes a step back to recover.
Lehto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Marley connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
Marley darts in trying to clinch
and Lehto counters with a right hand to the body.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Marley avoids it.
A big right from Marley misses.
A little jabbing left from Lehto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marley lands with a straight right. Lehto didn't see that one coming.#T3#
Marley feints and then cracks Lehto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lehto down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lehto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto walks into a stiff left hand from Marley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehto. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley thinks about countering with a body kick.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lehto 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.
Marley misses with a straight right. #T4#
Marley misses with a shot to the body
and Lehto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marley thinking.
Marley slips a straight right by Lehto.
Lehto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lehto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marley rather than just go for the knockout.
Lehto throws a sloppy body shot
and Marley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A thudding body kick lands there by Marley!
Marley lands a nice looking body kick.
Marley is looking to clinch but Lehto is avoiding it.
Lehto throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Lehto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lehto in his tracks.
A left lands for Marley.
Lehto swings widly with a right hand
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Lehto misses
and Marley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marley misses with a body kick.
Lehto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lehto staying out of range there.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with an inside leg kick.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Marley.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Lehto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lehto's sensitive parts.
Lehto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marley connects with a body shot that sends Lehto's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Marley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Marley with a nice calf kick.
Marley scores with a spinning back kick!
Marley misses with a kick to the body
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Lehto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lehto can do to turn this around?#T4#
Lehto moves away from the strike by Marley.
Lehto misses with a body punch
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marley lands a glancing blow to the side of Lehto's head.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Lehto's head but Lehto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lehto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto tries to land a body kick
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lehto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Marley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Marley is looking to clinch.
A combination from Lehto does no damage.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marley connects with a single shot there.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehto swings for the body but Marley moves out of range. #T1#
Marley misses with the body kick
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lehto needs to keep his hands up - Marley had a free shot at his head there.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lehto misses with a wild body shot.
Lehto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lehto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marley has got the better of the exchanges.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Lehto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marley fakes the leg kick and cracks Lehto in the body.
Marley lands a nice hook to Lehto's body. Lehto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lehto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marley.
Marley misses with a hook
and Lehto counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lehto! But no joy.#T3#
Marley lunges at Lehto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lehto's hand.
Marley tries to clinch but Lehto is having none of it.
Lehto throws a counter combo.
Marley lands a jab to the head.
Lehto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lehto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lehto needs to keep his hands up - Marley had a free shot at his head there.#T4##CL#
Marley rushes Lehto and presses him up against the cage.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lehto misses with a body punch.
Lehto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marley.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lehto blocks an uppercut.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marley avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lehto.
Marley misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marley's corner calls for a 1-2. Marley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Marley clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Marley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a three punch combo that has Marley backing up. Marley nods at Lehto to acknowledge the strikes.
Marley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lehto on the side of the head.
Lehto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lehto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Lehto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marley moves forwards but Lehto connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
A punch combination from Lehto misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Marley misses the target.
Marley darts in trying to clinch
and Lehto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marley thinking.
Marley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Marley. #T2#
Lehto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A leg kick checked by Lehto.
Lehto looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Marley avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Marley.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marley.
Marley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Marley blocks it well.
Marley delivers a nice body kick.
Marley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lehto if he has to take too many more of those.
Lehto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A low kick lands for Marley. #T4##CL#
Marley rushes Lehto and presses him up against the cage.
Lehto working hard to break the clinch.
Lehto is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Marley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marley presses Lehto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marley lands a body shot.
Marley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Marley.
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!
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lehto.
Nice body punch from Marley.
Marley working Lehto over with knees to the body.
Marley lands a hook that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Marley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Marley had his way with Charon Lehto in that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lehto in his tracks.
Charon Lehto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy body kick from Marley
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Marley.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Lehto misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a left to the body.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Marley takes the fight into the clinch.
Marley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lehto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A shot in the inside from Marley.
Marley tries to work over Lehto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lehto.
Lehto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lehto or not.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lehto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T2#
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Marley.
Lehto takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Marley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marley lands a shoulder strike.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marley digs a right hand underneath Lehto's ribcage. Lehto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Marley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T3#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marley - that will leave a mark!
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley thuds his right hand into Lehto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Marley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lehto prevents a body shot from Marley.
Lehto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Marley avoids the damage to the body.
Lehto lands a shoulder strike.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Lehto avoids the damage to the body.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Lehto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land. #BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marley delivers a nice body kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Ezekiel Marley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: C293: Matsuzaka vs Diaz
Date: Apr 07, 2024

#R1#
Haggar 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.
Haggar scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Lehto leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.#TD#
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lehto's guard.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Lehto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lehto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lehto wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him. #T1#
Lehto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lehto wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
Haggar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Lehto has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Haggar has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Haggar avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Haggar won't want to take too many of those.
Haggar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haggar jumps guard but Lehto stands there with Haggar around his waist. Haggar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #TD#
Haggar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar working Lehto over with strikes.
Haggar prevents Lehto from standing back up. #T2#
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lehto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lehto is trying to stand back up but Haggar is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Haggar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lehto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haggar.
Haggar working Lehto over with strikes.
Haggar is controlling the pace.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar working over Lehto with some ground and pound. Lehto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Haggar is trying to control. Lehto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lehto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lehto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lehto's head.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lehto pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar prevents Lehto from standing back up.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head. #ES2#
Lehto has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Haggar is on him like a limpet, forcing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haggar. #T4#
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Haggar lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Haggar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lehto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control. #SUB#
Haggar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Haggar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lehto is trying to buck Haggar off.
Haggar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lehto pushes Haggar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Haggar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Haggar lands an elbow.
Haggar trying to control the position but Lehto is working away.
Lehto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Haggar.
Lehto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haggar thuds his right hand into Lehto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haggar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lehto's waist but Lehto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haggar off to one side.
Haggar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lehto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Haggar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL2#
Lehto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haggar, pushing him back against the cage.
Lehto lands a shot to the body.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haggar is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Lehto scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lehto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Lehto has Haggar pressed against the cage, preventing Haggar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haggar.
Haggar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lehto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haggar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Haggar wants to break free but Lehto has control.
Haggar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lehto prevents it.
Haggar wants to break free but Lehto has control.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body.
Haggar tries to break free but Lehto pushes him back against the cage.
Haggar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lehto presses Haggar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggar is defending well for now.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haggar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehto tries a body shot but Haggar blocks it.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Lehto manages to break the clinch.
Lehto wants to clinch.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Lehto avoids it well and moves away.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Haggar avoids it.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Lehto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haggar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch but Haggar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Lehto drives through and clinches with Haggar against the cage. #T3#
Haggar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lehto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lehto.
Charon Lehto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Haggar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haggar is looking to control Lehto's arms but Lehto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haggar has his back to the cage.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lehto - that landed with a thud.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haggar managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto. #BC2#
Lehto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Haggar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Lehto pushes Haggar off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Haggar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Lehto throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T4#
Lehto lands a jab to Haggar's midsection.#CL2#
Lehto pushes Haggar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lehto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto cracks Haggar with a nice body shot.
Lehto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Haggar is trying to break the clinch but Lehto has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lehto - that landed with a thud.
Lehto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggar is defending well for now.
Lehto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehto lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehto. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Haggar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Lehto circles away easily
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehto throws a head kick but Haggar moves out of range.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
A little jabbing left from Lehto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haggar takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Haggar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.#ES2#
Lehto pushes Haggar off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Lehto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar avoids the body shot from Lehto. #T1##CL2#
Lehto moves into the clinch successfully.
Haggar working aggressively here.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a right hand.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Haggar controls the action.
Haggar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lehto pushes Haggar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands an uppercut.
Lehto scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Lehto.
Haggar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Haggar controls the action.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haggar.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Lehto.
Lehto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haggar or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a hook that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haggar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T3#
Lehto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Haggar avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lehto.
Good body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lehto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lehto digs a right hand into Haggar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haggar's gas tank.
Lehto with a knee to the head.
Lehto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehto is working Haggar over against the cage.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Lehto with a knee to the head. #ROC2#Haggar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehto scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Haggar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lehto cracks Haggar with a nice body shot.
Lehto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto maintains plum control as Haggar tries to back straight out! Lehto connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Haggar blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: C291: Lehto vs Marley
Date: Mar 31, 2024

#R1#
Marley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lehto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lehto moves forwards but Marley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marley looks to land a body kick but Lehto moved away.
Lehto blocks the body kick.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lehto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marley counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lehto.#CUT#It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lehto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body.
Lehto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Lehto moves away from the strike by Marley.
Marley misses the body punch
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley thows a leg kick but Lehto checks it
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Marley thuds his shin into the meat of Lehto's side.
Lehto connects with a body shot that sends Marley's belly button to the back.
Marley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto lands a head shot.
Lehto misses with a hook. Marley ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Lehto.
Marley throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lehto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lehto throws a right hand that misses
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley scores with a sloppy right hand. Lehto should have avoided that one. #T3#
Lehto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Lehto misses with a hook. Marley ducked under it nicely.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lehto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lehto will feel that in the morning.
Lehto throws an off balance right hand
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body. #T4#
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto tries to land a body kick
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley is looking to clinch but Lehto is avoiding it.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Marley moves into the clinch.
Lehto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lehto's head.#CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Lehto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marley counters with a low kick, right behind Lehto 's knee.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Lehto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Lehto there.#T1#
Lehto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marley.
Marley scores with a jab.
Marley blocks the body kick.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Lehto blocks a low kick nicely.
Lehto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.#T2#
Marley cracks Lehto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley misses with the body kick
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Lehto.
Lehto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Marley.
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!
Lehto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marley throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Lehto moves out of range as Marley throws a body kick.
Lehto tries to move into range but Marley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marley scores with a jab. Lehto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lehto.
A countering left hand to the body from Marley misses.#CL2#
Marley closes the distance and clinches.
Lehto is trying to force a seperation but Marley has the dominant position.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Lehto's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lehto is trying to push Marley away but Marley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lehto or not.
Our sources have told us that Lehto has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage. #T4#
Marley working Lehto over with knees to the body.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley is working Lehto over against the cage.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Marley lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Marley.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.
Lehto tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Marley avoids the damage to the body.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto tries to circle away but Marley has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
Lehto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Marley tries to clinch up but Lehto circles away and keeps his distance.
Marley avoids the body shot from Lehto.
It seemed like Marley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lehto thuds his right hand into Marley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lehto is out of range and Marley settles back down.
Lehto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lehto throws a lazy head kick
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lehto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T1#
Marley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lehto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lehto swings widly with a right hand
and Marley counters with a big right hand! Oh Lehto is in trouble here! Marley follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley is the new heavyweight champion!
Ezekiel Marley thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C287: Anderson vs Lehto III
Date: Mar 17, 2024

#R1#
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lehto avoids it.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Lehto misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Lehto wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lehto misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a body kick that stops Lehto in his tracks momentarily.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto looks winded!
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lehto wants to clinch.#T1#
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson wants to slow Lehto down by chopping away at his legs.
Lehto tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Lehto's head back.
Lehto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehto with the inside leg kick.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lehto. That did some damage!#CL2#
Lehto closes the distance and clinches.
Lehto tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lehto.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Lehto.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Lehto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto lands a body shot. #BC2#
Lehto breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Lehto clinches with his opponent.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
A short right from Lehto.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3##BC#
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Lehto closes the distance and clinches.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto blocking some punches.
Lehto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehto has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T4#
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto slips under a jab from Anderson.
Lehto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lehto tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lehto 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.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Lehto has managed to clinch.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Noah Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noah Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Lehto as he connects with a hook.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.#CL2#
Lehto forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehto moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lehto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lehto swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Lehto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noah Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Lehto as he checks the leg kick.
Lehto misses with a looping left.
Lehto throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Lehto does it's job there.
Lehto throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lehto.
Lehto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lehto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Lehto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T2#
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehto.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Lehto sees coming a mile off.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehto.
Anderson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson tries to land a body kick
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T3#
Lehto scores with a punch to the head.
Lehto misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehto.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Lehto scores with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Lehto instigates a clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charon Lehto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Lehto avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Lehto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lehto missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehto wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
Lehto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lehto misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#Noah Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Lehto moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson is looking to wear down Lehto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehto thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3##CL2#
Lehto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lehto lands with a left to the head.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lehto.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lehto presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lehto scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Lehto lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lehto. #T1#
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Lehto dips a shoulder and cracks Anderson with a mighty uppercut! Anderson falls back against the cage and Lehto unloads with a barrage of strikes! Anderson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lehto screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto is the new heavyweight champion!
Charon Lehto 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: C284: Marley vs Anderson
Date: Mar 03, 2024

#R1#
Lehto with a nice calf kick.
Kreischer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lehto tests Kreischer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Lehto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kreischer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lehto lands a nice hook to Kreischer's body. Kreischer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kreischer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Lehto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kreischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kreischer defending well as Lehto loads up on a big left hand.
Lehto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Kreischer.
A jab lands there for Lehto.
Kreischer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kreischer has time to react.#CUT2#It looks like Herbert Kreischer has been cut.
Lehto thows a body kick. Kreischer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Kreischer as he checks the leg kick.#T1#
Lehto scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Lehto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kreischer misses the target.
Lehto pushes Kreischer away with a front kick.
Lehto looks to land a left hand but Kreischer moved out of range nicely.
Kreischer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kreischer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lehto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lehto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lehto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Kreischer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreischer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehto.
Sloppy strikes from Kreischer. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Kreischer moves out of range as Lehto strikes.
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
Kreischer avoids the head kick by Lehto.
Lehto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kreischer moves away.
Lehto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kreischer is looking to counter punch.
Kreischer cracks Lehto with a good jab.
A jab from Kreischer misses.
Kreischer cracks a nice hook into Lehto's ribs.
A big left from Lehto misses.
Kreischer swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Kreischer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lehto jabs Kreischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kreischer misses with a wild body shot.
Kreischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Lehto jabs at Kreischer's body.
Lehto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kreischer is breathing heavily.
Lehto throws a shot to the body.
Kreischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lehto there.
Kreischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreischer misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Crunch! Lehto slams his shin into Kreischer's torso.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto works the jab nicely.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kreischer blocks the body kick.
Lehto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kreischer if he has to take too many more of those.
Kreischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lehto swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Lehto scoring well with a low kick there.
Lehto throws a head kick but Kreischer moves out of range.
Kreischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Kreischer misses.
Lehto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kreischer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kreischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Lehto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kreischer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kreischer clobbers Lehto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kreischer misses with a wild body shot.
Kreischer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lehto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kreischer tries to move into range but Lehto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Kreischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Lehto misses
and Kreischer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kreischer misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kreischer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehto.
Kreischer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kreischer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lehto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kreischer swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreischer.
Jab by Kreischer.
Kreischer swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Kreischer tries to clinch there but Lehto circles away.
Kreischer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lehto finds it's way round the side to connect with Kreischer's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Lehto misses.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
Lehto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kreischer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kreischer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Kreischer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kreischer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lehto lands a jab to the nose.
Kreischer misses with a body punch
and Lehto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kreischer thinking.
Lehto thuds a left hand into Kreischer's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kreischer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lehto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lehto throws a right hand that Kreischer ducks under and follows up with a left that Kreischer also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lehto. Kreischer shrugs it off though.
Lehto misses with a double jab.
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreischer.
Lehto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreischer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kreischer slips a jab and a cross from Lehto.
Kreischer throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Kreischer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kreischer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Kreischer throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreischer.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Lehto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kreischer throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick from Lehto.
Lehto takes a swing at Kreischer's ribcage but misses.
Kreischer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kreischer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick from Lehto, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Lehto tenderised Kreischer's leg. Kreischer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Lehto tenderised Kreischer's leg. Kreischer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Lehto misses with a few strikes there.
Kreischer swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreischer avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Kreischer avoids the body shot from Lehto.
A jab lands there for Lehto.#CUT2#Herbert Kreischer's cut is getting worse.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Kreischer misses its target.
Kreischer is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Kreischer misses its intended target.
A combination from Lehto does no damage.
Kreischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lehto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto misses with a hook.
Kreischer 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.
Lehto looks to land a right hand but Kreischer moved out of range.
Kreischer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Lehto.
Lehto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T4#
Lehto works Kreischer's body with a nice hook.
Kreischer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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#
Kreischer takes the fight into the clinch.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kreischer.
Lehto blocking some punches. #BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kreischer's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lehto scores with a body shot.
Kreischer throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer avoids a kick to the body. #CL#
Kreischer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Lehto. #BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Lehto avoids the body shot from Kreischer.
Lehto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kreischer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kreischer lands with an overhand left.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kreischer.
Lehto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kreischer momentarily.
Lehto jabs Kreischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lehto.
Lehto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kreischer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lehto throws a body punch but Kreischer moves out of range.
Lehto scores with a push kick.
Charon Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Lehto. #T1#
Lehto jabs at Kreischer's body.
Lehto fails to land with a series of punches.
Kreischer throwing a counter right hand but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Kreischer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kreischer thuds a left hand into Lehto's body.
Lehto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kreischer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto lunges at Kreischer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kreischer's hand.
Kreischer misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Lehto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kreischer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kreischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kreischer connects with a body shot that sends Lehto's belly button to the back.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lehto cracks Kreischer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kreischer throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
Kreischer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL#
Kreischer moves into range and clinches up with Lehto.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kreischer.
Kreischer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto prevents a body shot from Kreischer.
A head punch on the inside from Kreischer fails to land.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kreischer prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto is trying to push Kreischer away but Kreischer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lehto tries to circle away but Kreischer has him pinned against the cage.
Kreischer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Lehto blocks it. #BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Kreischer with a jab.
Kreischer throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Kreischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Kreischer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lehto, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a hook that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto is looking to break free of the clinch but Kreischer has double underhooks.
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
Herbert Kreischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Kreischer staying out of range there.
Kreischer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lehto jabs Kreischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lehto defending well as Kreischer loads up on a big left hand.
Kreischer just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Lehto slips a jab from Kreischer.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehto connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kreischer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreischer.
Kreischer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lehto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kreischer is out of range and Lehto settles back down.
Kreischer is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Kreischer there.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto throws a hook but Kreischer avoids it easily.
Kreischer tests Lehto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kreischer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kreischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lehto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Lehto misses
and Kreischer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kreischer misses with a looping left.
Kreischer with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charon Lehto.
I've got Lehto 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charon Lehto!
An out of breath Charon Lehto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Herbert Kreischer stepped up to the mic, saying 'When I was 22 I got involved with the Russian mafia. This is how it happened...'.

Event: C279: Nakagawa vs Barkley
Date: Feb 18, 2024

#R1#
Matti misses with a low kick as Lehto jumps back.
Lehto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matti.
An inside leg kick lands from Lehto.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto connects with a high kick. #CUT#It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Matti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matti scores with a jab.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matti.
Lehto punishes Matti's body with a nice straight punch.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and Matti moves out of range easily.
Matti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lehto throws out a leg kick but Matti moves out of range and Lehto only half commits.
We've been informed that Matti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matti moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid body kick from Lehto.
Lehto throws a hook but Matti avoids it easily.
Lehto's corner calls for a 1-2. Lehto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lehto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
Matti has Lehto up against the cage in a clinch.
Lehto lands a left hand.
Lehto misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Matti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lehto tries to clinch up but Matti circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lehto.
Matti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Matti catches Lehto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lehto tried to score with a low kick but Matti checks it.
Lehto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Matti saw that one coming.
Lehto throws a jab but it's blocked by Matti.
A head kick from Lehto lands but Matti takes it in his stride.
Matti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matti scores with a hook to the body. Lehto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Lehto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto throws a leg kick
letting Matti counter with a right hand.
A big right from Lehto misses.
Lehto tries a low kick but Matti avoids it.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Matti saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Lehto coming out on top.
Lehto doesn't manage to clinch there - Matti circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Lehto.
Lehto missing with a left hand there. Matti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matti misses with a body shot.
Matti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Lehto lands a slapping body shot. #CL#
Lehto rushes Matti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matti prevents a body shot from Lehto.
A right hand to the body from Lehto. #BC#
Lehto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matti just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lehto rather than just go for the knockout.
Lehto throws a hook but Matti blocks it.
Matti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Lehto clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehto.
A short left from Lehto.
A shot in the inside from Lehto.
Lehto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matti blocks a body shot from Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Lehto keeps Matti at a distance using the push kick.
Lehto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matti is out of range and Lehto settles back down. #CL#
Lehto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matti managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Matti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lehto finds it's way through Matti's defenses.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matti can do to turn this around?
Matti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
A slow jab from Lehto misses its intended target.
Lehto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT#That has opened up Parta Matti's cut even more.
Lehto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matti's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehto.
Matti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Matti. #CL#
Lehto closes the distance and pushes Matti back into the cage.
Matti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matti.
Lehto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matti backwards. #BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Matti jabs Lehto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lehto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lehto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matti misses with a kick to the body.
Matti misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Lehto moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Lehto has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lehto misses with a body punch.
Matti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Matti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehto moves in looking to clinch but Matti pushes him off.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto tries to clinch up but Matti circles away and keeps his distance.
Matti counters with a body kick.#T3#
Matti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lehto at a distance.
Lehto walks into a jab.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Matti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lehto lands a jab to the head. #CUT#The cut above Parta Matti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lehto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lehto throws a head kick but Matti moves out of range.
Lehto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Matti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehto.
Lehto misses with a hook. Matti ducked under it nicely.
Matti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lehto.#T4#
Matti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Matti controls his hands.
Lehto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matti backwards. #CUT#Parta Matti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matti.
Lehto blocks a leg kick.
Lehto misses with a head kick.
Matti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto throws a low kick but Matti avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matti. Lehto shrugs it off though.
Parta Matti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matti looks to throw the jab but Lehto is out of range.
Lehto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
Lehto throws a hook but Matti blocks it.
And Matti responds with a good body kick, but Lehto manages to step out the way in time.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto throws a combination. Matti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lehto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lehto misses with a looping left.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Matti.#KD2#
Matti lands a big head kick that sends Lehto tumbling to the mat! Matti takes a step backwards and waves Lehto back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Lehto is rocked!#T1#
Matti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Lehto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matti.
Lehto seems to have got his legs back now.
Lehto with the inside leg kick.
Matti just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Lehto misses.
Lehto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matti misses with a leg kick
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Matti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto misses with a right hand
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matti throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Lehto gets a clinch. #T2#
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Matti controls his hands.
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!
Matti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lehto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matti trying to control the position but instead, Lehto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matti into the cage.
Matti managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Charon Lehto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body.
Matti tries to work over Lehto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matti tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Matti back against the cage.
Lehto lands with a right to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charon Lehto!
A very excited looking Charon Lehto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Parta Matti stepped up to the mic, saying 'PARTY PARTY PARTY!!! Did I really lose if I get to PARTY?'.

Event: C274: Talvela vs Perkele II
Date: Jan 28, 2024

#R1#
Viikinki loads up on a big right hand but Lehto slips the punch.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehto.
Viikinki misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Viikinki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Viikinki. That's going to slow Lehto down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lehto. That's going to slow Viikinki down.
An inside leg kick lands from Viikinki.
Lehto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Viikinki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehto misses the target.
Lehto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viikinki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viikinki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viikinki.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Viikinki misses with a body shot. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Viikinki lands a left hand.
Lehto working Viikinki over with knees to the body.#BC2#
Viikinki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viikinki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Viikinki.
Tony Viikinki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viikinki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Viikinki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lehto.
Lehto scores with a shot to the body.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viikinki.
A clash of legs there as Viikinki blocks the low kick.
Viikinki throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Lehto tries to clinch but Viikinki moves out of range.
Viikinki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Viikinki takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
Lehto is looking for a counter combo.
Viikinki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Lehto has managed to clinch.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Viikinki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Viikinki back against the cage.
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viikinki lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto presses Viikinki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viikinki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Viikinki looks winded!
Lehto lands a hook that snaps the head of Viikinki backwards.
Lehto works on Viikinki's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch. #CL#
Lehto has Viikinki up against the cage in a clinch.
Viikinki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viikinki managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto. #BC#
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viikinki throws a sloppy head kick and Lehto moves out of range easily.
Lehto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viikinki was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehto.
Lehto connects with a body shot that sends Viikinki's belly button to the back.#T3#
Lehto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL#
Lehto has Viikinki up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Lehto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viikinki lands with a shot to the body.
Viikinki missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto connects with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Lehto blocks the leg kick.
Lehto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lehto blocks a jab.
Lehto staying out of range there.
Viikinki swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehto.
Viikinki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T4#
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
Viikinki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lehto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehto tries a head kick but it misses.
Viikinki throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
Viikinki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Viikinki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lehto lands a slapping body shot.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viikinki moves away.
A good leg kick by Lehto.
Viikinki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Viikinki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charon Lehto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL#
Lehto rushes Viikinki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Lehto. #BC#
Lehto manages to break the clinch.
Viikinki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Viikinki to counter with a crisp jab.
Viikinki avoids the body shot from Lehto.
A slow jab from Viikinki misses its intended target. #CL#
Lehto gets a clinch.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Viikinki avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viikinki backwards.
Viikinki scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viikinki is breathing heavily.
Lehto moves in looking to clinch but Viikinki pushes him off.
Viikinki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Lehto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Viikinki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch but Viikinki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
Viikinki throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lehto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viikinki throws a sloppy head kick and Lehto moves out of range easily.
Lehto is looking for a counter combo.
Viikinki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lehto moves out of range of the body kick.
Lehto tried to counter with a leg kick but Viikinki avoided it.
Lehto is looking to wear down Viikinki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Viikinki swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viikinki misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
Lehto closes the distance and pushes Viikinki back into the cage.
Lehto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viikinki's elbow. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body punch. #BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viikinki can do to turn this around?
Lehto misses with a body shot.
Lehto wants to clinch up but Viikinki keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Lehto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lehto throws a shot to the body.
Lehto takes a swing at Viikinki's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Lehto - just one landing.
Lehto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viikinki's hands.#CL#
Lehto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Viikinki backwards.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viikinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Viikinki's ribcage. Viikinki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehto misses with a body punch. #T3#
Lehto is leaning against Viikinki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Viikinki prevents a body shot from Lehto. #BC#
Lehto manages to break the clinch.
Viikinki throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Lehto rushes Viikinki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Viikinki's head backwards.
Viikinki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Viikinki lands a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Lehto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lehto swinging wildly here. #T4#
Viikinki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Lehto. Those never looked like landing.
Viikinki throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL#
Lehto closes the distance and clinches.
Lehto is working Viikinki over against the cage.
Lehto working Viikinki over with knees to the body.
Lehto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Lehto tries to work over Viikinki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charon Lehto has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viikinki misses with a hook.
Lehto catches Viikinki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Viikinki misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charon Lehto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Lehto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Viikinki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Lehto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Viikinki throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Lehto. Beautiful body shot.
Lehto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
Lehto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Viikinki misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Lehto pushes Viikinki up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Lehto takes the fight into the clinch.
Viikinki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viikinki prevents a body shot from Lehto. #T1#
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viikinki is defending well for now.
Viikinki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Viikinki avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Viikinki is struggling to control the position.
Viikinki avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viikinki.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Viikinki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viikinki throws a nice head kick!
Lehto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Viikinki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Crunch! Lehto slams his shin into Viikinki's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Lehto moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Viikinki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viikinki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lehto.
Lehto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lehto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lehto. That's going to slow Viikinki down.
Lehto throws a body punch but Viikinki moves out of range.
Viikinki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Viikinki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Viikinki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Viikinki cracks a nice hook into Lehto's ribs.
Lehto blocks a jab.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Viikinki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Viikinki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lehto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
You can see that Viikinki has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Lehto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Viikinki under the eye.
Lehto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL#
Lehto moves into range and clinches up with Viikinki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Viikinki swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehto. Viikinki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehto throws a combination. Viikinki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lehto slips a jab from Viikinki.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Viikinki manages to avoid it.
Lehto lands a jab to Viikinki's midsection.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Viikinki does no damage.
Lehto throws a big counter combination but Viikinki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lehto tries to clinch up but Viikinki circles away and keeps his distance.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viikinki.
Viikinki throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehto misses the target.
Viikinki scores with a kick to the body.
Viikinki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
It seemed like Viikinki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lehto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Viikinki.
Viikinki lands a nice hook to Lehto's body. Lehto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lehto, as that shot connected.
Viikinki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lehto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Viikinki misses.
Lehto is looking for a counter combo.
Tony Viikinki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viikinki moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charon Lehto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lehto 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: C271: Kreischer vs Lehto II
Date: Jan 21, 2024

#R1#
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kreischer.
As Kreischer backs off Lehto throws a huge counter combo but Kreischer manages to avoid it all.
Kreischer throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Kreischer swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
Kreischer misses with a hook.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto lands a nice shot that snaps Kreischer's head back.
Kreischer moves in looking to clinch but Lehto pushes him off.
A shot to the body from Kreischer misses
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Kreischer has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Kreischer is blocking nicely.
Lehto lands a left hand.
Lehto taking a breather.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Kreischer avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Kreischer prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kreischer is defending well for now.#T1#
Kreischer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lehto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kreischer is defending well for now.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Lehto.
Kreischer is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lehto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehto throws a right and a left that Kreischer avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kreischer.
Lehto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Kreischer has closed the distance and engaged Lehto in a clinch.
Kreischer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kreischer.
Kreischer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lehto.
Kreischer looking to throw knees to the head but Lehto is blocking nicely. #T2#
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto tries to circle away but Kreischer has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Kreischer has Lehto up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kreischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Lehto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lehto.
Kreischer throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Kreischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Kreischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
Lehto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kreischer darts in trying to clinch
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Kreischer lands a nice looking body shot.
Kreischer missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto throws a looping overhand right but Kreischer ducks down to avoid it.
Lehto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kreischer avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands with a hook. Kreischer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lehto throws a hook but Kreischer blocks it.
Lehto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lehto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kreischer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lehto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kreischer throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Kreischer scores with a nice right hand.
Kreischer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lehto's head.
Lehto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kreischer moves out of range of the body kick.
Kreischer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T4#
The fighters circling - Lehto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehto throws a hook to the side of Kreischer's head but Kreischer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Lehto misses with a looping right.
Lehto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kreischer.
Lehto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kreischer ducks under a wild hook from Lehto.
Kreischer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Kreischer does it's job there.
Kreischer fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lehto! But no joy.
Kreischer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut.
Lehto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charon Lehto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Kreischer throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Lehto throws a series of punches but Kreischer avoids them all with ease.
Kreischer misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lehto, as that shot connected.
Kreischer scores with a jab. Lehto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lehto lands with a straight right. Kreischer didn't see that one coming.
Kreischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto throws a head kick but Kreischer moves out of range.
Kreischer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kreischer lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kreischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Kreischer stuns Lehto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kreischer throws a sloppy body shot
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreischer scores with a jab.#T1#
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kreischer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lehto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Kreischer.
Lehto throws out a powerful jab.
Kreischer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Lehto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Kreischer.
Kreischer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lehto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A swing and a miss from Kreischer.#T2#
Kreischer throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Kreischer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto looks for the body kick but Kreischer saw that one coming.
Kreischer connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lehto.
Kreischer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kreischer throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kreischer missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Kreischer closes the distance and pushes Lehto back into the cage.
Kreischer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Kreischer back against the cage.
Lehto prevents a body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Lehto blocks it.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Lehto.
A short body shot lands from Kreischer as the two fighters clinch. #T3#
Kreischer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lehto.
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto can't break the clinch.
Kreischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lehto blocks it with crossed arms.
Kreischer scores with a shoulder strike.
Kreischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lehto blocks it with crossed arms.
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
Kreischer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kreischer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Lehto manages to break the clinch.
Kreischer slips a jab and a cross from Lehto.
Kreischer throws a body punch but Lehto moves out of range.
Kreischer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lehto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kreischer's sensitive parts.
Lehto takes one on the button.
Charon Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kreischer throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto. #T4#
Kreischer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kreischer lands with a good body shot.
Kreischer throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
Lehto walks into a straight right hand from Kreischer.
Kreischer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lehto finds it's way round the side to connect with Kreischer's head.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreischer.
Lehto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Kreischer throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kreischer has time to react.
Lehto throws a shot from downtown. Kreischer moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herbert Kreischer dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Kreischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lehto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kreischer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kreischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto scores with a spinning back kick!
Lehto slips a jab from Kreischer.
Both fighters circling a little - Lehto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Lehto.
Lehto jabs at Kreischer's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto cracks Kreischer with an open hand slap.
Kreischer throws a hook but Lehto avoids it easily.
Lehto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kreischer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kreischer takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
Kreischer misses with a wild body shot.
Kreischer throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kreischer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lehto.
Kreischer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lehto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kreischer.
Kreischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lehto thinks about the counter body kick.
Kreischer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kreischer swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Kreischer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lehto staying out of range there.
Lehto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kreischer momentarily. #T2#
Some wild striking there from Lehto.
Kreischer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Kreischer drives through and clinches with Lehto against the cage.
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!
Kreischer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Kreischer avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Kreischer tries to land knees in the clinch but Lehto avoids the damage to the body.
Lehto working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kreischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kreischer misses with a hook
and Lehto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kreischer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreischer. Lehto does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Lehto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Kreischer misses.
A little jabbing left from Lehto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto blocks a jab.
Lehto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kreischer backs up against the cage.
Kreischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.#CL#
Kreischer has managed to clinch.
Lehto prevents a body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a knee to the head.
Kreischer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Kreischer avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4#
Lehto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kreischer lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kreischer as Lehto tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Kreischer.
Lehto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kreischer lands a right hand.
Kreischer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lehto is defending well for now.#BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Kreischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kreischer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lehto circles away quickly and effectively.
Lehto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Kreischer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kreischer throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Kreischer misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lehto to counter with a crisp jab.
Lehto defending well as Kreischer loads up on a big left hand.
As Kreischer backs off Lehto throws a huge counter combo but Kreischer manages to avoid it all.
Lehto cracks Kreischer with an open hand slap.
Kreischer moves away from the strike by Lehto.
Lehto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kreischer misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehto.
Lehto staying out of range there.
Kreischer throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a series of strikes. Kreischer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kreischer misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Kreischer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehto slips a jab and a cross from Kreischer.
Kreischer swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kreischer misses with a looping right.
Kreischer slips under a jab.
Kreischer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kreischer misses the shot to the body.
As Kreischer backs off Lehto throws a huge counter combo but Kreischer manages to avoid it all.
Kreischer misses the jab.
Lehto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kreischer misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Kreischer throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Kreischer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kreischer is looking to clinch.
Kreischer throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with an outside leg kick.
Kreischer closes the distance but Lehto moves to the side
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto slips a jab from Kreischer.
Lehto needs to keep his hands up - Kreischer had a free shot at his head there.
Kreischer digs a good body shot into Lehto's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Kreischer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kreischer with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T3#
Kreischer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lehto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kreischer tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Kreischer back against the cage.
Lehto avoiding damage as Kreischer throws knees to the body.
Kreischer tries a body shot but Lehto blocks it.
Kreischer lands a knee to the head.
Kreischer trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kreischer throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lehto misses with a few strikes there.
Lehto scores with a head kick.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Kreischer.
Lehto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kreischer counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreischer wants to clinch but Lehto slips to the side
and Lehto counters with a one-two to the body.
Lehto scores with a nice right hand.
Kreischer lands a body shot.
Kreischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Kreischer misses with a straight left.
Lehto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kreischer's corner calls for a 1-2. Kreischer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kreischer misses with a hook.#CL#
Kreischer moves into range and clinches up with Lehto.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kreischer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehto drops his hands momentarily and Kreischer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Herbert Kreischer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Kreischer is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Lehto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kreischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lehto cracks Kreischer with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kreischer.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kreischer misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreischer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lehto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Lehto.
Kreischer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Kreischer.
A jab from Kreischer misses. #T1#
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kreischer.
Kreischer connects with a body shot.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Lehto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto swings widly with a right hand
letting Kreischer counter with a right hand.
Kreischer misses with a shot to the body
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kreischer.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreischer.
Lehto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kreischer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Kreischer tries to clinch there but Lehto circles away.
Lehto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lehto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreischer.
Kreischer misses the shot to the body.
Kreischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Kreischer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreischer misses with a hook
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kreischer misses with a jab to the body
and Kreischer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kreischer misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Lehto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kreischer misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lehto! But no joy.
Kreischer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T3#
Kreischer scores with a nice head shot.
Kreischer tries to clinch up.
Kreischer throws a body punch but Lehto moves out of range. #CL#
Kreischer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lehto blocks a body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kreischer keeps control of Lehto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lehto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lehto is trying to force a seperation but Kreischer has the dominant position.
A short right from Lehto on the inside. #BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Kreischer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kreischer misses with an uppercut
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lehto throws a head kick but Kreischer moves out of range. #T4#
Lehto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kreischer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lehto under the eye.
Lehto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kreischer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lehto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Kreischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kreischer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kreischer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kreischer scores with a nice head shot.
Lehto swinging wildly here.

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 Herbert Kreischer.
I think Kreischer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer retains his heavyweight title!
Herbert Kreischer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: C268: Kreischer vs Hoost
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lehto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Lehto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lehto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lehto connects with a crisp jab.
Lehto throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Wayne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lehto counters with a body kick that stops Wayne in his tracks momentarily.
Wayne throws a hook but Lehto avoids it easily.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne moves out of range as Lehto strikes.
Lehto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Lehto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Wayne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T1#
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
We've been informed that Wayne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Lehto lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back. #CUT#That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more.
Lehto scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Lehto moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehto misses the target.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lehto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lehto blocks a low kick nicely.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Wayne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehto can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Lehto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wayne throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
Lehto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
A head kick misses from Wayne.
Nice jab there from Wayne.
A left and a right from Lehto both land. Nice combination.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Lehto ducks down to avoid it.
Lehto is looking to counter punch.
A solid body kick from Wayne.
Lehto throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Lehto is out of range.
Wayne misses with a jab to the body
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne throws a body punch but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wayne scores with a decent looking hook.
Lehto slips a straight right by Wayne.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Jab by Wayne.
Wayne misses with a right hand #KD#
and Lehto counters with a crisp one two that drops Wayne! Lehto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wayne to his feet! Wayne is in big trouble!#CUT#Anthony Wayne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Anthony Wayne was interviewed post fight and said 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.

Event: C263: Lehto vs Kreischer
Date: Dec 31, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Kreischer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehto blocks an uppercut.
Kreischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action. #BC#
Lehto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kreischer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kreischer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.
Kreischer misses with a double jab.
Kreischer blocks the body kick.
Lehto staying out of range there.
Kreischer lands a head shot.
Lehto throws a push kick but Kreischer slaps the foot to one side.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreischer tries to clinch but Lehto is having none of it.
Lehto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kreischer misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kreischer checks a leg kick.
Kreischer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreischer. Lehto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Lehto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Kreischer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lehto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kreischer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut.
Kreischer throws a right hand that misses
letting Lehto counter with a right hand.
Lehto is looking to chop away at Kreischer's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kreischer! But no joy.
Kreischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kreischer throws a hook but Lehto avoids it easily.
Lehto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lehto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Kreischer misses. #T2##CL2#
Kreischer pushes Lehto up against the cage in a clinch.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kreischer tries a body shot but Lehto blocks it.
Kreischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kreischer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lehto's face. #CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreischer landing knees to the body.
Lehto wants to get back to striking at distance but Kreischer won't allow it.
Kreischer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer scores a nice knee to the body.
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kreischer is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Kreischer.
Kreischer pushes Lehto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kreischer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kreischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kreischer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kreischer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Kreischer. #T3#
Kreischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kreischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer gets through Lehto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kreischer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kreischer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lehtos head.
Kreischer has Lehto pressed against the cage, preventing Lehto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kreischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Kreischer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto is trying to push Kreischer away but Kreischer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kreischer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lehto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kreischer can turn it around.
Kreischer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lehtos head.
Kreischer scores with a shoulder strike.
Kreischer lands a shot to the body.
Lehto takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreischer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kreischer misses with a punch to the body.
Kreischer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Kreischer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kreischer.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Kreischer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer scores a nice knee to the body.
Kreischer scores with a shoulder strike.
Kreischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kreischer misses with a body punch.
Kreischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kreischer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lehto is defending well for now.
Lehto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kreischer has him pressed against the cage.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Lehto blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kreischer scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC2#Lehto is rocked!
Kreischer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Lehto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kreischer lands a big right hand that drops Lehto! The killer instinct kicks in and Kreischer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kreischer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Herbert Kreischer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: C257: Lehto vs Inhanamoto II
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
A leg kick checked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto thinks about the counter body kick.
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inhanamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lehto.
Inhanamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lehto.
Lehto 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.
Lehto misses with a combination
and Inhanamoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Lehto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.#T1#
Lehto moves away from the strike by Inhanamoto.
Lehto misses with a head kick.
Inhanamoto is looking for the big counter here.
Inhanamoto misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Inhanamoto.
Lehto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lehto misses with a hook to the body
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lehto is looking to counter with a body kick.#T2#
Nice body kick from Lehto.
Inhanamoto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lehto on the side of the head.
A big left from Inhanamoto misses.
A shot to the body from Lehto misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lehto scores with a three punch combo! #CUT#It looks like Giro Inhanamoto has been cut.
Lehto thows a leg kick but Inhanamoto checks it
and Inhanamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Lehto. #T3##KD#
Lehto drops Inhanamoto with a beautiful combination! Inhanamoto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lehto is looking for the KO!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inhanamoto checks a leg kick.
Lehto throws a combination that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a left and a right that stings Lehto.
Inhanamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto throws a good cross that connects.
Lehto misses with a body punch
and Lehto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Inhanamoto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lehto. That one must have hurt.
Lehto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lehto is looking to wear down Inhanamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehto thuds his shin into the meat of Inhanamoto's side.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Lehto lands but Inhanamoto takes it in his stride.
Lehto swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giro Inhanamoto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Inhanamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Lehto.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
Inhanamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lehto.
Lehto jabs Inhanamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inhanamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
And Lehto counters with a quick kick to the body but Inhanamoto blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto is looking to land body kicks.#T1#
Lehto throws a nice looking combination but Inhanamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Inhanamoto misses.
Lehto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Lehto.
Inhanamoto missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inhanamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Inhanamoto.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lehto is looking to slow Inhanamoto down with leg kicks. #T2#
Inhanamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inhanamoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lehto is looking to chop away at Inhanamoto's legs.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lehto blocks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto walks into a straight right hand from Inhanamoto.#T3#
Inhanamoto misses with a leg kick #KD#
and Lehto counters with a head kick that drops Inhanamoto to the mat! Inhanamoto scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Inhanamoto is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Giro Inhanamoto's cut even more.
Lehto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Inhanamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehto finish him?
Inhanamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Inhanamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Lehto cracks Inhanamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto throws a head kick but Lehto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto throws a front kick aimed at Lehto's knee but Lehto avoids it well. #KD#
Lehto lands a left and a right that send Inhanamoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Lehto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Inhanamoto.#KD#
Lehto cracks Inhanamoto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lehto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Inhanamoto to stand back up!
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Lehto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
Lehto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Lehto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giro Inhanamoto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and Inhanamoto moves out of range easily.
Lehto misses with a double jab
and Inhanamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Lehto lands a left and a right that send Inhanamoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Lehto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inhanamoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Lehto slips under a jab from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Inhanamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Inhanamoto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Inhanamoto. That's going to slow Lehto down.
Lehto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Inhanamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.#T2#
Lehto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inhanamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inhanamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehto.
It looked like Lehto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lehto misses with a looping right.
Inhanamoto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Inhanamoto throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Lehto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inhanamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Inhanamoto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lehto has got the better of the exchanges.
Inhanamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lehto throws a front kick aimed at Inhanamoto's knee but Inhanamoto avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Inhanamoto misses.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lehto swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Lehto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inhanamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Inhanamoto thinks about the counter body kick.
Lehto throws a lazy head kick
and Lehto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inhanamoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Inhanamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Giro Inhanamoto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Lehto throws a right and a left that Inhanamoto avoids nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto is looking for the big counter here.
Inhanamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inhanamoto tries a quick counter leg kick but Lehto is wise to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lehto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Inhanamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inhanamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Lehto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lehto throws a head kick but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Lehto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Inhanamoto if he has to take too many more of those. #T2#
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inhanamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lehto with a body shot.
Lehto misses with a leg kick.
Lehto throws a low kick but Inhanamoto avoids it.
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T3#
Inhanamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lehto.
Lehto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Lehto throws a head kick but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Inhanamoto takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
Inhanamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Inhanamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Lehto takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
Inhanamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehto throws out the jab.
Inhanamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inhanamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Lehto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Inhanamoto misses with an uppercut
and Lehto counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto had his way with Giro Inhanamoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Giro Inhanamoto's cut.
That's time! Lehto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Inhanamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Inhanamoto tests Lehto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lehto throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto misses with a head kick. #T1#
Lehto scores with a head kick.
Inhanamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Inhanamoto throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Inhanamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Inhanamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Lehto misses. #T2#
Lehto misses with a straight left.
Inhanamoto delivers a nice body kick.
Inhanamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto motions for Lehto to come forward. Inhanamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inhanamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Lehto.
Inhanamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Inhanamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehto scores with a sloppy right hand. Inhanamoto should have avoided that one.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Inhanamoto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lehto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
Inhanamoto is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Lehto moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Charon Lehto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: C253: Lehto vs Blank
Date: Nov 26, 2023

#R1#
Lehto throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Blank looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blank fails with a takedown attempt.
Lehto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blank with a poor takedown
and Blank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Blank throws a hook but Lehto avoids it easily.
Lehto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lehto misses with a jab, cross combination. #T1#
Lehto throws an overhand right that lands on Blank's shoulder, as Blank tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto scores with a jab to the body.
Blank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lehto counters with an inside leg kick.
Charon Lehto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blank.
Blank takes one to the side of the head.
Blank misses with a takedown attempt - Lehto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blank staying out of range there.#T2#
Lehto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blank. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Blank misses with a jab to the body
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blank cracks Lehto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blank throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
Lehto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blank shoots and misses
and Lehto counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
Blank shoots in but no luck this time.
Blank scores with a jab.
Lehto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lehto throws a jab when Blank was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Blank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Blank blocks the low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Blank misses.
Blank lands a nice shot that snaps Lehto's head back. #T4#
Lehto throws the left hand but Blank avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Blank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lehto throws a lazy head kick
and Blank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blank throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Blank misses
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lehto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Blank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
The fighters circling - Blank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blank can do to turn this around?
Blank lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lehto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blank counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Lehto backs off Blank throws a huge counter combo but Lehto manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto takes one to the chin there.
Lehto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Blank moves away from the strike by Lehto.
A little jabbing left from Blank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blank lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Lehto misses.
Blank looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blank might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lehto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lehto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto walks into a straight right hand from Blank.#T2#
Blank lands with a straight right. Lehto didn't see that one coming.
Blank slips under a jab from Lehto.
A right-left combo lands from Lehto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehto scores with a body shot.
Charon Lehto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lehto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blank. #T3#
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blank.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Blank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lehto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blank 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.
Blank lands with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Blank scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blank fails with the takedown.#T4#
Blank works the jab nicely.
Lehto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blank changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lehto tries to avoid it but Blank manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lehto to the ground. Lehto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blank just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLehto.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Blank stuns Lehto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charon Lehto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
A shot to the liver by Lehto. Beautiful body shot.
Lehto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lehto misses with an uppercut.
Blank looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
Jab, jab by Blank - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank shoots in but no luck this time.
Lehto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blank connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Blank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
Lehto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blank was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehto.
Blank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blank scores with a jab.
Blank throws out a powerful jab.
Lehto tries to score with a low kick but Blank moves his leg out of the way.
Blank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lehto.#T2#
Lehto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blank shoots in looking for a takedown. Lehto tries to sprawl out of it but Blank keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lehto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lehto lands a nice shot that snaps Blank's head back. #T3#
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Blank is just out of range.
Blank appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blank shoots for a takedown but Lehto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Charon Lehto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blank.
Blank 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.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Blank looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Lehto. #T4#
Blank cracks Lehto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Blank.
Blank goes for a double leg but Lehto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lehto continues to drive forward.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto misses with a head kick. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Lehto has knocked Blank down with a huge combo! Lehto steps away and waves a wobbly Blank back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Charon Lehto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Blank misses with an uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Billy Blank has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blank. That did some damage!
Lehto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto lands with a nice body punch.
Blank connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehto.
Lehto swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1#
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blank.
A countering left hand to the body from Blank misses.
Lehto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lehto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blank slips a jab from Lehto.
Blank misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Blank throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Blank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Lehto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Lehto moves forwards but Blank connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blank cracks Lehto with a good jab.
Blank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lehto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blank is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
Blank fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lehto on the side of the head.
Blank is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lehto lands a leg kick that knocks Blank off balance momentarily.
Lehto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blank! But no joy.
Blank's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T3#
Blank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Lehto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank throws a hook to the side of Lehto's head but Lehto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blank cracks a nice hook into Lehto's ribs.
Lehto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lehto wants it to stay on the feet.
Lehto throws a big counter combination but Blank scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Charon Lehto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blank.#T4#
Lehto misses with a left hand
and Blank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blank misses with a body shot
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut.
Lehto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blank connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lehto scrambles back to his feet.
Blank takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lehto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Charon Lehto will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
A left lands for Blank.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lehto lands a nice looking body shot.
Lehto slips a jab from Blank.
Blank misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blank has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses with a double jab.
Blank looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Blank is just out of range.#T1#
Lehto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lehto is looking to wear down Blank with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blank throws a body punch but Lehto moves out of range.
Blank throws a big shot that misses.
Lehto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Lehto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T2#
Lehto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lehto wants it to stay on the feet.
Blank just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLehto.
Blank uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blank throws a looping overhand right but Lehto ducks down to avoid it.
Blank works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blank on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehto. Lehto obviously looking to wear him down.
Lehto slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehto misses the target.#T3#
Blank misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with an outside leg kick.
Lehto takes one to the chin there.
Blank shoots in but no luck this time.
Lehto is looking to score with low kicks.
Lehto slips under a jab from Blank.
Lehto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T4#
Blank shoots in but no luck this time.
As Blank looks to move away, Lehto throws a big counter combo but Blank just gets out of the way.
Charon Lehto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blank.
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
Lehto throws a leg kick
enabling Blank to counter with a crisp jab.
Blank has his takedown stuffed
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto thuds a left hand into Blank's body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto retains his heavyweight title!
Charon Lehto 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.
Billy Blank was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.

Event: C250: Albatross vs Apollo III
Date: Nov 19, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lehto misses with a two punch combination.
Hoost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lehto misses with a hook. Hoost ducked under it nicely.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Hoost's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto lands a nice hook to Hoost's body. Hoost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoost checks it well.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and Hoost moves out of range easily.
Hoost counters with a body kick.#T1#
Lehto throws an off balance right hand
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Hoost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehto. Lehto obviously looking to wear him down.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Hoost takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Lehto.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Hoost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoost moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lehto 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 Hoost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T3#
Lehto throws a low kick, looking for Hoost's leg but Hoost calmly moves out of range.
Hoost thinks about the counter body kick.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
And Hoost responds with a good body kick, but Lehto manages to step out the way in time.
Lehto wants to land a leg kick but Hoost is out of range.
Lehto backing away here, and Hoost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lehto.
Lehto lands with a shot to the body.
Lehto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Hoost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto scores with a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lehto throws a right hand that Hoost ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoost also avoids with ease.
Lehto throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehto.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
Hoost flicks out a counter leg kick but Lehto steps away.
Lehto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lehto scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto works the jab nicely.#T1#
Lehto scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lehto misses.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoost is just out of range.
Lehto backing away here, and Hoost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lehto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Hoost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lehto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehto scores with a nice strike.
Hoost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehto. #T3#
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Hoost counters with a body kick.
Lehto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoost drops his hands momentarily and Lehto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lehto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoost has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lehto throws a right and a left that Hoost avoids nicely.
Hoost only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T4#
Lehto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Hoost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoost shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hoost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehto. Lehto obviously looking to wear him down.
Lehto misses with a shot to the body
and Hoost counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoost moves away.
Hoost counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Lehto throws a front kick that sends Hoost stumbling back into the cage.
Lehto digs a good hook to Hoost's body.
Hoost takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lehto with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hoost will feel that in the morning.#T1#
Lehto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoost avoids the head kick by Lehto.
It seemed like Hoost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lehto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoost's head.#T2#
Lehto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoost appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lehto throws a head kick but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
Lehto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hoost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Hoost responds with a good body kick, but Lehto manages to step out the way in time.#T3#
Lehto lands a nice looking body kick.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Hoost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lehto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoost walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lehto! #T4#
Lehto throws a low kick but Hoost moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehto misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehto.
Lehto lands a body shot.
You can see that Hoost has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Lehto throws an overhand right that lands on Hoost's shoulder, as Hoost tries to avoid the shot.
Hoost slips a jab from Lehto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses the jab.#T1#
Lehto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoost can do to turn this around?
Lehto fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Hoost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Lehto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehto.#CUT#That has opened up Clarence Hoost's cut even more.#T2#
Lehto missing with a left hand there. Hoost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
Lehto connects with a body shot.
Hoost takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hoost might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lehto has got the better of the exchanges.
Lehto lands a high kick! #T3#
Lehto takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoost! But no joy.
Lehto jabs Hoost right on the nose. Hoost blinks but takes it well.
Lehto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto is looking to wear down Hoost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T4#
Lehto looks to land a body kick but Hoost moved away.
Hoost has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lehto.
Lehto scores with a body shot.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lehto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoost flicks out a counter leg kick but Lehto steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto had his way with Clarence Hoost in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Lehto misses with a body punch
and Hoost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarence Hoost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoost 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.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Nice straight punches there by Lehto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
A slow jab from Lehto misses its intended target.
Hoost raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lehto.
Lehto scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Lehto misses. #T2#
Lehto misses the jab.
Hoost blocks the body kick.
Hoost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lehto.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses. #T3#
Hoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehto throws out the jab.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Lehto lands.#CUT#The cut above Clarence Hoost's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lehto tries a low kick but Hoost avoids it.
Lehto throws a push kick but Hoost slaps the foot to one side. #T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Lehto.
Lehto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoost is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Hoost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab, jab by Lehto - just one landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoost.
Lehto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoost tries a quick counter leg kick but Lehto is wise to it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:41
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:43
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:41

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

Event: C247: Myers vs Ferkingstad II
Date: Nov 05, 2023

#R1#
Chukwuma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chukwuma lands with a nice body kick.
Lehto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chukwuma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Lehto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chukwuma throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
As Chukwuma looks to move away, Lehto throws a big counter combo but Chukwuma just gets out of the way.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lehtos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL#
Lehto closes the distance and clinches.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehto.
Our sources have told us that Lehto has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Chukwuma tries to work over Lehto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehto stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Lehto.
Chukwuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehto blocks an uppercut.
Chukwuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chukwuma thows a leg kick but Lehto checks it #CL#
and Lehto counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Lehto.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Chukwuma avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chukwuma. #BC#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chukwuma slips a jab and a cross from Lehto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chukwuma tries for a takedown but Lehto circles away easily
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Chukwuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto is looking to counter punch.
Chukwuma throws the kick towards the body but Lehto avoids it.
Chukwuma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lehto. Lehto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
Chukwuma takes one on the button.
Chukwuma connects with a body shot that sends Lehto's belly button to the back.
Lehto lands with a kick to the temple. Chukwuma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Chukwuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chukwuma thinking. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lehto tries to work over Chukwuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chukwuma looks winded!
Lehto stalling against the cage.
Lehto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T4#
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Chukwuma's ribcage. Chukwuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but Lehto blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehto.
Lehto is leaning against Chukwuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lehto presses Chukwuma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lehto scores with a hook to the body.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chukwuma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehto.
Lehto lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Lehto.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Chukwuma avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Lehto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chukwuma, pushing him back against the cage.
Chukwuma tries a body shot but Lehto blocks it.
Chukwuma tries to work over Lehto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lehto.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto has Chukwuma pressed against the cage.
Chukwuma prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chukwuma.
Lehto crunches a lovely knee into Chukwuma's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lehto stalling in the clinch.
Lehto leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charon Lehto.
Lehto 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.
Chukwuma is breathing heavily.#T1#
Lehto misses with a body kick. #CL#
Lehto clinches up with Chukwuma and pushes him back against the cage.
Lehto stalling in the clinch but Chukwuma improves position.
Chukwuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chukwuma misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Lehto as the two fighters clinch.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Chukwuma's ribcage. Chukwuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chukwuma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Lehto.
Lehto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chukwuma up against the cage.#T2#
Lehto scores with a shoulder strike.
Chukwuma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Chukwuma controls the action.
Lehto avoiding damage.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto is leaning against Chukwuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chukwuma working aggressively here.
Lehto lands a left hand.
Lehto works on Chukwuma's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lehto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Lehto misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Lehto misses with a body punch. #BC#
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lehto has managed to clinch. #T3#
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto gets through Chukwuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lehto tries a body shot but Chukwuma blocks it.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma is leaning against Lehto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehto scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Lehto rushes Chukwuma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but Lehto blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma working aggressively here.
Lehto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chukwuma swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
Knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lehto scores with a shot to the side of Chukwuma's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto scores a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Chukwuma being controlled against the cage.
Charon Lehto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lehto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto controlling the action here for a moment.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehto scores a nice knee to the body.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lehto.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chukwuma can do to turn this around?
Lehto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3##CL#
Lehto moves into the clinch successfully.
Chukwuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwuma prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehto trying to stall but Chukwuma improves his position.
Lehto blocks an uppercut.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Chukwuma blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Chukwuma lands with a short shot to the head.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chukwuma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lehto is pushing Chukwuma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehto tries to work over Chukwuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chukwuma prevents a body shot from Lehto.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehto. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Lehto.
Chukwuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lehto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lehto scores with a nice right hand.
Lehto wants to clinch.
Lehto tries to clinch up but Chukwuma circles away and keeps his distance.
Lehto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charon Lehto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Chukwuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chukwuma.
Lehto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chukwuma scores with a decent looking hook.
Lehto misses with a low kick as Chukwuma jumps back.
Lehto throws a wild body kick that Chukwuma sees coming a mile off.
Lehto scores with a body shot. #T3#
Chukwuma moves out of range of the body kick.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
Chukwuma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lehto slips a straight right by Chukwuma.
Lehto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut.
Lehto throws a one two combo. #T4#
Lehto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lehto 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 Chukwuma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chukwuma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lehto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chukwuma. That one must have hurt.
Chukwuma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lehto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chukwuma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chukwuma throws a body shot but no joy.
Chukwuma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Charon Lehto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
That's time! Lehto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Chukwuma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lehto circles away quickly and effectively.
Lehto tries to counter by clinching up but Chukwuma breaks away and moves out of range.
Chukwuma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lehto blocks the body kick.
Chukwuma lands a two punch combo.
Chukwuma avoids a kick to the body.
Chukwuma thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Lehto forces Chukwuma back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Chukwuma.
Lehto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chukwuma is keeping busy.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Chukwuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehto pushes Chukwuma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.
A short left from Lehto. #BC#
Lehto manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Lehto pushes Chukwuma up against the cage in a clinch.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chukwuma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chukwuma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.
Lehto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Chukwuma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lehto scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chukwuma throws a leg kick #CL#
and Lehto counters by clinching up.
Lehto lands a body punch.
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lehto as the two fighters clinch.
Lehto cracks Chukwuma with a nice body shot.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.#BC#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Lehto doesn't manage to clinch there - Chukwuma circles away.
Chukwuma tries to score with a low kick but Lehto moves his leg out of the way.
Chukwuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chukwuma.
Nice uppercut lands for Chukwuma. That snapped Lehto's head back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chukwuma.
Lehto tries to clinch up.
Chukwuma throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Lehto avoids the body shot from Chukwuma.
Lehto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lehto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chukwuma lands a nice hook to Lehto's body. Lehto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chukwuma swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto is looking for a counter combo.
Chukwuma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lehto.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chukwuma.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lehto checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Charon Lehto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Lehto connects with a high kick.
Lehto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Chukwuma is just out of range.
Chukwuma feints a counter leg kick.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#That has opened up Tinashe Chukwuma's cut even more.
Chukwuma misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Chukwuma. #TD2#
Lehto gets caught flat footed, as Chukwuma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Lehto manages to escape and get back to his feet. #T1#
Lehto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chukwuma. Chukwuma obviously looking to wear him down.
Chukwuma misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Chukwuma misses with a looping right.
Lehto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chukwuma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chukwuma 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 Lehto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lehto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chukwuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinashe Chukwuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick but Lehto moved away.
Chukwuma goes for a double leg but Lehto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lehto continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehto misses the target.
Lehto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chukwuma flicks out a counter leg kick but Lehto steps away.
Lehto lands with a nice body kick.
Chukwuma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chukwuma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Chukwuma throws a body kick that misses
letting Lehto counter with a right hand.
Chukwuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Chukwuma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lehto as he jumps to the side.
Lehto tries to counter by clinching up but Chukwuma breaks away and moves out of range.
Chukwuma is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Chukwuma.
Lehto lands a right hook to the body.
Chukwuma jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Chukwuma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chukwuma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick #CL#
and Lehto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lehto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Still in the clinch, Lehto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chukwuma tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Chukwuma back against the cage.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lehto blocks it with crossed arms.
Chukwuma prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45

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

Event: C244: Marciano vs Perkele
Date: Oct 29, 2023

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Lehto throws out a counter right but Inhanamoto avoids it with no problem.
Inhanamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto misses with a left hand
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Giro Inhanamoto has been cut.
Lehto moves out of range as Inhanamoto throws a body kick.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inhanamoto lands with a straight right. Lehto didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lehto under the eye.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lehto to counter with a crisp jab.
Inhanamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Lehto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehto.
Inhanamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giro Inhanamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inhanamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
Decent striking displayed by Lehto there.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehto lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Lehto does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto misses with an uppercut
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Lehto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T3#
Inhanamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Lehto just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromInhanamoto.
A clash of legs there as Lehto blocks the low kick.
Inhanamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Lehto has knocked Inhanamoto down with a huge combo! Lehto steps away and waves a wobbly Inhanamoto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Inhanamoto is rocked!
Lehto slips under a jab from Inhanamoto.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight right.
Inhanamoto slips a jab from Lehto.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Inhanamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lehto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Inhanamoto looks to throw the jab but Lehto is out of range.
Lehto wants to clinch up but Inhanamoto keeps it at a distance.
Inhanamoto thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lehto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giro Inhanamoto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Inhanamoto sizes up Lehto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Charon Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inhanamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Lehto is looking to score with low kicks.
Inhanamoto scores with a nice strike.
Inhanamoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Inhanamoto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lehto.
Inhanamoto throws a counter high kick but Lehto was just alert enough to avoid it.
Inhanamoto tries a head kick but it misses. #T1#
Lehto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Inhanamoto's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lehto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Lehto misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Inhanamoto with a body shot.
Inhanamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Inhanamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inhanamoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Lehto throws a combination that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
The fighters circling - Inhanamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Lehto avoids it easily.
Lehto unleashes a big counter combination but Inhanamoto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Inhanamoto misses the shot to the body.
Inhanamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Inhanamoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T3#
Lehto works over Inhanamoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Inhanamoto throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Lehto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Inhanamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lehto scores with a shot to the body.
Lehto stuns Inhanamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Inhanamoto looks to throw a body kick
and Lehto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4#
Inhanamoto misses with a hook
and Lehto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inhanamoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lehto scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#Giro Inhanamoto's cut is getting worse.
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!
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lehto.
Good shot there by Lehto.
Inhanamoto looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lehto lands a right hand from hell, dropping Inhanamoto. Lehto pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto is the new heavyweight champion!
Charon Lehto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: C239: Hoost vs Kersikov
Date: Oct 15, 2023

#R1#
Lehto darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Lehto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Lehto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lehto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wayne eats them both and turns towards Lehto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
And Lehto counters with a quick kick to the body but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lehto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lehto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Lehto walks into a straight right hand from Wayne.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne misses the jab.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Lehto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Wayne connects with a jab.
Wayne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lehto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Wayne as he connects with a hook.
Wayne misses the body punch #CL#
and Lehto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lehto.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Lehto lands with a light punch inside.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wayne is trying to push Lehto away but Lehto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lehto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wayne finds it's way round the side to connect with Lehto's head. #T2#
Wayne misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
It looked like Lehto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wayne misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Lehto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wayne's head.#CUT#That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more.
Lehto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Lehto moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Lehto is looking to counter punch.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lehto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wayne throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Lehto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wayne throws a combination that misses
letting Lehto counter with a right hand.
Lehto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T4#
Wayne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto is looking to counter the offense by Wayne and move into the clinch.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wayne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lehto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne misses with a body punch
and Lehto counters with a one-two to the body. #CUT#Anthony Wayne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Anthony Wayne was interviewed post fight and said 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.

Event: C236: Hoost vs Lehto
Date: Oct 01, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lehto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoost manages to avoid it.
And Hoost counters with a quick kick to the body but Lehto blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto throws an overhand right that lands on Hoost's shoulder, as Hoost tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto swings for the body but Hoost moves out of range. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehto. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoost has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto connects with a looping right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Hoost slips a jab from Lehto.
Hoost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lehto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Hoost avoids it.
Hoost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
And Hoost counters with a quick kick to the body but Lehto blocks it.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Hoost avoids it.#T2#
Lehto takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
As Lehto backs away, Hoost returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoost checks a low kick from Lehto.
Hoost throwing a counter right hand but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Lehto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD#
and Hoost counters with a head kick that drops Lehto to the mat! Lehto scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Lehto throws a body kick that misses
and Hoost counters with a leg kick.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto misses with a head kick.
It looked like Hoost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lehto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoost rather than just go for the knockout.
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Hoost throwing a counter right hand but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Lehto misses with a body punch
and Hoost counters with an outside leg kick.
Lehto misses with a body shot
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.#T4#
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hoost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoost is just out of range.
Hoost throws a quick counter head kick but Lehto was just out of range.
Hoost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoost is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lehto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lehto misses with a double jab
and Lehto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charon Lehto will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hoost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Lehto misses
and Hoost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lehto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto misses with a double jab
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses with a jab to the body
and Hoost counters with a crisp right that sends Lehto to the canvas! Hoost follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Hoost!
Clarence Hoost retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Clarence Hoost thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C228: Ji Woo vs Benedetti II
Date: Sep 10, 2023

#R1#
Lehto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rivera back to the cage. Lehto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rivera wants to land a leg kick but Lehto is out of range.
Lehto connects with a right hand. Rivera shakes it off.
Rivera blocks the body kick.
Rivera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lehto 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.
Lehto throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Lehto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Lehto looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Lehto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lehto throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto scores with a push kick.
Lehto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lehto moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
And Lehto counters with a quick kick to the body but Rivera blocks it.#T2#
Lehto stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Lehto tenderised Rivera's leg. Rivera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehto throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto scores with a jab. Rivera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivera throws a push kick but Lehto slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Rivera.#T3#
Lehto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
Lehto throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Lehto sees coming a mile off.
Lehto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lehto works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Lehto down.
Lehto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Rivera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Rivera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rivera moves out of range of the leg kick from Lehto.
Rivera feints a counter leg kick.
Rivera lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Lehto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Lehto jabs at Rivera's body.
Rivera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lehto. Rivera shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Lehto lands with a nice body kick.
Lehto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Lehto lands with a nice body punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rivera might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lehto has got the better of the exchanges.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Lehto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera tries to land a front kick but Lehto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lehto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lehto lands a two punch combo. #CUT#It looks like Malcolm Rivera has been cut.#T2#
Lehto tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lehto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lehto stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lehto throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera flicks out a counter leg kick but Lehto steps away.#T3#
Lehto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lehto throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Rivera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lehto with a hook.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
Lehto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rivera looks to land a body kick but Lehto moved away.#T4#
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Rivera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lehto lands a right hook to the body.
Lehto throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lehto misses with a wild body shot.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lehto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivera. Rivera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Rivera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Lehto.
Lehto tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Lehto closes the distance and pushes Rivera back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivera.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Lehto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lehtos head.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera lands with a right to the head.
Rivera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivera scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehto avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera misses with the head strike. #BC#
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lehto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Nice uppercut lands for Lehto. That snapped Rivera's head back. #T2#
Lehto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lehto is looking to wear down Rivera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivera.
Rivera wants to counter the offense by Lehto and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivera's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lehto.
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Rivera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Lehto swings widly with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivera lands with a hook. Lehto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Lehto finds it's target.#T4#
Rivera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lehto throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehto lands with a hook. Rivera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malcolm Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Lehto moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
Lehto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malcolm Rivera.
I think Lehto 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto 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: Sucker Punch Pro Series 276
Date: Aug 18, 2023

#R1#
Slam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slam lands a glancing blow to the side of Lehto's head.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Slam saw that one coming.
Slam misses with a looping right.
Lehto throws a counter combo.
Slam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slam throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Lehto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Slam misses.
Lehto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.#CL2#
Lehto takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Slam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lehto has him pressed against the cage.
Slam tries to circle away but Lehto has him pinned against the cage.
Slam prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Slam working hard to break the clinch.
Lehto misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Slam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slam connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.#T1#
Lehto moves away from the strike by Slam. #CL2#
Lehto clinches.
Lehto has Slam pressed against the cage, preventing Slam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Slam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lehto in his tracks.
Lehto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Slam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lehto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slam misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Lehto slips a straight right by Slam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slam moves away.
Slam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slam is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T2#
Slam tries to move into range but Lehto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lehto, as that shot connected.
Slam is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto lands with a shot to the body.
Lehto blocks a jab.
Slam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
Lehto scores with a jab.#CUT2#Ben Slam's cut is getting worse.
Slam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lehto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lehto moves out of range of the body kick from Slam.
Good standup being displayed there by Slam as he connects with a hook.
Slam misses the body punch
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto moves out of range of the strikes.#T3##CL2#
Lehto clinches.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Slam controls his hands.
Slam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Slam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehto moves out of range as Slam strikes.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Slam.
Lehto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Slam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lehto. Those never looked like landing.
Ben Slam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slam misses with a looping right.
Slam throws a head kick that misses. #KD2#
Lehto drops Slam with a beautiful combination! Slam stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lehto is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Slam is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slam thuds a left hand into Lehto's body.
Lehto connects with a body shot.#T4#
A big right from Slam misses.
Slam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lehto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slam rather than just go for the knockout.
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slam throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto counters with a nice body shot.
Slam missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slam takes one on the button.#CUT2#Jeez, Ben Slam's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Slam misses the body punch
and Lehto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slam really felt that one!
Slam is breathing heavily.
Lehto punishes Slam's body with a nice straight punch.
Lehto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehto throws a head kick but Slam moves out of range.
Slam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 268
Date: Jul 14, 2023

#R1#
Lehto connects with a body shot that sends Amir's belly button to the back.
A big left from Amir misses.
Lehto misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Amir misses.
Amir is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Amir as he connects with a hook.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Amir lands with a kick to the temple. Lehto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Amir throws a head kick that misses.
Amir looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses with an uppercut
and Amir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Amir scores with a hook to the body. Lehto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amir wants to clinch
and Lehto counters with a thumping low kick. #T1#
Amir lunges at Lehto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lehto's hand.
A lazy body kick from Lehto
and Amir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lehto defending well as Amir loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Lehto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lehto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amir.
Amir misses with a looping left.
Amir misses with a low kick.
It looked like Lehto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Amir.
Amir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amir throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a right hand to the body.
Lehto misses with a hook
and Amir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2#
Nice body punch from Lehto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Amir misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Amir thinking.
Lehto checks a leg kick.
Lehto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
Lehto lands a head kick. Amir smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.
Lehto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amir.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amir throws a sloppy head kick and Lehto moves out of range easily.
Amir misses with a leg kick
and Lehto counters with an outside leg kick. #T3#
Lehto moves out of range of the body kick.
Lehto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Amir just manages to avoid it.
Amir moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehto stalks Amir and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Amir's face. Amir staggers backwards, shaken.
Amir misses with a low kick as Lehto jumps back.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Lehto lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Lehto.
Amir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehto.
Amir steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Amir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Amir looks to land a right hand but Lehto moved out of range.
Amir misses with a hook
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
An inside leg kick lands from Amir.
Amir is looking to clinch but Lehto is avoiding it.
Lehto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amir in his tracks.
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!
Amir connects with a right hand. Lehto shakes it off.
Lehto misses with a hook.
Amir misses with a wild combination. #CL2#
Amir darts in and clinches Lehto up against the cage.
Lehto working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Amir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ali Amir will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Amir scores with a jab.
Amir slips a jab from Lehto.
Amir just misses with a punch to the body.
Amir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amir tests Lehto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amir scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Amir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amir scores with a jab to the head.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.#T1#
Lehto takes a swing at Amir's ribcage but misses.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Amir.
Amir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amir throws a hook but Lehto avoids it easily.
Amir just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali Amir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lehto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
Amir misses with a head kick.
Lehto throws a big counter combination but Amir scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Amir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Amir throws a low kick but Lehto avoids it.
Lehto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T2#
Nice shot lands for Amir.
Amir swings widly with a right hand
and Amir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amir missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amir is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Amir closes the distance and clinches.
Amir can't find room to land a body shot as Lehto controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Lehto as the two fighters clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Amir. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Amir is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amir is defending well for now.
Amir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lehto smiles and moves away.
Amir tries to land a leg kick but Lehto saw it coming and moves away.
Lehto lands a nice looking body shot.
Lehto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Amir avoids it.#T3#
Amir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehto misses the target.
Amir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Amir tries to counter with a clinch but Lehto shakes him off and moves away.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Amir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ali Amir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amir avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Lehto is looking to wear down Amir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehto swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Amir throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lehto counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Ali Amir's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehto. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amir.
Lehto throws a shot to the body. #T4#
Lehto scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehto. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehto throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Amir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amir.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amir avoids it.
Amir tries to pull guard but Lehto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Lehto.
A hook to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lehto and Amir are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Lehto throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Amir into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Lehto knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charon Lehto!
After the fight, Charon Lehto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 264
Date: Jun 30, 2023

#R1#
Lehto throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto connects with a single shot there.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Lehto.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lehto.#CL2#
Lehto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
No joy there for Lehto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lehto misses with a body punch
and Anderson counters with a solid body kick.
Lehto lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Lehto misses.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
A good leg kick by Lehto.
Lehto misses with a wild body shot.
Lehto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson clobbers Lehto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson tries to move into range but Lehto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lehto throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehto tries to clinch up.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters circling a little - Anderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lehto misses with a hook to the body
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danga de danga de dang - Lehto scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Lehto misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Anderson misses its target.
Lehto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lehto looks winded!
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lehto misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Lehto throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lehto's head.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Anderson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lehto scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lehto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Anderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lehto.
Lehto misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD#
and Anderson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lehto! Anderson lets Lehto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
and Anderson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lehto! He's just covering up as Anderson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Anderson!
Noah Anderson retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Noah Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 260
Date: Jun 16, 2023

#R1#
Amir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amir thuds a left hand into Lehto's body.
Amir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.
Lehto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amir has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Amir throws a front kick aimed at Lehto's knee but Lehto avoids it well.
A big left from Amir misses.
Lehto looks to land a combination. Amir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amir throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
Lehto scores with a spinning back kick!
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Lehto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amir thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters circling - Amir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amir misses with a leg kick.
Amir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehto. #T1#
Lehto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amir throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Lehto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Amir.
Lehto throws out a powerful jab.
Amir needs to keep his hands up - Lehto had a free shot at his head there.
Lehto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Amir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Amir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lehto looks to land a combination but Amir avoids it well.
Amir misses with a low kick.
Good work by Lehto as he checks the leg kick.
Lehto throws a body punch but Amir moves out of range. #T2#
Lehto moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Amir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lehto.
Amir looks winded!
Lehto lands a nice looking body shot.
Amir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lehto lands a really nice looking cross but Amir seems unphased.
Amir sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lehto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#That has opened up Ali Amir's cut even more.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Amir walks into a jab.#KD#
Lehto lands a left and a right that send Amir crashing to the mat, dazed. Lehto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Amir is rocked!
Lehto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lehto throws a leg kick which misses Amir's front leg but catches the back leg as Amir tries to avoid it. #T3#
A low kick lands for Amir.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amir! But no joy.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Amir.
And Lehto counters with a quick kick to the body but Amir blocks it.
Amir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amir takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lehto is looking to wear down Amir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehto lands a leg kick that knocks Amir off balance momentarily.#KD#
Lehto lands a big head kick that sends Amir tumbling to the mat! Lehto takes a step backwards and waves Amir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Amir is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehto finish him?#CUT#The cut above Ali Amir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehto cracks Amir with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charon Lehto!
An out of breath Charon Lehto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 255
Date: May 24, 2023

#R1#
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Spong looks for a takedown but Lehto sprawls well.
Spong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lehto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spong tries for a takedown but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spong cracks Lehto with a good jab.
Lehto swinging wildly here.
Lehto swinging wildly here.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Spong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Spong shoots in and bounces Lehto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lehto wants to stand up but Spong is controlling him.
Spong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lehto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lehto wants to stand up but Spong is controlling him. #T1#
Spong lands a couple of elbows.
Spong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lehto wants to stand up but Spong is controlling him.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Lehto has his feet on Spong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lehto lands a glancing blow to the side of Spong's head.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
A big right from Spong misses.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto lands a jab to the head.
Spong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Spong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong has his takedown stuffed
and Lehto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniel Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Spong slips a jab and a cross from Lehto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Spong.
Spong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lehto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spong.
Charon Lehto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lehto tries to land a leg kick but Spong saw it coming and moves away.
Spong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spong with a nice cross.
Lehto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spong misses the jab.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lehto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lehto throws a front kick aimed at Spong's knee but Spong avoids it well.
Lehto misses with a series of wild punches.
Spong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Lehto. #T3#
A jab from Spong misses.
Spong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lehto.
Spong throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lehto takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Spong tries to counter with a takedown but Lehto is quick to defend against it.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Lehto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lehto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lehto throws a big shot that misses.
Lehto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spong loads up on a big right hand but Lehto slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Lehto.
Lehto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spong fails to land the takedown.
Lehto connects with a body shot.#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lehto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lehto staying out of range there.
Lehto walks into a jab.
Lehto misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Spong gets a takedown into half guard.
Spong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lehto's head.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Spong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ES2#
Lehto manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spong shoots in and bounces Lehto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lehto kicks Spong off and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Charon Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spong checks a leg kick. #TD#
Spong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lehto won't allow Spong to pass to mount.
Spong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Spong there.
Lehto is trying to stand up here but Spong is controlling him well.
Spong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Lehto manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lehto circles away.
Spong goes for a double leg but Lehto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lehto continues to drive forward.
Spong struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands. #BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.#TD#
Spong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Spong looking to pass the guard.
Daniel Spong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Lehto wants to get back to his feet but Spong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lehto is looking to stand back up but Spong counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lehto.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spong lands a nice short elbow.
Lehto is trying to stand.
Spong is nestled in close to Lehto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Spong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
Spong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lehto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Spong is nestled in close to Lehto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spong working over Lehto with some ground and pound. Lehto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ES2#
Lehto pushes Spong off and gets back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lehto.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Spong is just out of range.
Spong feinted with a counter takedown.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong misses with a looping right.
Lehto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lehto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Spong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong throws a hook to the side of Lehto's head but Lehto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lehto misses with a low kick. #T3#
A lazy left from Lehto finds it's target.
A leg kick checked by Spong.
Lehto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spong.
Spong throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Spong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lehto lands a leg kick that knocks Spong off balance momentarily.
Spong has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the body from Spong misses
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spong checks a low kick from Lehto.
Lehto throws a leg kick #TD#
and Spong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spong.
Lehto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spong is controlling him.
Spong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehto's head.#T4#
Lehto is looking to stand up but Spong isn't so interested in that idea.
Spong scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehto's head.
Spong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spong throws a big elbow that misses.
Lehto is looking to stand up but Spong isn't so interested in that idea.
Spong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lehto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lehto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spong is controlling him.
Spong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lehto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spong is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Spong will probably get the nod.
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#
Lehto throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
Lehto swinging wildly here. #TD#
Spong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spong won't allow Lehto to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spong works over Lehto with some ground and pound from guard.
Spong stops Lehto from standing up.
Spong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong chips away with some ground and pound.
Spong looking to pass the guard. #ES2#
Lehto manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Spong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spong slips under a jab from Lehto.#T1#
Lehto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehto tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Spong as he connects with a hook.
Spong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spong dips to his left and cracks Lehto with an uppercut!
Spong fails with a takedown attempt.
Lehto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lehto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehto scores with a jab to the head.
Spong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T2#
Lehto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehto throws a head kick but Spong moves out of range.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Spong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lehto is trying to defend but Spong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto is trying to stand back up but Spong is controlling him #ES2#
Lehto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Spong scores with a decent looking hook.#TD#
Spong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lehto quickly recovers to half guard.

Lehto has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Spong is on him like a limpet, forcing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lehto's elbow.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.#BC2#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Spong throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
Spong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Spong lands with a punch from half guard.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Spong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lehto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spong winds up and cracks Lehto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lehto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spong.
Spong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lehto tries to kick Spong off but Spong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Spong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lehto is trying to stand up here but Spong is controlling him well. #T4#
Spong throwing shots but Lehto is blocking nicely.
Lehto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spong.
Lehto looks like he's trying to stand up. #ES2#
Lehto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Spong moves out of range as Lehto strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lehto.
Spong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lehto avoids it really well and circles away.
Lehto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Spong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charon Lehto.
I think Lehto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charon Lehto!
A relieved looking Charon Lehto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 250
Date: Apr 30, 2023

#R1#
Lehto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson looks to throw a body kick
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Lehto lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lehto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Lehto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Lehto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lehto throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head. #CUT2#Noah Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Anderson lands a head kick. Lehto smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderson lands a jab to Lehto's midsection.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Lehto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.#T2#
Anderson lands with a hook. Lehto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Lehto.
Lehto scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lehto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
Lehto looks winded!#KD#
Anderson drops Lehto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lehto looks back up at him and smiles so Anderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Noah Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson works Lehto's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lehto takes a shot right to the bread basket.#KD#
Anderson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lehto sprawling to the canvas! Lehto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Anderson finish him?! #ROC#Lehto is rocked!
Anderson weaves into range and cracks Lehto right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Lehto goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Anderson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Anderson!
Noah Anderson retains his heavyweight title!
Noah Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 243
Date: Apr 02, 2023

#R1#
Lehto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ben Slam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slam lunges at Lehto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lehto's hand.
Lehto punishes Slam's body with a nice straight punch.
Slam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lehto slips a straight right by Slam.
Lehto steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Slam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lehto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Slam misses.
Slam moves away from the strike by Lehto.
Slam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slam misses with a straight left.
Lehto misses with a hook
and Slam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slam tries to move into range but Lehto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Lehto pushes Slam up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Lehto is stalling here.
Slam wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Slam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slam throws out a powerful jab.
Slam lands with an overhand left.
Lehto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lehto scores with a decent looking hook.
Slam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
Lehto is trying to counter with his kicks.
Slam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slam misses with a hook
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Slam misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a crisp right that sends Slam to the canvas! Lehto follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 238
Date: Mar 15, 2023

#R1#
Bundy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bundy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Bundy! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 233
Date: Feb 22, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Lehto closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto blocks a body shot from Knox.
Lehto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Lehto cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lehto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox tries a body shot but Lehto blocks it. #T1#
Lehto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knox up against the cage.
Lehto scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lehto's elbow. #BC2#
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehto misses with a left hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lehto throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Lehto moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lehto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Lehto is looking to clinch.
Lehto just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKnox.
Lehto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Lehto misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto misses with a body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehto with a hook.#T3#
Lehto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Lehto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lehto lands a head kick! #CUT2#It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Lehto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lehto lands with a nice body punch.
Lehto throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lehto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knox throws a quick counter head kick but Lehto was just out of range.
Knox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#KD2#
Lehto lands a big head kick that sends Knox tumbling to the mat! Lehto takes a step backwards and waves Knox back to his feet - he wants the finish!#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Lehto lands a big head kick that sends Knox tumbling to the mat! Lehto takes a step backwards and waves Knox back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lehto tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lehto! Knox is backing up but he can't get away as Lehto lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Knox and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Yardbird Knox had this to say: 'If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 227
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1#
Lehto scores with a nice strike.#CUT#It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Matti connects with the punch.#CUT2#It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Matti.
Matti throws a right and a left that Lehto avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Matti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matti throws a hook to the side of Lehto's head but Lehto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lehto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matti throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Matti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti throws out a loose jab but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matti scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto defending well as Matti loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Matti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto moves out of range as Matti strikes.
Matti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matti.
Lehto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matti looks for the body kick but Lehto saw that one coming.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Matti.
Matti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lehto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2#
Matti tries to land a body kick
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matti lands with a straight right. Lehto didn't see that one coming.
Lehto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Matti.
Lehto throws a lazy body kick
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lehto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matti is out of range and Lehto settles back down.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
and Matti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matti lands with a nice body punch.
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto blocks a jab.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matti avoids the body shot from Lehto. #T3#
Lehto swings for the body but Matti moves out of range.
Lehto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matti throws a series of punches but Lehto moves out of range.
Matti misses with a hook.
Lehto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lehto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matti cracks Lehto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lehto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matti misses with a straight right.
Matti avoids a kick to the body.
Lehto connects with a nice looking jab. #T4#
Nice body kick there by Lehto.
Lehto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Lehto. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Lehto clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Matti fails to land.
Matti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matti misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehto.
Lehto leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Parta Matti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Matti looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
Matti needs to keep his hands up - Lehto had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Matti responds with a good body kick, but Lehto manages to step out the way in time.
Matti throws a head kick that misses.
Matti lands with a good body shot.
Lehto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Lehto fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
A nice leg kick from Lehto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehto walks into a stiff left hand from Matti.
Matti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
Lehto defending well as Matti loads up on a big left hand.
Lehto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lehto to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up Parta Matti's cut even more.
Matti keeps Lehto at a distance using the push kick.
Matti throws a front kick that sends Lehto stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matti throws a front kick that sends Lehto stumbling back into the cage.#KD2#
Matti sends Lehto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Matti is motioning to the referee to let Lehto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matti thuds a left hand into Lehto's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matti - that will leave a mark!
Lehto moves away from the strike by Matti. #KD2#
Matti lands a big right hand that sends Lehto crashing to the mat! Matti stays standing though and waves Lehto back to his feet!#ROC2#Lehto is rocked!
Matti ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lehto out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Parta Matti!
A less than humble Parta Matti misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 218
Date: Dec 28, 2022

#R1#
Lehto lands a leg kick that knocks Dupree off balance momentarily.
Dupree attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lehto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dupree to score with a decent uppercut.
Dupree scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lehto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dupree looks to throw a body kick
and Dupree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehto is looking to clinch.
Dupree throws a leg kick
and Lehto counters with a left to the body.
Dupree on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto tests Dupree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Dupree, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lehto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dupree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dupree throws out the jab.
Dupree throws a leg kick which misses Lehto's front leg but catches the back leg as Lehto tries to avoid it. #T1#
Dupree misses with a body shot.
Dupree misses with a left hand
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lehto staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Dupree misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dupree is breathing heavily.
Dupree takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lehto connects with a body shot.
Lehto scores with a jab.#CL2#
Lehto drives through and clinches with Dupree against the cage.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Dupree makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dupree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehto lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Lehto. #BC2#
Lehto manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Lehto rushes Dupree and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lehto tries a body shot but Dupree blocks it.
Lehto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Lehto as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lehto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lehto scores with a shot to the side of Dupree's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lehto. #BC2#
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto lands a big right hook! Dupree looks hurt but is still standing! Lehto lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Dupree falls down and Lehto dives in with a huge hammer fist! Dupree's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Lehto runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charon Lehto!
An out of breath Charon Lehto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 210
Date: Dec 02, 2022

#R1#
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson connects with a looping right hand.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
Bronson misses the jab.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson misses the body punch
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Keith Bronson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Lehto clinches.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Lehto to work. #BC#
Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1##CL#
Lehto rushes Bronson and presses him up against the cage.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Lehto.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lehto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Bronson's ribcage. Bronson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lehto.
Bronson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lehto has double underhooks.
Lehto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lehto pushes Bronson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bronson looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehto.
Lehto scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Bronson misses with a double jab. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Lehto - that's a beauty! Bronson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Lehto can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 196
Date: Oct 21, 2022

#R1#
Lehto slips under a jab.
Conchobhar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehto thuds his shin into the meat of Conchobhar's side.
Conchobhar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lehto loads up on a big right hand but Conchobhar slips the punch.
Conchobhar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lehto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conchobhar scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Lehto finds it's target.
Conchobhar looks to land a body kick but Lehto moved away.
Lehto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conchobhar throws a body punch but Lehto moves out of range.
Conchobhar looks to land a combination but Lehto avoids it well.
Lehto throws out a counter right but Conchobhar avoids it with no problem.
Conchobhar throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Conchobhar saw that one coming.
Conchobhar scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Lehto forces Conchobhar back against the cage and clinches.
Conchobhar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1##BC#
Conchobhar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehto scores with a jab. Conchobhar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Lehto catches Conchobhar right on the button with a cross.
Lehto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Conchobhar.
Lehto throws a low kick but Conchobhar avoids it.#CL2#
Conchobhar tries to keep at a distance but Lehto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conchobhar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conchobhar tries to break free but Lehto pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Lehto.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lehto.
Conchobhar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Conchobhar breaks from the clinch.
Conchobhar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehto.
Conchobhar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Conchobhar avoids the head kick by Lehto. #T2#
Conchobhar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lehto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conchobhar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lehto. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conchobhar blocks a head kick by Lehto.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lehto.
Lehto connects with a crisp jab.
Lehto lands a leg kick that knocks Conchobhar off balance momentarily.
Conchobhar misses with an uppercut.
Lehto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Lehto clinches with his opponent.
Lehto stalling the fight.
Lehto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conchobhar tries to break free but Lehto pushes him back against the cage.
Lehto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conchobhar can't break the clinch. #T3#
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Conchobhar controls the action.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto taking a breather.#BC#
Conchobhar manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Conchobhar misses.
Lehto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conchobhar.
Lehto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Conchobhar.
Conchobhar lands with a hook. Lehto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lehto closes the distance but Conchobhar moves to the side
and Conchobhar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto cracks Conchobhar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Conchobhar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conchobhar sets himself, and Lehto steps forward looking for the clinch! Conchobhar avoids it this time.
Conchobhar loads up on a big right hand but Lehto slips the punch.
Lehto cracks Conchobhar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Conchobhar swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lehto moves into range and connects with a jab. #T4#
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conchobhar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conchobhar connects with a jab.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lehto lands a front kick.
A big left from Conchobhar misses.
Conchobhar throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Lehto scores with a kick to the midsection.#CL2#
Conchobhar gets tackled into the cage by Lehto. Lehto maintains the clinch.
Conchobhar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Conchobhar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Lehto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conchobhar, pushing him back against the cage.
Conchobhar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Conchobhar takes a shot to the head.
Conchobhar blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Lehto throws a poor cross that misses
and Conchobhar counters with a straight right hand.
Lehto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lehto scores with a nice body kick.
Lehto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Conchobhar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conchobhar throwing a counter right hand but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Conchobhar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehto. #CL2#
Lehto clinches up with Conchobhar and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lehto.
Conchobhar tries to break the clinch but Lehto is controlling the position.
Lehto controlling the action here for a moment.
Lehto has Conchobhar pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Lehto's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehto lands an uppercut.#T1#
Lehto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conchobhar's elbow.
Conchobhar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto tries a body shot but Conchobhar blocks it.
Conchobhar is looking to control Lehto's arms but Lehto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conchobhar has his back to the cage.
Charon Lehto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Conchobhar throws a punch but it's blocked by Lehto.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Conchobhar avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage. #BC#
Conchobhar manages to break the clinch.
Conchobhar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lehto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Conchobhar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehto connects with a body shot that sends Conchobhar's belly button to the back.
Lehto feints a jab promting Conchobhar to slip. Lehto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Conchobhar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CL2#
Lehto has closed the distance and engaged Conchobhar in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Conchobhar fails to land.
Conchobhar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T2#
Lehto lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Conchobhar fails to land.
Lehto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lehto.
Lehto slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lehto is stalling here.
Conchobhar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conchobhar wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehto won't allow it.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Conchobhar controls the action.
Conchobhar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conchobhar backwards.
Conchobhar misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Conchobhar is trying to break the clinch but Lehto is controlling him.
Lehto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lehto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Lehto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conchobhar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto prevents a body shot from Conchobhar.
Lehto digs a right hand into Conchobhar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conchobhar's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Lehto keeps control of Conchobhar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Lehto to work.
Conchobhar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehto has Conchobhar pressed against the cage, preventing Conchobhar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conchobhar is trying to push Lehto away but Lehto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lehto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conchobhars head. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Lehto.
Lehto stalling in the clinch.
Come on Lehto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conchobhar can't break the clinch.
Lehto keeps control of Conchobhar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lehto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conchobhar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lehto.
Lehto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lehto works on Conchobhar's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A bit of stalling here from Lehto.
Lehto receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Lehto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto 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#
Conchobhar throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Lehto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Lehto has managed to clinch.
Lehto slowing the pace effectively.
Conchobhar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Lehto as the two fighters clinch.
Lehto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Conchobhar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charon Lehto.
Conchobhar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehto. Lehto obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto scores with a spinning back kick!
Lehto wants to clinch.
Conchobhar is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conchobhar.
A leg kick checked by Conchobhar.#KD2#
Lehto lands a big head kick that sends Conchobhar tumbling to the mat! Lehto takes a step backwards and waves Conchobhar back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Herleifr Conchobhar has been cut.
Conchobhar throws out a loose jab but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehto throws a big shot that misses.
Conchobhar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lehto has time to react.
Lehto looks to land a left hand but Conchobhar moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Lehto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto scores with a leg kick.
Conchobhar misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with an inside leg kick.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herleifr Conchobhar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##CL2#
Lehto has managed to clinch.
Lehto slowing the pace effectively.
Conchobhar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Lehto.
Conchobhar throws a punch but it's blocked by Lehto.
Lehto lands a shoulder strike.
Lehto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehto lands a shot to the body.
Lehto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Lehto.
Lehto controlling the action here for a moment.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Lehto taking a breather.
Lehto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conchobhar backwards.
Conchobhar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lehto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Conchobhar controls the action.
Lehto has a couple of punches blocked by Conchobhar.
Lehto is working Conchobhar over against the cage.
Charon Lehto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conchobhar is trying to break the clinch but Lehto is controlling him.
Conchobhar is trying to push Lehto away but Lehto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conchobhar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conchobhar can't break the clinch. #T4#
Conchobhar tries to break the clinch but Lehto is controlling the position.
Conchobhar misses with a body punch.
Conchobhar tries to circle away but Lehto has him pinned against the cage.
Lehto has a couple of punches blocked by Conchobhar.
Conchobhar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conchobhar.
Conchobhar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conchobhar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charon Lehto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lehto 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: HFC 97 - Leifsson vs Krutel
Date: Sep 12, 2021

#R1#
Krutel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Krutel.#CUT2#It looks like Leif Leifsson has been cut.
Krutel misses with a left hand
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Krutel lands a head shot.
Krutel throws a nice head kick!
Leifsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krutel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krutel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leifsson slips a straight right by Krutel.
Leifsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Leifsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Krutel throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Krutel.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Krutel.
Krutel looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Leifsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krutel misses with an uppercut. Leifsson saw that one coming.
It looked like Leifsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Krutel scores with the left hand. Leifsson knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Krutel misses.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Krutel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joe Krutel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krutel tries a low kick but Leifsson avoids it.
It looked like Leifsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leifsson walks into a jab.
Krutel throws a right hand that misses
and Leifsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Krutel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krutel scores with a decent looking hook.
Krutel throws a right and a left that Leifsson avoids nicely. #T3#
A bone on bone clash there as Leifsson blocks the leg kick.
Krutel throws a front kick that sends Leifsson stumbling back into the cage.
Leifsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krutel can pounce on him.
Krutel misses with an uppercut
and Leifsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Joe Krutel has been cut.
Krutel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leifsson momentarily.
Krutel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Krutel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leifsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Krutel manages to circle out of the way.
Krutel throws a leg kick that misses.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leifsson checks the leg kick nicely there. #T4#
Krutel tries to land a leg kick but Leifsson saw it coming and moves away.
Leifsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Krutel throws a leg kick #KD#
and Leifsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Krutel! Leifsson lets Krutel back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krutel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krutel lands a nice shot that snaps Leifsson's head back.
Leifsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#Leif Leifsson's cut is getting worse.
Krutel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leifsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Krutel scores with a punch to the head.
Leifsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Krutel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Krutel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Krutel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Leifsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krutel cracks a nice hook into Leifsson's ribs.
Krutel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krutel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leifsson under the eye.
A jab from Krutel finds it's way through Leifsson's defenses.
Krutel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krutel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Krutel manages to avoid it.
Krutel throws an off balance right hand
and Leifsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe Krutel seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Krutel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leifsson ducks right into an uppercut from Krutel.
Krutel misses with the body kick
and Leifsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD2#
Krutel sends Leifsson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Krutel is motioning to the referee to let Leifsson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Krutel thows a body kick. Leifsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leifsson takes one to the chin there.
Leifsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krutel cracks Leifsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
Krutel throws a hook but Leifsson blocks it.
Leifsson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Krutel.
Krutel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Krutel.
Krutel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krutel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krutel looks to land a left hand but Leifsson moved out of range nicely.
Leifsson is looking to counter the offense by Krutel and move into the clinch.
Krutel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krutel misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Leifsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Leifsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Leifsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krutel pushes Leifsson away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leifsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leifsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leifsson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krutel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#KD2#
Krutel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Leifsson sprawling to the canvas! Leifsson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krutel finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD2#
Krutel sends Leifsson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Krutel is motioning to the referee to let Leifsson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Leifsson is rocked!#T4#
An inside leg kick from Krutel misses.
Leifsson slips under a jab.
Leifsson tries to counter by clinching up but Krutel breaks away and moves out of range.
Leifsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Leifsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Krutel.
Leifsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
BOOM! Krutel lands a beautiful left hook that drops Leifsson. Leifsson tries to recover but Krutel is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Leifsson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Krutel!
After winning the bout, Joe Krutel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HFC 90 - Bigg vs Krutel
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
Krutel misses with a leg kick
and Krutel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Krutel misses
and Krutel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bigg misses with a straight left.
Bigg moves out of range of the body kick from Krutel.
Bigg throws a series of punches but Krutel moves out of range.
Krutel swings widly with a right hand
and Bigg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bigg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krutel backs up against the cage. #CUT#It looks like Joe Krutel has been cut.
A slow jab from Bigg misses its intended target.
Krutel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bigg dips to his left and cracks Krutel with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigg checks a leg kick nicely.
Krutel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bigg.
Bigg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Bigg throws a low kick, looking for Krutel's leg but Krutel calmly moves out of range.
Krutel misses with an uppercut
and Bigg counters with a solid body kick.
Krutel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krutel throws a lazy head kick
and Bigg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krutel throws a shot from downtown. Bigg moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Krutel misses its intended target.
Krutel misses with a looping left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bigg.
Bigg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krutel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bigg.
Bigg is looking to counter punch.
Krutel defending well as Bigg loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Bigg as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Krutel misses with a looping left.
Bigg thuds his shin into the meat of Krutel's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krutel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bigg.
Krutel looks winded!
Bigg lands a front kick.
Bigg lands with a good body shot.
Bigg scoring well with a low kick there.
Bigg scores with a kick to the body.
Bigg stalks Krutel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krutel's face. Krutel staggers backwards, shaken.
Bigg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bigg digs a good body shot into Krutel's ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bigg! #T3##KD#
Bigg cracks Krutel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Krutel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bigg finish him? #ROC#Krutel is rocked!
Bigg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Krutel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bigg. Bigg obviously looking to wear him down.
Bigg feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Krutel collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Crusty Bigg!
Our winner, Crusty Bigg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: HFC 81 - Ford vs Patriot
Date: Jun 26, 2021

#R1#
Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krutel slips under a jab.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Krutel's shoulder, as Krutel tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick lands for Krutel.
Krutel connects with a crisp jab.
Washington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Krutel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe Krutel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington missing with a left hand there. Krutel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krutel connects with the punch.
Krutel throws a front kick that sends Washington stumbling back into the cage.
Washington moves out of range as Krutel strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krutel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T1#
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Krutel swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Krutel throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
Krutel lands a jab.
Krutel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krutel.
Krutel throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Krutel looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Krutel looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Washington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Washington throws a counter combo.
A cross from Krutel lands.
Krutel throws an off balance right hand
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Krutel throws a lazy uppercut
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Jab by Krutel.
We've been informed that Washington has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Washington moves forwards but Krutel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington throws a leg kick but Krutel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krutel throws a leg kick
and Washington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krutel's knee momentarily.
Krutel throws a big shot that misses.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Washington throws out a counter right but Krutel avoids it with no problem.
Washington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Washington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Washington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krutel takes a jab right on the kisser. #CUT2#It looks like Joe Krutel has been cut.
Krutel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
Krutel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Washington dodges the punch combination from Krutel. #T3#
Krutel throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
Krutel misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Washington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Washington thows a body kick. Krutel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Washington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Washington dips to his left and cracks Krutel with an uppercut!
Krutel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Washington throws out a counter right but Krutel avoids it with no problem.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krutel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krutel throws a poor cross that misses
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Krutel misses.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Washington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Washington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krutel defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.
Krutel scores with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Krutel.
Krutel cracks Washington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krutel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a right hand to the body.
Krutel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Washingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Washington looks to land a left hand but Krutel moved out of range nicely.
Krutel misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Krutel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Krutel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Krutel misses with a leg kick.
Krutel connects with a solid leg kick.
Washington checks a leg kick.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Krutel is out of range.
The fighters circling - Washington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krutel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krutel throws a lazy uppercut
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krutel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krutel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krutel misses with a looping right.
Washington throws a jab when Krutel was well out of range.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Krutel is out of range. #T1#
Krutel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Krutel's head but Krutel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krutel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Krutel there.
Krutel throws a right hand that misses
and Washington counters with a stiff right hand.
Washington slips under a jab from Krutel.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Krutel.
Washington now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Washington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krutel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington throws a jab when Krutel was well out of range.
Washington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krutel finds it's way round the side to connect with Washington's head.
Krutel blocks a head kick by Washington.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Washington might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Krutel has got the better of the exchanges.#T2#
Krutel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krutel.
A telegraphed right hand from Krutel misses the target.
Krutel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krutel blocks it well.
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 punch lands to the side of Washington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Washington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krutel throws a monster overhand right that drops Washington! Krutel follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Krutel!
A very excited looking Joe Krutel 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: BBFC 15: Krutel Vs. Bitch II
Date: May 15, 2021

#R1#
Krutel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bitch throws a hook but Krutel avoids it easily.
Bitch misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Krutel misses the target.
Krutel looks to land a right hand but Bitch moved out of range.
Krutel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bitch has time to react.
Krutel needs to keep his hands up - Bitch had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Joe Krutel has been cut.
Bitch moves out of range of the body kick from Krutel.
We've been told by Krutel's head coaches at Underground Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Bitch. That snapped Krutel's head back.
Krutel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bitch missing with a left hand there. Krutel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bitch slips a jab from Krutel.
A nice leg kick from Krutel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krutel thumps Bitch with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Krutel misses. #T1#
Nice body punch from Bitch.
Krutel loads up on a big right hand but Bitch slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Krutel.
Krutel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bitch checks it well.
Krutel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bitch checks a leg kick.
Krutel slips a straight right by Bitch.
Nice straight punches there by Bitch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bitch.
Krutel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bitch misses with a right hand
and Krutel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krutel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krutel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krutel slips under a jab.#T2#
Krutel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bitch throws a looping overhand right but Krutel ducks down to avoid it.
Bitch lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krutel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krutel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Krutel tried to counter with a leg kick but Bitch avoided it.#CL2#
Bitch takes the fight into the clinch.
Krutel working aggressively here.
Bitch misses with a punch to the body.
Bitch lands an uppercut.#BC#
Krutel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bitch loads up on a big right hand but Krutel slips the punch.
Krutel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krutel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bitch lands with a good body shot.
Bitch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krutel counters with a solid body kick. #T3#
Bitch works Krutel's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Bitch misses.
Bitch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krutel.
Bitch scores with a body shot.
Krutel is breathing heavily.
Bitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitch moves in looking to clinch but Krutel pushes him off.
Bitch connects with a crisp jab. #KD2#
Bitch lands a big uppercut and Krutel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Krutel looks OK. Bitch waves Krutel back to his feet!#ROC2#Krutel is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krutel glances at the clock... BAM! Bitch nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Krutel crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Krutel is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Santas Bitch!
Santas Bitch is the new heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Santas Bitch made sure he mentioned HELLBENT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: BBFC 11: Krutel Vs. Bigg
Date: Apr 17, 2021

#R1#
Krutel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bigg throws a poor cross that misses
and Krutel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krutel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bigg.
Krutel lands the left hand.
Krutel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krutel throws a leg kick but Bigg checks it.
Bigg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bigg moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Krutel misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krutel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krutel misses with an uppercut. Bigg saw that one coming.
Krutel misses with a looping left.
Krutel throws a shot from downtown. Bigg moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bigg 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 Krutel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krutel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe Krutel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krutel throws a shot from downtown. Bigg moves away and avoids it.
Bigg defending well as Krutel loads up on a big left hand.
Bigg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krutel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krutel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krutel just misses with a punch to the body.
Krutel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bigg.
Krutel misses with a straight right.
Krutel throws a shot from downtown. Bigg moves away and avoids it.
Bigg connects with the punch.
Krutel looks to land a combination but Bigg avoids it well.
Bigg looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Bigg with a nice cross.
Krutel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krutel moves out of range of the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bigg throws a jab when Krutel was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Krutel misses the target.
Krutel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bigg staying out of range there.
Bigg throws a big shot that misses.
Bigg slips a straight right by Krutel.
Bigg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krutel is breathing heavily.
Bigg lands a leg kick that knocks Krutel off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Krutel. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Krutel misses. #T3#
Bigg slips under a jab from Krutel.
Bigg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krutel.
Bigg looks to score with a jab to the body but Krutel is just out of range.
Krutel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bigg.
Bigg throws a jab when Krutel was well out of range.
Krutel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bigg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krutel is able to avoid easily.
Krutel looks to land a right hand but Bigg moved out of range.
Bigg is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bigg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bigg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bigg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bigg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krutel doesn't seem bothered though. #T4#
Bigg throws a low kick, looking for Krutel's leg but Krutel calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krutel.
Bigg moves out of range of the strikes.
Bigg throws out a counter right but Krutel avoids it with no problem.
Krutel sizes up Bigg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bigg slips a jab from Krutel.
Bigg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bigg scores with a punch to the head.
Bigg throws out a powerful jab.
Bigg lands a nice looking body shot.
Bigg 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.
Bigg moves out of range of the body kick from Krutel.
Bigg appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krutel misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Crusty Bigg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Bigg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krutel throws a sloppy head kick and Bigg moves out of range easily.
Krutel throws a shot to the body.
Krutel walks into a straight right hand from Bigg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bigg.
The fighters circling - Bigg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bigg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krutel manages to avoid it.
Bigg slips a straight right by Krutel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg looks to land a left hand but Krutel moved out of range nicely.
Krutel loads up on a big right hand but Bigg slips the punch.
Krutel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bigg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Krutel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bigg throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bigg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Krutel misses the target.
Bigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krutel misses with a body shot.
Krutel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bigg.
Bigg avoids the body shot from Krutel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bigg.
Krutel lands with a shot to the body.
Krutel cracks Bigg with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Bigg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krutel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T2#
Bigg throws an off balance right hand
and Krutel counters with a stiff right hand. #KD#
Krutel lands a big uppercut and Bigg crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bigg looks OK. Krutel waves Bigg back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Krutel.
Krutel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #KD#
Krutel sends Bigg crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Krutel is motioning to the referee to let Bigg up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Bigg is rocked!
Krutel throws an overhand right that has Bigg reeling! Krutel follows up with more punches and Bigg is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Krutel!
Joe Krutel retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Joe Krutel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: BBFC 7: Bitch Vs. Krutel
Date: Mar 20, 2021

#R1#
Krutel connects with a solid leg kick.
Bitch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krutel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krutel can pounce on him.
A jab from Bitch does it's job there.
Bitch misses with a left hand
and Krutel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bitch throws an overhand right that lands on Krutel's shoulder, as Krutel tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Bitch has Krutel up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitch.
Bitch misses with some punches.
Bitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bitch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bitch can't find room to land a body shot as Krutel controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Bitch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Krutel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bitch wants to clinch up but Krutel keeps it at a distance.
Bitch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krutel.#KD2#
Krutel lands a big head kick that sends Bitch tumbling to the mat! Krutel takes a step backwards and waves Bitch back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Santas Bitch has been cut.
Bitch throws a right hand that misses
and Krutel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Bitch digs a good hook to Krutel's body.
Krutel with a nice calf kick.
Bitch throws a jab when Krutel was well out of range.
Bitch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Krutel defending well as Bitch loads up on a big left hand.
Krutel defending well as Bitch loads up on a big left hand.
Krutel punishes Bitch's body with a nice straight punch.
Bitch throws a big shot that misses.
Bitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Krutel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krutel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krutel moves away from the strike by Bitch.
Krutel counters with a body kick.
Bitch moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitch slips a jab from Krutel.
Krutel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#It looks like Joe Krutel has been cut.
Krutel lands an overhand right.
Bitch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bitch missing with a left hand there. Krutel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krutel. #T2#
Bitch throws out a loose jab but Krutel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bitch throws a looping overhand right but Krutel ducks down to avoid it.
Krutel takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL#
Bitch instigates a clinch.
Bitch throws a head punch that misses.
Bitch throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Krutel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bitch throws an overhand right that lands on Krutel's shoulder, as Krutel tries to avoid the shot.
Bitch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Krutel.#KD#
Bitch cracks Krutel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Krutel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bitch finish him? #ROC#Krutel is rocked!
Bitch throws a lazy uppercut #KD2#
and Krutel counters with a head kick that drops Bitch to the mat! Bitch scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bitch misses with a straight right.
Krutel slips under a jab from Bitch.
Bitch misses with an uppercut. Krutel saw that one coming.
Bitch wants to clinch up but Krutel keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Krutel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bitch throws out the jab.
Bitch takes a swing at Krutel's ribcage but misses.
Bitch checks a leg kick.
Bitch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krutel doesn't seem bothered though.
Bitch tries to clinch
and Krutel counters with a stiff right hand.
Krutel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bitch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD2#
and Krutel counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bitch! Krutel lets Bitch back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bitch throws a lazy right hand but Krutel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitch throws a lazy uppercut
and Krutel counters with an outside leg kick.
Bitch slips under a jab.
Krutel lands with a good body shot.
Bitch looks to land a right hand but Krutel moved out of range.
Krutel misses with an uppercut. Bitch saw that one coming.
Santas Bitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch misses with an uppercut.
Bitch tries to clinch there but Krutel circles away.
Krutel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitch.
Krutel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T4#
Krutel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krutel counters with an outside leg kick. #KD2#
Krutel cracks Bitch with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Krutel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bitch to stand back up!
Krutel moves in close and cracks Bitch with a massive right hand! Bitch, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Krutel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Krutel!
Joe Krutel is the new heavyweight champion!
Joe Krutel thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: BFC 35: Dudayev Vs. Ozbourne
Date: Jan 30, 2021

#R1#
Krutel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista throws a poor cross that misses
and Krutel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bautista misses with an uppercut
and Krutel counters with a good low kick that Bautista was not able to check.
Krutel with a hook.
Krutel scores with a jab to the head. #CUT#It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
Krutel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Krutel's head but Krutel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bautista looks to throw the jab but Krutel is out of range.
Krutel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krutel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krutel.
Krutel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bautista.
Good shot there by Bautista.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krutel needs to keep his hands up - Bautista had a free shot at his head there.#T1#
Bautista darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krutel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krutel cracks Bautista with an open hand slap.
Bautista throws a lazy uppercut
and Krutel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krutel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Krutel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Krutel just misses with a punch to the body.
Krutel scores with a push kick.
Krutel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krutel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krutel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krutel moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Krutel.
Krutel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#It looks like Joe Krutel has been cut.
Bautista misses the shot to the body.
Bautista misses with a kick to the body. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krutel takes one to the side of the head.
Bautista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Good shot there by Bautista.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krutel.
Bautista misses with a hook
and Krutel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Krutel slips the punch.
Bautista misses with an uppercut
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krutel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.
Krutel cracks Bautista with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krutel connects with a right hand. Bautista shakes it off.
Bautista lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Bautista misses with a looping right.
Bautista misses with a combination
and Krutel counters with an inside leg kick.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Krutel avoids them all with ease.
Krutel looks to land a right hand but Bautista moved out of range.
Bautista tries to move into range but Krutel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krutel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bautista.
Krutel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bautista lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bautista with a jab.
Krutel misses with an uppercut. Bautista saw that one coming.
Krutel throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
Krutel throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Krutel scores with a leg kick.
Bautista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krutel.
Bautista is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krutel with a body shot.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista misses with a hook
and Krutel counters with a body kick that stops Bautista in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krutel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Krutel's shoulder, as Krutel tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Krutel moved out of range.
Bautista throws a hook but Krutel avoids it easily.
Bautista scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krutel throws a front kick that sends Bautista stumbling back into the cage.
Krutel lands a nice looking body shot.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Krutel.
Bautista's coach down at Fetus MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bautista's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bautista throws a hook but Krutel avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Krutel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Bautista. Those never looked like landing.
Bautista misses the jab.
Krutel misses the jab.
Bautista takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bautista cracks Krutel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bautista tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Krutel ducks down to avoid it.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Krutel.
Bautista moves forwards but Krutel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krutel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.#KD#
Krutel drops Bautista with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bautista looks back up at him and smiles so Krutel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Bautista is rocked!
Bautista's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Krutel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bautista will feel that in the morning.
Bautista is still on wobbly legs! Can Krutel finish him?
Bautista is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krutel. That's going to slow Bautista down.
Krutel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bautista misses with a low kick.
Krutel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bautista seems to have recovered his senses.
Krutel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Bautista on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krutel throws an overhand right that drops Bautista like a sack of potatoes! Krutel dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Krutel!
Joe Krutel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BFC 30: BFC Vs Checkmate 1
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1##KD2#
Krutel lands a big right hand that sends Duarte crashing to the mat! Krutel stays standing though and waves Duarte back to his feet!
Rogerio Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krutel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krutel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duarte works Krutel's body with a nice hook.
Duarte fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duarte moves away from the strike by Krutel.
Krutel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duarte.
Duarte misses with a body punch
and Krutel counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Krutel tenderised Duarte's leg. Duarte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duarte moves in looking to clinch but Krutel pushes him off.
Krutel connects with a body shot.#KD2#
Krutel drops Duarte with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Duarte looks back up at him and smiles so Krutel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Duarte is rocked!#CL#
Duarte rushes Krutel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krutel goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krutel as Duarte tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krutel. #BC2#
Krutel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Duarte closes the distance and clinches.
Krutel lands an uppercut.
Krutel blocks a body shot from Duarte.
Krutel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Duarte to his knees! Krutel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Krutel!
A relieved looking Joe Krutel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BFC 26: Volkov Vs. Nimoy
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutel ducks under a wild hook from Bieke.
Bieke avoids the head kick by Krutel.
Krutel throws a body punch but Bieke moves out of range.
Krutel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bieke scores with a body shot.
Krutel throws a big shot that misses.
Krutel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bieke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krutel.#CUT2#It looks like Tim Bieke has been cut.
A head kick misses from Krutel.
Krutel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bieke takes a swing at Krutel's ribcage but misses.
Bieke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krutel.
Krutel swings for the body but Bieke moves out of range.
Bieke tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Krutel manages to circle out of the way.
Bieke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bieke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bieke throws an overhand right that lands on Krutel's shoulder, as Krutel tries to avoid the shot.
Krutel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bieke is able to avoid easily.#T1#
Krutel scores with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bieke.
Good work by Bieke as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Krutel misses
and Bieke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krutel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bieke throws a good cross that connects.
Bieke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krutel.
Krutel looks to land a left hand but Bieke moved out of range nicely.
Bieke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bieke doesn't manage to clinch there - Krutel circles away.
Krutel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Krutel lands.
Krutel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bieke throws out the jab.
Bieke throws a jab when Krutel was well out of range.
Bieke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bieke looks to throw the jab but Krutel is out of range. #T2#
Bieke looks to score with a jab to the body but Krutel is just out of range.
Krutel swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Bieke to counter with a crisp jab.
Krutel slips a jab from Bieke.
Bieke tries to clinch there but Krutel circles away.
Krutel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Krutel misses the shot to the body.
Bieke tries to clinch there but Krutel circles away.
Krutel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krutel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krutel circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bieke jabs Krutel right on the nose. Krutel blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Krutel as he connects with a hook.
Krutel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krutel stuns Bieke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
Bieke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krutel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krutel throws a leg kick but Bieke checks it.
Krutel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krutel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Krutel.
Krutel scores with a head kick.
Krutel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bieke.
Bieke throws a right hand that misses
and Krutel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bieke's knee momentarily.
Krutel lands with a kick to the temple. Bieke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT2#Tim Bieke's cut is getting worse.
Krutel lands with a shot to the body.
Krutel staying out of range there.
Bieke blocks a head kick by Krutel.
A head kick misses from Krutel.
Krutel lands with a hook. Bieke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krutel lands with a straight right. Bieke didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#Tim Bieke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T4#
Krutel tries a low kick but Bieke avoids it.
Krutel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krutel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krutel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krutel avoids the body shot from Bieke.
Krutel digs a good hook to Bieke's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krutel.
Jab, jab by Krutel - just one landing.
Krutel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bieke.
Krutel misses with a low kick.
Bieke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bieke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bieke throws a poor cross that misses
and Krutel counters with a low kick, right behind Bieke 's knee.
Krutel scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Krutel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Bieke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Krutel scores with a jab to the head.
Bieke scores with a jab to the body.
Bieke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krutel slips under a jab from Bieke.
Bieke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krutel's hands.
Krutel throws a low kick but Bieke avoids it.
Bieke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krutel in his tracks.
Bieke looks to throw the jab but Krutel is out of range.
Krutel throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Bieke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krutel. That's going to slow Bieke down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bieke looks to land a right hand but Krutel moved out of range.
Bieke takes a swing at Krutel's ribcage but misses.
Krutel flicks out a counter leg kick but Bieke steps away.
Bieke misses with a straight right.
Krutel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bieke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krutel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Joe Krutel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bieke lands a jab.#T1#
Bieke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krutel.
Krutel lands with a cross. #CUT2#Jeez, Tim Bieke's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bieke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bieke might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#CL#
Bieke has Krutel up against the cage in a clinch.
Bieke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krutel lands a body punch.
Bieke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krutel's elbow.
Krutel can't find room to land a body shot as Bieke controls the action.
Krutel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bieke backwards.
Bieke prevents a body shot from Krutel.
Krutel can't find room to land a body shot as Bieke controls the action.
Bieke throws a punch but it's blocked by Krutel.
Bieke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Krutel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bieke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krutel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krutel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bieke backwards.
Krutel working aggressively here. #T2#
Krutel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bieke misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krutel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krutel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bieke backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krutel.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Krutel!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Krutel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BFC 23:Butcher vs. Matsuzaka 2
Date: Oct 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutel misses with a low kick.
Cooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krutel.
Krutel throws a sloppy body shot #KD2#
and Cooper counters with a nice right hand that sends Krutel toppling to the canvas! Krutel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cooper finish him?!#CUT2#It looks like Joe Krutel has been cut.
Cooper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Krutel backs off Cooper throws a huge counter combo but Krutel manages to avoid it all.
Krutel defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Cooper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Krutel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#It looks like Sam Cooper has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krutel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cooper if he has to take too many more of those.
Krutel fakes the leg kick and cracks Cooper in the body.
Krutel lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooper's head.
Krutel connects with a body shot.
Krutel lands a really nice looking cross but Cooper seems unphased.
Krutel misses with a low kick.
Krutel misses with a low kick.#T1#
Krutel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooper.
Joe Krutel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#That has opened up Sam Cooper's cut even more.
Krutel scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Krutel.
Krutel tries to land a leg kick but Cooper saw it coming and moves away.
Krutel plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Cooper to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Cooper just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Krutel!
A victorious Joe Krutel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 02, 2019

#R1#
Krutel lands a nice looking body kick.
Krutel misses with a low kick as Babu jumps back.
As Krutel backs away, Babu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Babu moves out of range of the body kick from Krutel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krutel.
Krutel throws a low kick but Babu moves out of range easily.
Babu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Krutel throws a chopping leg kick but Babu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL#
Babu rushes Krutel and presses him up against the cage.
Babu keeps control of Krutel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krutel.
Babu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Krutel misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krutel misses with a punch on the inside.
Krutel swings wildly with an uppercut but Babu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krutel misses with a punch to the body.
Krutel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krutel tries to throw a body punch but Babu avoids it by throwing Krutel back against the cage. #T1#
Babu prevents a body shot from Krutel.
Krutel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babu's elbow.
Babu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Krutel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krutel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Babu.
Krutel is trying to push Babu away but Babu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Krutel tries a body shot but Babu blocks it.
Krutel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babu as Krutel tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Krutel manages to break the clinch.
Krutel is looking to score with low kicks.
Babu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Krutel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krutel. Krutel obviously looking to wear him down.
Krutel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T2#
Babu blocks a low kick nicely.
Krutel 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.
Babu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Krutel just manages to avoid it.
Joe Krutel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krutel throws a chopping leg kick but Babu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Babu moves out of range of the body kick from Krutel.
Krutel connects with a solid leg kick.
Babu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Babu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Babu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krutel can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krutel.
As Krutel backs away, Babu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Krutel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krutel throws a low kick but Babu moves out of range easily.
Babu checks a low kick from Krutel.
Krutel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Babu.
Krutel pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Krutel throws out a leg kick but Babu moves out of range and Krutel only half commits. #CL#
Babu has managed to clinch.
Krutel is trying to push Babu away but Babu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Babu tries to work over Krutel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babu looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Babu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krutel can't break the clinch.
Krutel misses with a body punch.
Babu prevents a body shot from Krutel.
Krutel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Krutel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krutel misses with a punch on the inside.
Babu keeps control of Krutel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krutel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krutel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babu prevents a body shot from Krutel. #T4#
Krutel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krutel misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Krutel misses with a body punch.
Krutel is looking to control Babu's arms but Babu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krutel has his back to the cage.
Krutel controlling the action here for a moment.
Krutel wants to break free but Babu has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babu pushes Krutel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Krutel tries a body shot but Babu blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Krutel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Krutel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Krutel tries to score with a low kick but Babu moves his leg out of the way.
Krutel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krutel throws a low kick but Babu avoids it.
Babu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Krutel just manages to avoid it.
Krutel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krutel throws a low kick, looking for Babu's leg but Babu calmly moves out of range.
Babu tried to counter with a leg kick but Krutel avoided it.
Krutel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Babu checks a low kick from Krutel.
A bone on bone clash there as Babu blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krutel.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krutel!
A leg kick checked by Babu.
Babu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Krutel misses. #T1#
Babu moves out of range of the leg kick from Krutel.
Krutel swats away the attempt to clinch by Babu.
Krutel flicks out a counter leg kick but Babu steps away.
A good leg kick by Krutel.
Krutel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Babu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krutel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krutel throws a leg kick but Babu moved away.
An inside leg kick from Krutel misses.
Krutel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babu.
Babu blocks a head kick by Krutel.
Krutel throws a leg kick but Babu moved away.
Krutel is looking to chop away at Babu's legs.
Babu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T2#
Krutel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babu's calf.
Krutel throws a leg kick that misses.
Krutel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krutel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
Babu moves into range and clinches up with Krutel.
Krutel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krutel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krutel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krutel looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krutel.
Krutel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krutel misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Krutel misses with a punch to the body.
Krutel misses with a body punch.
Babu prevents a body shot from Krutel.
Krutel misses with a punch on the inside.
Krutel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krutel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babu is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krutel.
Krutel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krutel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krutel is pressed up against the cage. Babu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Krutel down to the mat. Krutel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Babu checks a leg kick nicely.
Babu tried to counter with a leg kick but Krutel avoided it.
Babu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krutel throws a nice head kick!
Krutel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Babu. That did some damage!#T4#
Babu wants to clinch up but Krutel keeps it at a distance.
Krutel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babu is out of range.
Krutel misses with a leg kick.
Babu half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL#
Babu rushes Krutel and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee calls for Babu to work. #BC2#
Krutel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krutel is looking to slow Babu down with leg kicks.
Krutel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babu's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krutel throws a head kick but Babu moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krutel.
Krutel tries to work over Babu's front leg with a kick but Babu checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Krutel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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#
Krutel swats away the attempt to clinch by Babu.
Some bone on bone action there as Babu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Joe Krutel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krutel wants to land a leg kick but Babu is out of range.
Babu checks a leg kick.
Krutel is looking to score with low kicks.
Krutel misses with a head kick.
Krutel is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babu moves out of range of the leg kick from Krutel.
A leg kick checked by Babu.
Babu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Krutel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Krutel backs away, Babu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Krutel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Krutel throws a head kick but Babu moves out of range.
Krutel throws a head kick that misses.
Babu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Krutel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krutel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krutel misses with a low kick.#CL#
Babu drives through and clinches with Krutel against the cage.
Krutel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babu stalls.
Come on Babu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krutel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babu effectively controlling the action here.
Krutel fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Babu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krutel up against the cage.
Krutel tries to circle away but Babu has him pinned against the cage.
Krutel just leaning against Babu, taking a breather.
Krutel misses with a body punch.
Krutel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Babu.
Krutel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krutel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babu's elbow.
Babu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Babu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krutel up against the cage.
Krutel has a couple of punches blocked by Babu. #T3#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Babu goes for a takedown attempt but Krutel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Krutel throws a leg kick but Babu moved away.
Krutel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krutel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krutel 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.
Babu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Babu tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Krutel is predictable there
and Babu counters with a nice leg kick.
Krutel tries to land a leg kick but Babu saw it coming and moves away.
Babu tried to counter with a leg kick but Krutel avoided it.
Krutel misses with a low kick.
Krutel motions for Babu to come forward. Krutel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Krutel. #T4#
Krutel throws a leg kick but Babu checks it.
Krutel wants to slow Babu down by chopping away at his legs.
Krutel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krutel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babu is able to avoid easily.
Babu blocks a head kick by Krutel.
Krutel throws a leg kick but Babu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joe Krutel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krutel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Krutel just manages to avoid it.
Krutel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babu is out of range.
Babu tried to counter with a leg kick but Krutel avoided it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krutel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babu's sensitive parts.
Babu moves out of range of the body kick from Krutel.
Lucas Babu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krutel throws a sloppy head kick and Babu moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Krutel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krutel 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Krutel!

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