Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: HFC 100 - Bigg vs Chunks
Date: Sep 25, 2021

#R1#
Kikuta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kikuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kikuta throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Kikuta avoids it with no problem.
Kikuta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kikuta moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kikuta throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt. #CL#
Kikuta has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Kikuta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Kikuta as the two fighters clinch.
Kikuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kikuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kikuta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Kikuta.
Kikuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Kikuta blocks an uppercut.
Kikuta throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kikuta on the inside.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
A short left from Hunt.
Kikuta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kotaro Kikuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kikuta throws out the jab.
Hunt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kikuta misses with a wild combination.
Kikuta wants to clinch.
Kikuta misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Kotaro Kikuta has been cut.#T2#
Kikuta with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kikuta.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Kikuta moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Hunt breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Kikuta moves into the clinch.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Kikuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kikuta lands a body shot.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikuta struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Kikuta.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Kikuta has him pressed against the cage.
Kikuta tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Kikuta back against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Kikuta's head.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Kikuta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kikuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kikuta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kikuta fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Kikuta blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Kikuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt. #BC#
Kikuta breaks the clinch.
Kikuta throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kikuta misses with a looping left.
Kikuta throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikuta tries to clinch up.
Kikuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Kikuta rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Kikuta on the inside.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kikuta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kikuta letting Hunt take a breather here.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
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 Kotaro Kikuta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kotaro Kikuta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt slips under a jab from Kikuta.
Hunt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Kikuta.
Kikuta throws a good cross that connects.
Kikuta throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunt 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.
Kikuta wants to clinch.
Kikuta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikuta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kikuta misses with a hook.
Kikuta tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kikuta tries to clinch up
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Kikuta fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kikuta.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Kikuta's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Kikuta throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Kikuta.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#KD2#
Hunt lands a left and a right that send Kikuta crashing to the mat, dazed. Hunt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Kikuta is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kikuta is looking to clinch.
Oh Kikuta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kikuta tries to clinch
and Hunt counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Kikuta has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Hunt!
A relieved looking James Hunt 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: HFC 90 - Bigg vs Krutel
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kikuta has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kikuta tries to clinch but Nickel moves out of range.
It looked like Nickel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kikuta throws a low kick, looking for Nickel's leg but Nickel calmly moves out of range.
Nickel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kikuta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nickel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nickel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Kikuta misses
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Kikuta misses.
Kikuta misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Kikuta throws a looping overhand right but Nickel ducks down to avoid it.
Nickel cracks Kikuta with a good jab.
Nickel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kikuta misses with an uppercut.
Kikuta throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nickel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Nickel connects with a body shot.
Kikuta missing with a left hand there. Nickel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kikuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickel.
Kikuta takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC#Kikuta is rocked!
Kikuta misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Nickel instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kikuta.
Nickel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kikuta looking to stall.
Nickel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nickel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kikuta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nickel's defenses.
Kikuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kikuta blocking some punches.
Kikuta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kikuta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kikuta misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Kikuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Nickel blocks a jab.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kikuta.#CL#
Nickel pushes Kikuta up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nickel.
Kikuta is trying to maintain a safe position but Nickel gets an underhook and turns Kikuta into the cage.
Nickel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nickel.
Nickel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kikuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kikuta lands an elbow just above Nickel 's eye.
Nickel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kikuta backwards. #BC#
Nickel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kikuta lands a lovely overhand right.
Kikuta misses with a jab to the body
and Nickel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kikuta misses with a shot to the body
and Kikuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kikuta is still on wobbly legs! Can Nickel finish him?
Kikuta swings widly with a right hand
and Nickel counters with a right hand from hell and Kikuta is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chip Nickel!
During a confident post fight interview, Chip Nickel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC 83 - Jahouli vs McGuire
Date: Jul 03, 2021

#R1#
Kikuta misses with an uppercut. Kirk saw that one coming.
Kikuta throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
Kikuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk lands a front kick.
Kirk moves out of range as Kikuta strikes.
Kikuta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kikuta throws a head kick that misses.
Kikuta misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Kikuta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirk tries to counter with a clinch but Kikuta shakes him off and moves away.
Kikuta throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Kirk clinches up with Kikuta and pushes him back against the cage.
Kikuta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk lands with a left to the head.
Kirk scores with a shot to the side of Kikuta's head.
A short right from Kirk.
A head punch on the inside from Kikuta fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk lands an uppercut.
A short left from Kikuta.
Kirk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Kirk tries to work over Kikuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kikuta taking a breather.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuta blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Nice body punch from Kikuta.
Kikuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk scores with a shoulder strike.
Kikuta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirk lands with a light punch inside.
Kikuta blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kirk as Kikuta tries to tie him up.
Kirk tries a body shot but Kikuta blocks it.
Kirk presses Kikuta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kikuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kirk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kikuta lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kirk.
Kikuta is breathing heavily.
Kirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kikuta backwards. #T2#
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikuta scores with a shot to the side of Kirk's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirk.
Kikuta misses with the head strike.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Kikuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kikutas head.
Kirk avoiding damage as Kikuta throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kikuta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
Kirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kikuta backwards.
Kirk tries a body shot but Kikuta blocks it.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Kikuta.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Kikuta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirk avoids the elbow strike from Kikuta, against the cage.
Kirk works on Kikuta's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Kirk scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Kirk lands with a left to the head.
Kirk struggles to land a body shot inside as Kikuta controls his hands.
Kirk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kikuta is looking to break free of the clinch but Kirk has double underhooks.
Kirk lands a left hand.
Kirk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kirk.
Kirk lands a hook that snaps the head of Kikuta backwards.
Kikuta misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kirk.
Kikuta wants to get back to striking at distance but Kirk won't allow it.
Kikuta misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirk lands with a right to the head.
Kirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kikuta's elbow.
Kirk lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk blocking some punches.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Kikuta throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike from Kikuta.
Kirk lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Kirk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirk.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Kikuta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kikuta lands a left hand.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk gets through Kikuta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirk blocks a body shot from Kikuta.
Kikuta digs a right hand underneath Kirk's ribcage. Kirk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kikuta is looking to control Kirk's arms but Kirk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kikuta has his back to the cage.
Kikuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kikuta working aggressively here.
Kirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kikuta backwards.
Kirk working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Kirk.
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
Kikuta misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Kirk as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Kirk blocks a jab.
Kikuta misses with a straight right.
Kikuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirk.
Kirk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kikuta. Kikuta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kirk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kirk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirk looks to land a right hand but Kikuta moved out of range.
Kikuta staying out of range there.
Kirk blocks a jab.
Kikuta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kikuta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirk in his tracks.
Kikuta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
James Kirk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kikuta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirk circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kirk staying out of range there.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Kikuta is just out of range.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirk.
Kirk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kikuta back to the cage. Kirk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC2#Kikuta is rocked!#CL2#
Kirk has Kikuta up against the cage in a clinch.
Kikuta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kikuta blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirk.
Kikuta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirk working aggressively here.
Kirk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kikutas head.
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Kikuta.
Kikuta misses with the head strike.
Kikuta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kikuta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Kikuta blocking some punches. #T2#
Kikuta scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Kikuta is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Kirk.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Kirk lands an uppercut.
Kirk presses Kikuta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
James Kirk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kikuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Kikuta.
Kikuta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kirk.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
Kirk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kikuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirk. #T3#
Kikuta blocking some punches.
Kirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirk scores with a shoulder strike.
Kirk lands a hook that snaps the head of Kikuta backwards.
Kirk blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Kikuta.
Kikuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Kirk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kikutas head. #BC#
Kikuta breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Kirk.
Kikuta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Kikuta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kikuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Kikuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kikuta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kikuta seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirk slips under a jab from Kikuta.
Kikuta throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kikuta looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
Kirk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kikuta.
Kirk blocks a jab.
Kikuta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kirk.#T4#
Kirk slips a jab and a cross from Kikuta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Kikuta.
Kirk scores with a jab to the head.
Kikuta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kirk scores with a punch to the head.
Kikuta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left lands for Kirk.
Kikuta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kikuta throws a head kick that misses.
Kirk throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Kirk coming out on top.
BOOM! Kirk lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kikuta. Kikuta tries to recover but Kirk is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kikuta lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kirk!
James Kirk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BBFC 17
Date: Jun 05, 2021

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Kikuta.
Jalbert slips a jab from Kikuta.
Jalbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Kikuta.
Jalbert misses with an uppercut.
Kikuta swings for the body but Jalbert moves out of range.
Kikuta misses the jab.
Kotaro Kikuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalbert throws a right hand that misses
and Kikuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Jalbert.
Jalbert misses the shot to the body.
Jalbert 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.
Jalbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Jalbert.
Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jalbert.
Jalbert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kikuta throws the left hand but Jalbert avoids the punch easily.
Jalbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kikuta looks to land a right hand but Jalbert moved out of range.
It looked like Jalbert was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kikuta.
Kikuta scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalbert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jalbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kikuta misses with an uppercut. Jalbert saw that one coming.#T1#
Jalbert scores with a jab. Kikuta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kikuta cracks Jalbert with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC2#Jalbert is rocked!
Kikuta ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Jalbert out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kotaro Kikuta!
Kotaro Kikuta opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: BBFC 12
Date: Apr 24, 2021

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Coryatt misses the target.
Kikuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kikuta throws a lazy right hand but Coryatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coryatt missing with a left hand there. Kikuta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coryatt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kikuta backs up against the cage.
Coryatt dips to his left and cracks Kikuta with an uppercut!
Coryatt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Coryatt scores with a sloppy right hand. Kikuta should have avoided that one.
Kikuta throws a shot from downtown. Coryatt moves away and avoids it.
Kikuta moves out of range as Coryatt strikes.
Good shot there by Kikuta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Coryatt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coryatt looks to throw the jab but Kikuta is out of range.
Kikuta feints a counter leg kick.
Coryatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Coryatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Coryatt misses its target.
Coryatt looks to land a left hand but Kikuta moved out of range nicely.
Kotaro Kikuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coryatt lands a lovely overhand right.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Kikuta has knocked Coryatt down with a huge combo! Kikuta steps away and waves a wobbly Coryatt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Coryatt is rocked!
Kikuta throws a front kick aimed at Coryatt's knee but Coryatt avoids it well.
Oh Coryatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Coryatt has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Kikuta smells blood and charges in for the finish! Kikuta unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Coryatt sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kotaro Kikuta!
Kotaro Kikuta thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 8
Date: Mar 26, 2021

#R1#
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Kikuta tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kikuta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kikuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#It looks like African King has been cut.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King slips a straight right by Kikuta.
Kikuta misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Kikuta, which made it look bad. #KD2#
Kikuta sends King crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kikuta is motioning to the referee to let King up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#King is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kikuta fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks King square on the jaw! Damn, King is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kotaro Kikuta!
Kotaro Kikuta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 2
Date: Feb 12, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Marquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kikuta's guard.
Marquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kikuta's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kikuta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marquez content to stall in guard here.
Marquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kikuta trying to keep a closed guard but Marquez is proving a slippery customer.
Marquez lands a couple of digs.
Kikuta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marquez is controlling him.
Marquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikuta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marquez is in close to Kikuta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marquez lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Marquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kikuta is adopting a defensive guard.
Marquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Marquez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kikuta is looking to stand up but Marquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Kikuta working a defensive guard here.
Kikuta keeping moving, preventing Marquez from controlling successfully. #ES#
Kikuta pushes Marquez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Marquez defending well as Kikuta loads up on a big left hand.
Marquez slips under a jab.
Kikuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #TD2#
Marquez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kikuta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marquez is in Kikuta's guard.
Marquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kikuta is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Marquez postures up.
Marquez trying to control but Kikuta is working from the bottom.
Marquez looking to pass the guard.
Kikuta lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kikuta postures up in Marquez's guard and throws a big left but Marquez blocks it.
Kikuta throws a big elbow that misses.
Kikuta is looking to work some ground and pound but Marquez has wrist control.
Kikuta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquez is keeping the position for now.
Marquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kikuta throws an elbow that misses. Marquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kikuta's guard. Nice move by Marquez!#REVB#
Marquez works over Kikuta with some ground and pound from guard.
Kikuta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Marquez looking to pass the guard.
Kikuta looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marquez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kikuta controls Marquez momentarily but Marquez frees himself.
Marquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Marquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marquez landing some decent shots from guard.
Kikuta working a defensive guard here.
Marquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marquez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Marquez won't allow Kikuta to sweep him here.
Kikuta trying to control the position here.
My spies in Savage Krew / Death Squad inform me that Marquez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Marquez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kikuta keeping moving, preventing Marquez from controlling successfully.
Kikuta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marquez. #ES#
Kikuta uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kikuta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marquez moves out of range as Kikuta strikes.
Marquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kikuta.
Marquez tries to clinch up.
Marquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Kikuta tries to sprawl out of it but Marquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kikuta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Troy Marquez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Marquez slips a straight right by Kikuta.#CL2#
Marquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kikuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kikuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kikuta.
Marquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kikuta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kikuta.
Kikuta misses with a punch on the inside.
Kikuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Troy Marquez has been cut.
Kikuta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kikuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kikuta fails to land.
Kikuta stops a takedown attempt from Marquez.
Kotaro Kikuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Marquez.
Kikuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kikuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Kikuta misses with the head strike.
Kikuta scores with a shoulder strike.
Marquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kikuta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marquez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kikuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kikuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike from Kikuta.
Kikuta gets through Marquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marquez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kikuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kikuta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kikuta scores with a shoulder strike.
Kikuta misses with the head strike.
Marquez takes a shot to the head.
Marquez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kikuta is defending well.
Marquez blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Kikuta lands an elbow just above Marquez 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kikuta working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kikuta fails to land.
Marquez is trying to pull guard but Kikuta has him pressed against the cage.
Marquez takes a shot to the head.
Marquez wants a takedown.
Marquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kikuta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marquez jumps guard but Kikuta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marquez wants a takedown.
Kikuta gets underhooks to prevent Marquez's takedown attempt.
Marquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Kikuta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kikuta is pressed up against the cage. Marquez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kikuta down to the mat. Kikuta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kotaro Kikuta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Kikuta, which made it look bad.
Nice defenses there by Marquez.#T3#
Kikuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marquez manages to avoid it.
Marquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kikuta avoids it really well and circles away.
Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Kikuta.
Kikuta swings for the body but Marquez moves out of range.
Marquez shoots in and drives through. Kikuta sprawls well.
Kikuta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD2#
Marquez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marquez thows a huge punch but Kikuta dodges it nicely.
Kikuta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marquez on the ground.
Kikuta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marquez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kikuta is looking to escape.
Kikuta tries to roll over but Marquez keeps him under control.
Kikuta trying to get back to full guard but Marquez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kikuta tries to hold on but Marquez postures up.#ES#
Kikuta somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Marquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kikuta misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Marquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kikuta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD2#
Marquez feints and as Kikuta raises his hands in defense, Marquez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marquez preventing the sweep.
Marquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kikuta has control of Marquez's left arm, preventing Marquez from doing any damage.
Kikuta keeping full guard, as Marquez tries to pass.
Kikuta looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kotaro Kikuta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Troy Marquez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Kikuta thuds a left hand into Marquez's body.
Kikuta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kikuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
Kikuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marquez manages to avoid it.
Marquez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kikuta tries to avoid it but Marquez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kikuta to the ground. Kikuta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kikuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marquez manages to avoid it.
Marquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kikuta pinned against the cage. Kikuta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kikuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kikuta misses with a straight left.
Kikuta takes a swing at Marquez's ribcage but misses.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kikuta as he avoids it easily.
Kotaro Kikuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Marquez.
Kikuta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Marquez gets a double leg takedown into Kikuta's guard.
Troy Marquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kikuta is pulling down on Marquez's head. It's preventing any offense from Marquez, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kikuta wants to get back to his feet but Marquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Kikuta pulls Marquez in close to prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kikuta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marquez is controlling him.
Marquez advances position into side control!
Kikuta is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Marquez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marquez misses with the ground and pound.
Kikuta wants to get back to his feet but Marquez drags him back down.
Kikuta can't do much from the bottom here.
Marquez working the body and head with strikes.
Marquez working the ground and pound. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Kikuta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marquez cracks Kikuta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kikuta is trying to improve his position.
Kikuta pushes Marquez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marquez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marquez is putting a hurting on Kikuta here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kikuta is pushing Marquez's head away, looking to escape. Marquez manages to hold on to the position though.
Kikuta is trying to escape the position but Marquez is controlling the position.
Kikuta tries to buck Marquez off but Marquez is having none of it.
Marquez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kikuta down.
Marquez trying to control the action but Kikuta is working from the bottom.
Kikuta is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Kikuta is not content to let Marquez control the position.
Marquez working the ground and pound.
Marquez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kikuta tries to improve position but can't.
Kikuta is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Marquez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Kikuta's face as Marquez controls the position.
Marquez scoring with punches and elbows.
Kikuta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marquez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kikuta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#ROC2#Kikuta is rocked!
Marquez cracks Kikuta with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Marquez immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kikuta is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Marquez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Marquez!
A very excited looking Troy Marquez 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: Checkmate Championship 19
Date: Jan 16, 2021

#R1#
Kikuta falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kikuta throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone.
Kikuta misses with the combination.
Kikuta misses with a looping left.
And Malone counters with a quick kick to the body but Kikuta blocks it.
Kikuta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Kikuta.
Kikuta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kikuta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kikuta throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Malone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kikuta.
Malone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
and Kikuta counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Malone! He's just covering up as Kikuta starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotaro Kikuta!
Kotaro Kikuta 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: Checkmate Championship 17
Date: Jan 01, 2021

#R1#
Kikuta throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Unknown to counter with a crisp jab.
Unknown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kikuta.
Unknown misses with a body kick.
Unknown throws a hook but Kikuta avoids it easily.
Unknown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kikuta finds it's way round the side to connect with Unknown's head.
Kikuta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Unknown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Unknown scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Kikuta misses its intended target.
Kikuta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unknown circles away quickly and effectively.#KD2#
Kikuta cracks Unknown with an uppercut from hell and Unknown crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Kikuta's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing! #ROC2#Unknown is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Manco Unknown has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Kikuta stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Unknown has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kikuta manages to get his head free but now Unknown has transitioned to an armbar! Kikuta grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Unknown! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manco Unknown!
Manco Unknown retains his middleweight title!
Manco Unknown bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Checkmate vs. BFC 1
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
Moss tries for a takedown but Kikuta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kikuta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kikuta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kikuta wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrion Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT2#It looks like Darrion Moss has been cut.#TD#
Moss closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moss sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kikuta is trying to stand back up but Moss is controlling him
Moss not doing much here.
Moss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moss prevents Kikuta from standing back up.
Moss 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.
Moss is controlling the pace.
Moss has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kikuta is trying to stand back up but Moss is controlling him #T1#
Kikuta is refusing to be controlled, as Moss sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moss connects with a nice short shot to Kikuta's temple.
Kikuta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kikuta scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Moss manages to mount him!
Moss raining down shots from the mount!
Kikuta wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kikuta is in a horrible position here. Moss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moss landing shots from mount.
Kikuta wants to get back to his feet.
Kikuta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T2##ES2#
Kikuta bucks up and throws Moss to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD2#
Kikuta throws a left that rocks Moss and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kikuta dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Moss regain composure! #ROC2#Moss is rocked!
Kikuta in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Moss takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moss is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kikuta.
Kikuta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moss is controlling Kikuta's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Moss slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kikuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moss lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Moss seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3##ES2#
Kikuta has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Moss off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kikuta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moss shoots for a takedown but Kikuta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kikuta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Moss counters with a single leg into guard. Kikuta didn't expect that.
Kikuta being controlled here, momentarily.
Moss distracts Kikuta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ES2#
Kikuta manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up 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!
Moss is trying to push Kikuta away but Kikuta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moss is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kikuta to keep the fight standing.
Kikuta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Moss wants to get back to striking at distance but Kikuta won't allow it.
Kikuta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kikuta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kikuta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moss is breathing heavily.
Kikuta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Kikuta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kikuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kikuta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikuta blocks an uppercut.
Moss misses with some punches.
Moss is trying to drag Kikuta to the mat but Kikuta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD#
Moss wants the takedown. Kikuta is fighting it off but Moss persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kikuta's guard against the cage.

Kikuta has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Moss off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kikuta slaps away a takedown attempt from Moss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kikuta scores with a jab to the head.
Moss shoots in looking for a takedown. Kikuta tries to sprawl out of it but Moss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kikuta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kikuta.
Kikuta with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kotaro Kikuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrion Moss's cut.
That's time! Moss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Moss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kikuta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Kikuta cracks Moss with an uppercut from hell and Moss crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Kikuta's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Oh Moss is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kikuta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moss's head.
Moss trying to control the position here.
Kikuta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kikuta throws a big elbow that misses.
Moss looking for a sweep. Not yet Moss, not yet. #SU2#
Moss is working an open guard so Kikuta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Moss seems to have got his legs back now.
Kikuta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kikuta cracks Moss with a hook to the temple - Moss is on wobbly legs here! Kikuta swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Moss falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kikuta wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kotaro Kikuta!
Kotaro Kikuta 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: Checkmate Contenders 8
Date: Nov 25, 2020

#R1#
Murska scores with a nice head shot.
Murska throws a right hand that Kikuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Kikuta also avoids with ease.
Nice jab there from Murska.
Murska tries to clinch there but Kikuta circles away.
Kikuta loads up on a big right hand but Murska slips the punch.
Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murska.
A nice side step and Kikuta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murska takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murska tries to bum rush Kikuta with a series of wild strikes but Kikuta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murska wants to clinch.
Murska walks into a stiff left hand from Kikuta.
Kikuta ducks right into an uppercut from Murska. #CL#
Murska has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Kikuta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kikuta.
Kikuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murska lands with a left to the head.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Murska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska scores with a shoulder strike.
Murska swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murska throws a punch but it's blocked by Kikuta.
Kikuta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murskas head.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Kikuta.
Still in the clinch, Kikuta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kikuta digs a right hand into Murska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murska's gas tank.
Kikuta misses with a punch to the body.
Kikuta lands a shot to the body.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murska avoids a wild elbow strike from Kikuta.
Kikuta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kikuta.
Kikuta can't find room to land a body shot as Murska controls the action.
Nice body punch from Murska.
Kikuta blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Kikuta. #T2#
Kikuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Murska's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murska takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Murska.
Murska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murska misses with the head strike.
Kikuta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kikuta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kikuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kikuta.
Murska working aggressively here.
Kikuta lands a nice elbow.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kikuta.
Murska misses with some punches.
Murska pushes Kikuta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kikuta's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Murska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murska cracks Kikuta with a nice body shot.
Murska lands a left hand.
Murska prevents a body shot from Kikuta.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska lands with a right to the head.
Kikuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murska.
Murska lands with a light punch inside.
Murska tries a body shot but Kikuta blocks it.
Kikuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Kikuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murska pushes Kikuta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Murska.
Kikuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kikuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Murska. #T4#
Kikuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikuta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuta tries to break the clinch but Murska is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Murska fails to land.
Murska working aggressively here.
Kikuta misses with some punches. #BC2#
Kikuta breaks from the clinch.
Murska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kikuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Kikuta.
As Kikuta backs away, Murska returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kikuta misses with a two punch combination.
Kikuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murska.
Murska with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kikuta to score with a decent uppercut.
Kikuta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murska counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murska tries to clinch up.
Murska moves out of range of the strikes.
Kikuta throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Murska has managed to clinch.
Murska misses with a short punch 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 Ispa Murska 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#
Kikuta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murska catches Kikuta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Kikuta.
Murska is looking to counter the offense by Kikuta and move into the clinch.
Kikuta lands a jab.#ROC2#Murska is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Ispa Murska has been cut.
Kikuta lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Murska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kikuta is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Murska flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Murska is out cold! Kikuta holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kotaro Kikuta!

Event: Checkmate Championship 14
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kikuta scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#It looks like Ryan The Son Of God has been cut.
The Son Of God moves out of range as Kikuta strikes.
The Son Of God is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kikuta lands with a good body shot.
Kikuta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kikuta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kikuta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Son Of God lands a jab.
The Son Of God misses with a straight left.
The Son Of God finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kikuta's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and The Son Of God falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotaro Kikuta!
Kotaro Kikuta 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.
The defeated Ryan The Son Of God had this to say: 'Im not going anywhere om here to take that belt. And you all know who deserves it. Nothing but me'.

Event: Checkmate Fight Night 13
Date: Oct 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beilstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beilstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beilstein.
Kikuta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kikuta lands with a shot to the body.
Kikuta stuffs the takedown attempt from Beilstein. Beilstein gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Beilstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kikuta swinging wildly here.
Beilstein 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.
Beilstein drops his hands momentarily and Kikuta needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Beilstein just on the top of the head. Beilstein drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Beilstein - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kotaro Kikuta!
After the fight, Kotaro Kikuta 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: Checkmate Fight Night 12
Date: Oct 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuta tries to bum rush Swift with a series of wild strikes but Swift uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kikuta blocks a jab.
Kikuta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kikuta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Swift avoids the head kick by Kikuta.
Kikuta's corner calls for a 1-2. Kikuta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #KD#
Kikuta lands a big head kick that sends Swift tumbling to the mat! Kikuta takes a step backwards and waves Swift back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Veo Swift has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swift throws a sloppy head kick and Kikuta moves out of range easily.
Kikuta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kikuta misses the target.
It seemed like Swift was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swift uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kikuta.
Kotaro Kikuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kikuta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swift.
A slow jab from Kikuta misses its intended target.
Kikuta lands a really nice looking cross but Swift seems unphased.
Swift tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kikuta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kikuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swift.
Swift is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL#
Kikuta rushes Swift and presses him up against the cage.
Kikuta misses with a punch on the inside. #T1##BC2#
Swift's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Kikuta clinches with his opponent.
Kikuta misses with a punch on the inside.
Swift's coach down at Outlier Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Swift's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Swift wants to break free but Kikuta has control. #BC2#
Swift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swift slips a jab and a cross from Kikuta.
Kikuta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swift counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#KD2#
Swift lands a left and a right that send Kikuta crashing to the mat, dazed. Swift thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Kikuta is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Kotaro Kikuta has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swift feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kikuta crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Veo Swift!

Event: Checkmate Fight Night 11
Date: Sep 16, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
For Money misses with a double jab.
For Money throws a hook but Baldwin blocks it.
Baldwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as For Money throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Baldwin. #CUT#It looks like Fightertwo For Money has been cut.
Keaton Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#KD#
Baldwin sends For Money crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Baldwin is motioning to the referee to let For Money up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#For Money is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
For Money takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
For Money is still on wobbly legs! Can Baldwin finish him?
For Money looks winded!
For Money misses with a hook.
For Money seems to have recovered his senses.
Baldwin throws a monster overhand right that drops For Money! Baldwin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keaton Baldwin!
Keaton Baldwin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Checkmate Championship 5
Date: Jul 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Filth.
Filth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baldwin looks to throw a body kick
and Filth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Filth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Filth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baldwin looks up at the clock. Bad move! Filth lands a right hand from hell, dropping Baldwin. Filth pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obama Filth!
Obama Filth really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2020

#R1#
Baldwin throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#TD#
Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baldwin wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
Li seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Li is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Li looking to finish with strikes here!
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Li is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T2#
Li is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Li content just to control the position here.
Li 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.
Li seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Baldwin for as long as he can get away with.
Li lands a nice shot to the head.
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Li landing punches.
The referee warns Baldwin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Li controlling from mount.
Li's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #T4#
Baldwin wants to hold on but Li pushes him away.
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Further stalling from Li.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li avoids the attempt from Baldwin to control.
Li fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fong Li dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Baldwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Li seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Baldwin throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Li looks to land a body kick but Baldwin moved away.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baldwin wants to slow Li down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Baldwin.
Baldwin misses with a left hand
and Li counters with an inside leg kick.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Baldwin moves out of range easily.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baldwin lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Baldwin lunges at Li with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li's hand.
Baldwin fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Baldwin forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baldwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baldwin lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Baldwin stalling against the cage.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Li breaks the clinch.
Baldwin lands a slapping body shot.
Baldwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Li is out of range.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baldwin as he avoids it easily.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keaton Baldwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baldwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Li.#T2#
Baldwin throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Li throws a series of punches but Baldwin avoids them all with ease.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li throws a counter high kick but Baldwin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Li throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Keaton Baldwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baldwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baldwin throws a low kick, looking for Li's leg but Li calmly moves out of range.
Li thinks about countering with a head 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baldwin. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li thinks about countering with a head kick.
Baldwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Baldwin finds it's way through Li's defenses.
Baldwin tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Baldwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
A jab from Baldwin does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baldwin.
Baldwin throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a right hand to the body.
Baldwin swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Baldwin with a hook.
Li checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baldwin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Li counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Li is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baldwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is pushing down on Baldwin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baldwin is fighting to maintain full guard but Li has managed to sneak the leg through.
Baldwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Li not doing much here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baldwin wants to control but Li is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keaton Baldwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baldwin.
Keaton Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baldwin misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Li counters with a single leg into guard. Baldwin didn't expect that.
Li stands up over Baldwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fong Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li pushing down on Baldwin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Li stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Li is stinking the place up with his stalling.#T1#
Li uses his free foot to push down on Baldwin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Baldwin.
Li controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Li looking to control and managing it successfully.
Li raining down shots from the mount!
Li controlling from mount. #T3#
Li has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Li.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li continues to hold on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Fong Li showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Li 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fong Li!

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