Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 376
Date: Dec 01, 2024

#R1#
Pisswater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a body punch but Pisswater moves out of range.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Pisswater counters with a nice uppercut.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pisswater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River takes one to the chin there.
Pisswater with a nice cross.
Pisswater lands with a shot to the body.
River misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pisswater lands with a good body shot.
River closes the distance and clinches up with Pisswater, looking for a takedown. River pushes Pisswater against the cage but Pisswater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pisswater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pisswater just misses with a punch to the body.
Pisswater throws a big shot that misses.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1##CL#
Pisswater gets a clinch.
River lands a body punch. #TD#
Pisswater gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, River regains guard.
River has Pisswater pulled in close to control his posture.
River lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
River scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pisswater looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Pisswater looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pisswater trying to keep a closed guard but River is proving a slippery customer.
Pisswater wants to get back to his feet but River is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
River wants to control from the top but Pisswater keeps moving.
Pisswater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
River wants to control from the top but Pisswater keeps moving.
River postures up. #SUB#
Pisswater escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. River gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Pisswater is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and River defends well.
River pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisswater is keeping the position for now.
River passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T3#
Pisswater takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pisswater is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
River lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pisswater down.
Pisswater struggling a bit here.
Pisswater manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pisswater missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pisswater wants to stand but his hand is trapped. River uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
River working a defensive guard here. #T4##SUB2#
River is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Pisswater got a little sloppy there for a moment and River has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pisswater has managed to get both his arms back between River 's legs - danger averted.
Pisswater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of River 's head.#SUB2#
River is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pisswater defends well.#SU#
Pisswater gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pisswater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River misses with a body shot
and Pisswater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River throws a lazy right hand but Pisswater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River moves away from the strike by Pisswater.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Natalia Pisswater dominated that round.
That's time! Pisswater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Pisswater's corner calls for a 1-2. Pisswater obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
River slips under a jab from Pisswater.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Pisswater finds it's way through River 's defenses.
Pisswater feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits River s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pisswater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pisswater throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River ! But no joy.
A shot to the body from River misses
and Pisswater counters with a three punch combo that has River backing up. River nods at Pisswater to acknowledge the strikes.
Pisswater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River .
It looked like Pisswater was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River .
Natalia Pisswater is winning the standup battle so far.
Pisswater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River .
Pisswater connects with a nice looking jab.
Pisswater tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Natalia Pisswater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by River .
River tries to clinch but Pisswater is having none of it.
Pisswater takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Pisswater finds it's target.
Pisswater misses the shot to the body.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pisswater manages to avoid it.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pisswater.
River cracks Pisswater with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
River lands a head shot.
Pisswater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pisswater backs up against the cage.
Pisswater misses with a looping right.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pisswater slips a jab from River .
Nice defenses there by River .
Pisswater throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a lovely shot to the body.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pisswaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
River throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pisswater counter with a right hand.
Pisswater drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from River .
Pisswater scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pisswater throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pisswater to counter with a crisp jab.
River takes one on the button.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pisswater tries to clinch there but River circles away.
Pisswater thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pisswater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pisswater swings and misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River works Pisswater's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Pisswater tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pisswater lands a right hand.
Pisswater lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
Pisswater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River wants to stall.
Pisswater misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pisswater on the inside.
Pisswater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pisswater wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Pisswater working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pisswater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards. #T3#
River pushes Pisswater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pisswater misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pisswater fails to land. #TD2#
River jumps guard and drags Pisswater to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pisswater is aware though and is defending well.
Pisswater with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
River looking for a guillotine here but Pisswater defends easily.
Pisswater postures up and lands a big shot to River 's brow.
Pisswater passes River 's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pisswater lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
Pisswater wants to stand up but River has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pisswater tries to stand and escape but River actually recovers to full guard.
Pisswater is looking to stand up but River won't let him.
Pisswater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pisswater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pisswater trying to stand up but can't free himself from River 's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pisswater trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
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 Natalia Pisswater 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.#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pisswater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Pisswater half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pisswater scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
A big left from Pisswater misses.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pisswater manages to avoid it.
Pisswater throws a shot to the body.
Pisswater takes a swing at River 's ribcage but misses.
River shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pisswater sprawls well. Pisswater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. River gets slowly back to his feet.
Pisswater throws a jab when River was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from River .#CL#
River gets tackled into the cage by Pisswater. Pisswater maintains the clinch.
River misses with a body punch.
Pisswater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pisswater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Natalia Pisswater has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from River . #TD#
Pisswater tightens his grip and picks River up, before dumping him to the ground. River manages to land in guard. #T1#
Pisswater slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
River is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pisswater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pisswater tries to stand but River is controlling from the bottom.
Pisswater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pisswater wants to stand and escape but instead River has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Pisswater preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
River scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pisswater keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully. #T2##SUB#
Pisswater pushes a forearm under River 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, River is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Natalia Pisswater!
Natalia Pisswater retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Natalia Pisswater, 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: C366: Jiang vs Khabib II
Date: Dec 01, 2024

#R1#
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagomedov lands with a straight right. Jiang didn't see that one coming.
Nurmagomedov scores with a body shot.
Jiang misses the body punch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov misses with a body kick.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Jiang. #CL#
Jiang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jiang scores with a shot to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
I was talking to Jiang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jiang stalling in the clinch.
Jiang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jiang - that landed with a thud.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jiang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Jiang.
Jiang misses with some punches.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurmagomedov is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Jiang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nurmagomedov.#T1#
Jiang throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Nurmagomedov cracks Jiang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jiang misses with the body kick
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Jiang walks into a left hand.
Jiang blocks a jab.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiang 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.
Jiang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot.
Da Jiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Jiang's head but Jiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiang tries to land a body kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Nice shot lands for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swings widly with a right hand
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.#CL2#
Nurmagomedov has Jiang up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Jiang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Nurmagomedov moves into range and clinches up with Jiang.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC#
Jiang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang misses with a straight right.
Jiang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang tries to land a leg kick but Nurmagomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Nurmagomedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nurmagomedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Jiang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Jiang avoids the punch easily.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmagomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagomedov scores with a hook.
Nurmagomedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Jiang blocks the low kick.
Jiang throwing a counter right hand but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Nurmagomedov drives through and clinches with Jiang against the cage.
Jiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#TD2#
Nurmagomedov pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Jiang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nurmagomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Jiang counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiang scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jiang misses the target.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Jiang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurmagomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurmagomedov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.
Jiang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nurmagomedov just manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Jiang scores with a push kick.
Jiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jiang misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the body kick.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jiang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Jiang's head but Jiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jiang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov thows a body kick. Jiang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nurmagomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiang moves away.
Jiang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Jiang. #T1#
Jiang tries to clinch up.
Jiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov ducks right into an uppercut from Jiang.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the head.
Jiang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jiang swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmagomedov.
Jiang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Nurmagomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jiang takes a swing at Nurmagomedov's ribcage but misses.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a leg kick that knocks Jiang off balance momentarily.#CL#
Jiang moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand underneath Jiang's ribcage. Jiang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jiang misses with a shot to the kidneys. #TD2#
Nurmagomedov drags the fight down to the ground. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB2#
Nurmagomedov is looking for a triangle but Jiang pushes his legs off easily.
Nurmagomedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jiang's guard. #REVB#
Jiang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes from guard but Jiang blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmagomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmagomedov throws an elbow that misses. Jiang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmagomedov's guard. Nice move by Jiang!#REVR##SUB2#
Nurmagomedov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Nurmagomedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jiang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3##SUB2#
Nurmagomedov is looking for a triangle here but Jiang uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nurmagomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SU#
Jiang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nurmagomedov to his feet.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov feints the counter takedown.
Jiang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but Jiang is having none of it.
Jiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagomedov is just out of range.
Jiang throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shoot takedown. Jiang fights it but they end up in guard.

Jiang has his feet on Nurmagomedov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jiang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmagomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Jiang gets double underhooks and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Jiang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurmagomedov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Jiang's ribcage but misses.
Jiang misses with a right hand
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL#
Jiang closes the distance and pushes Nurmagomedov back into the cage.
Nurmagomedov prevents a body shot from Jiang.
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 Da Jiang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut
and Jiang counters with a right hand to the body.
Jiang scores with the left hand. Nurmagomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurmagomedov cracks Jiang with an open hand slap.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jiang's head backwards.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Jiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL2#
Nurmagomedov pushes Jiang up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurmagomedovs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov tries to pull guard but Jiang won't allow it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
Jiang stalling against the cage. #T1#
Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jiang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Jiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmagomedov jumps guard but Jiang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nurmagomedov's efforts to push away.
Nurmagomedov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jiang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jiang stalls.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang. #T2#
Nurmagomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Jiang lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Nurmagomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Nurmagomedov tries to pull guard but Jiang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jiang lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jiang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmagomedov tries to work over Jiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Nurmagomedov pulls guard effortlessly.
Jiang wants to get up but he can't break Nurmagomedov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep but no luck. #SU#
Jiang stands up from Nurmagomedov's guard - Jiang perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nurmagomedov scoring well with a low kick there. #T3#
Jiang 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.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Nurmagomedov misses.
Jiang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jiang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
Jiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurmagomedov misses with the combination.
A big right from Jiang misses.
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch up but Jiang keeps it at a distance.
Jiang misses with an uppercut. Nurmagomedov saw that one coming.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiang half committed to a counter leg kick.#T4#
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov connects with a right hand. Jiang shakes it off.
Jiang lands a jab to the nose.
Jiang tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab from Jiang.
Jiang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurmagomedov scores with a 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!
Nurmagomedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jiang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nurmagomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nurmagomedov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Da Jiang did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov'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.#R4#
Jiang walks into a straight right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Jiang thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Jiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagomedov.
Jiang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nurmagomedov is out of range.
And Nurmagomedov tries to counter it with a takedown but Jiang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nurmagomedov throws a body kick that misses.
Jiang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nurmagomedov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jiang scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang misses with a head kick.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Jiang does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Jiang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jiang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Jiang misses.
Jiang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Nurmagomedov avoids the head kick by Jiang.
Nurmagomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jiang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiang scores with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nurmagomedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T2#
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nurmagomedov dodges the punch combination from Jiang.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Jiang motions for Nurmagomedov to come forward. Jiang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nurmagomedov punishes Jiang's body with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jiang throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov cracks Jiang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice body shot.
Jiang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Nurmagomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch there but Jiang circles away.
Nurmagomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jiang misses the target.
Jiang tries to land a front kick but Nurmagomedov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nurmagomedov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jiang.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Jiang takes a swing at Nurmagomedov's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Jiang misses the target.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmagomedov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Nurmagomedov thuds his right hand into Jiang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jiang throwing a counter right hand but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov scores with the left hand. Jiang knows he should have avoided that one.
Jiang defending well as Nurmagomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Nurmagomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jiang.
Jiang throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Jiang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jiang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jiang moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Nurmagomedov - just one landing.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Nurmagomedov does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R5#
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurmagomedov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Nurmagomedov does it's job there.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Jiang finds it's target.
Nurmagomedov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jiang.
Nurmagomedov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jiang's corner calls for a 1-2. Jiang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Jiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov blocks a jab.#T1#
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov tries to move into range but Jiang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jiang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#KD#
Jiang lands a big uppercut and Nurmagomedov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nurmagomedov looks OK. Jiang waves Nurmagomedov back to his feet!#ROC#Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Nurmagomedov works over Jiang's head and body with a nice combination.
Nurmagomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiang finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Jiang throwing a counter right hand but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Nurmagomedov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jiang could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Nurmagomedov has cracked it and Jiang is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Nurmagomedov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is the new lightweight champion!
An intense looking Khabib Nurmagomedov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I’m the GOAT.'.

Event: C368: Erdogan vs Chai II
Date: Dec 01, 2024

#R1#
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas . No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson scores with a head kick. #CUT2#It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.#TD2#
Thompson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Thomas dodges it nicely. #T1#
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson content to control rather than advance.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thompson lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Thomas .
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Derrick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
Thomas leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Scott Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Thompson.#TD2#
Thompson shoots in and gets a takedown into Thomas 's guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Thompson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thomas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thompson has Thomas in his guard.#REVR#
Thompson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Let's hope that Thompson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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 Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thomas 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas .
Thompson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with a body punch #TD2#
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas is trying to escape the position but Thompson is controlling the position. #T1#
Thompson looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thompson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thomas is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson working the head with strikes.
Thompson lands some shots froms side control.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thomas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #SUB2#
Thompson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thompson lands some shots froms side control.#T2#
Thompson lands an elbow.
Thompson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thomas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thompson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet here but Thompson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Thomas 's back.
Thompson struggling to keep hold of the position. #T3#
Thompson missing with strikes from the back.
Thompson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #SUB2#
Thompson is persistently looking for the submission but Thomas is defending it well. #SUB2#
Thompson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Thompson working for the choke.
Thomas finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes. #T4##SUB2#
Thompson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas 's guard. #REVB#
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thomas '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. This is the final round!#R3#
Thomas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.#CUT#It looks like Scott Thompson has been cut.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.#TD2#
Thompson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thomas 's half guard.
Thomas pushes Thompson off looking to stand but Thompson dives back in and keeps control.
Thomas is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Thomas dodges it nicely.
Thompson throwing shots but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas 's head. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
Thompson looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Thompson shoots in.
A quick step to the side and Thomas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derrick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1-2. Thompson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thompson cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Thomas misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Thomas pushes Thompson 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!
Thompson works over Thomas 's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thompson slips a straight right by Thomas .
And Thompson tries to counter it with a takedown but Thomas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
Thomas jabs at Thompson's body.
Nice shot lands for Thomas .
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thompson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Derrick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Thompson with an uppercut!
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away. #T4#
Thomas sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas clobbers Thompson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
As Thompson backs away, Thomas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Derrick Thomas !
A very excited looking Derrick Thomas 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: UCF 88: Kaiser v Dantes
Date: Nov 30, 2024

#R1#
A left and a right from Puro both land. Nice combination. #CUT#It looks like Joe Wick has been cut.
Puro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wick moves out of range as Puro strikes.
Puro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wick.
Puro misses the shot to the body.
Wick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puro throws out the jab.
Puro lands a slapping body shot.
Puro just misses with a punch to the body.
Puro tries to bum rush Wick with a series of wild strikes but Wick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puro lands with a nice combination. Wick backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wick doesn't seem bothered though.
Wick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Puro misses with a combination
and Wick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Puro moves into range and clinches up with Wick.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
Wick lands a knee to the body.
Wick working Puro over with knees to the body.
Puro is breathing heavily.#T1#
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wick.
Puro prevents a body shot from Wick.
Wick gets through Puro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wick blocks a body shot from Puro.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
Wick misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puro digs a right hand underneath Wick's ribcage. Wick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wick takes a shot to the head.
Wick missing with knees to the body.
Wick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
Wick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
Puro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wick leaning against his opponent.
Puro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Wick.
Puro tries to work over Wick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Puro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wick can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wick as Puro tries to tie him up.
Wick lands a good knee to the midsection. Puro won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Wick.
Wick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wick misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Wick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Puro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wick.
Wick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wick missing with knees to the body. #T3#
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Puro misses with some punches.
Wick blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wick taking a breather.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
Wick lands a nice knee to the body.
Wick stalling in the clinch but Puro improves position.
Wick digs a right hand into Puro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puro's gas tank.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puro.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Wick stalls.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puro.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Wick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wick lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wick has a couple of punches blocked by Puro.
Puro misses with a body punch.
Puro stalling.
Puro avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Puro.
Wick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puro cracks Wick with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Wick.
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wick working aggressively here.
Puro lands with a short shot to the head.
Wick lands with a right to the head.
Wick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wick blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Wick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Wick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Wick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puro ducks under a wild hook from Wick.
Wick looks to land a right hand but Puro moved out of range.
Puro connects with a crisp jab.
Puro tries to move into range but Wick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wick ducks right into an uppercut from Puro.
Wick throws a chopping leg kick but Puro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wick lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Puro misses.
Puro jabs Wick right on the nose. Wick blinks but takes it well.
Puro misses with an uppercut. Wick saw that one coming.
Wick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puro has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puro looks to land a left hand but Wick moved out of range nicely.
Wick throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Puro moves into the clinch.
Wick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puro is defending well for now.#T1#
Wick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wick trying to land knees to the body.
Puro lands a nice uppercut.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Puro blocks an uppercut.
Wick looking to stall.
Good body shot from Puro.
Wick misses with a punch to the body.
Puro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Puro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puro avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body. #T2#
Wick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wick.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
Good body shot from Puro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puros head.
Puro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wick up against the cage.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Wick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wick blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Puro slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Wick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wick trying to land knees to the body. #T3#
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wick trying to land knees to the body.
Puro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe Wick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
Wick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wick looking to throw knees to the head but Puro is blocking nicely.
Wick misses with a punch to the body.
Wick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puro wants to stall.
Wick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puro is defending well for now.
Wick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puro's elbow.
Puro blocks an uppercut.
Wick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wick tries a knee to the head but Puro blocks it.
Good body shot from Puro. #T4#
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Wick.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Wick tries a body shot but Puro blocks it.
Wick working Puro over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wick tries a body shot but Puro blocks it.
Wick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Wick.
Wick lands a right hand.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
Wick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puro avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puro.
Wick lands with a left to the head.
Wick lands a left hand.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wick tries to land knees in the clinch but Puro avoids the damage to the body.
Puro blocks a body shot from Wick.
Puro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wick scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Wick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Wick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Wick slips under a jab from Puro.
Wick misses with a low kick as Puro jumps back.
Wick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wick misses with a straight left.
Wick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wick swats away the attempt to clinch by Puro.
Wick wants to clinch up but Puro keeps it at a distance.
Puro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wick takes a swing at Puro's ribcage but misses.
Puro slips a jab from Wick.
Puro slips under a jab.
Puro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wick misses with a body shot.
Puro blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Wick misses. #T1#
Puro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wick.
Puro misses with an uppercut. Wick saw that one coming.
Wick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puro is out of range and Wick settles back down.
Wick looks to land a left hand but Puro moved out of range nicely.
Puro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wick lands an overhand right.
Puro misses with a left hand
letting Wick counter with a right hand.
Puro checks a low kick from Wick.
Puro misses with a hook. Wick ducked under it nicely.
Puro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wick tries a low kick but Puro avoids it.
Puro misses with a looping right.
Wick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donk. Puro catches Wick right on the button with a cross.#T2#
Puro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puro misses with a hook.
Puro checks a leg kick.
Wick misses with an uppercut. Puro saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Wick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wick thuds a left hand into Puro's body.
Wick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wick manages to avoid it.
Puro thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Puro has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wick lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Wick.
Puro misses with a body punch.
Wick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
Wick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
Puro misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wick trying to land knees to the body.
Wick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puro avoids it.
Wick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wick misses with a punch to the body.
Puro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
A bit of stalling here from Wick.
Wick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wick looking to stall.
Puro stalls. #T4#
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Wick.
Puro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Wick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wick digs a right hand into Puro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puro's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wick lands with a left to the head.
Puro working aggressively here.
Wick missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wick.
Wick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puro working aggressively here.
Wick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Puro up against the cage.
Wick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wick fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Wick really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Wick's cut.
That's time! Puro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Wick takes a swing at Puro's ribcage but misses.
Puro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wick tries to clinch
and Puro counters with a stiff right hand.
Puro misses the shot to the body.
Wick throws out a counter right but Puro avoids it with no problem.
Puro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Puro.
Wick tries a quick counter leg kick but Puro is wise to it.
Puro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wick.
Puro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away.
Puro staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick defending well as Puro loads up on a big left hand.
Wick wants to counter the offense by Puro and move into the clinch position.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wick.
Puro staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Puro misses its target.
Wick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puro throws a shot from downtown. Wick moves away and avoids it.
Puro slips under a jab from Wick.#T1#
Wick cracks a nice hook into Puro's ribs.
A good leg kick by Wick. #CL#
Puro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Puro lands with a right to the head.
Wick blocks a body shot from Puro.
Wick misses with a body punch.
Puro blocks a body shot from Wick.
Wick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puro's elbow.
Wick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puro working aggressively here.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Puro takes a shot to the head.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Wick lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Puro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puro as Wick tries to tie him up. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puro.
Puro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wick throws a head punch that misses.
Wick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Puro.
Wick is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Wick misses with a knee to the head.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
Puro prevents a body shot from Wick.
Wick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wick misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Wick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puro backwards. #T3#
Puro tries to work over Wick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Puro blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Wick.
Puro stalling against the cage.
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Puro's ribcage.
Wick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wick digs a right hand underneath Puro's ribcage. Puro let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Wick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puro takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wick scores with a shot to the side of Puro's head.
Wick stalls.
Wick taking a breather.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Puro looking to slow down the pace here.
Puro lands a right hand.
Puro prevents a body shot from Wick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Puro prevents a body shot from Wick.
Wick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puro avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Joe Wick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Wick'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Nice defenses there by Wick.
Puro wants to clinch.
Wick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puro counters with a nice uppercut.
Puro doesn't manage to clinch there - Wick circles away. #CL2#
Wick clinches with his opponent.
Puro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wick.
Puro misses with some punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Knees to the body from Wick. #T1#
Wick missing with knees to the body.
Wick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Puro avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
Puro lands a shoulder strike.
Wick gets through Puro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puro stalls.
Wick trying to land knees to the body.
Puro misses with a body punch.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Wick tries to land a knee to the head but Puro blocks with his arms.
Wick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puro avoids it.
Puro gets through Wick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Puro - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Puro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Puro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Puro seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#T2#
Wick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wick lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puro.
A left hand lands to the body for Puro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wick blocking some punches.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puro lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Puro.
Puro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puro lands with a short shot to the head.
Puro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puro misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Puro managing to block the knees to the body from Wick. #T3#
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Wick swings wildly with an uppercut but Puro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puro tries to throw a body punch but Wick avoids it by throwing Puro back against the cage.
Puro is leaning against Wick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murha Puro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wick struggles to land a body shot inside as Puro controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Puro.
Wick tries to land knees in the clinch but Puro avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wick.
Wick landing knees to the head.
Wick gets through Puro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
Puro pushes Wick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puro taking a breather. #T4#
Wick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puro is defending well for now.
Puro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wick blocks an uppercut.
Wick prevents a body shot from Puro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Puro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puro blocking some punches.
Wick can't find room to land a body shot as Puro controls the action.
Wick tries a body shot but Puro blocks it.
Puro gets through Wick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puro tries to throw a body punch but Wick avoids it by throwing Puro back against the cage.
Wick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puro.
Wick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Puro.
Wick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

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 Murha Puro.
I think Wick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Wick!
Joe Wick is the new light heavyweight champion!
Joe Wick thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#1114 Ritori v Milo
Date: Nov 23, 2024

#R1#
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thuta.
River lands with an overhand left.
A nice leg kick from River , right into the meat of the thigh.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thuta thows a left - swing and a miss!
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River works Thuta's body with a nice hook.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thuta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thuta defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River lands with a right hand.
Thuta blocks a head kick by River .
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thuta.
Thuta replies with a solid counter kick to the body but River blocks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Thuta tenderised River 's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thuta connects with a crisp jab.
River lands a high kick!
River tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Thuta to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Thuta tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
River prevents a body shot from Thuta.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thuta backwards. #BC#
River 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thuta tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thuta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thuta moves out of range of the strikes.
River cracks Thuta with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thuta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
River thows a leg kick but Thuta checks it
enabling Thuta to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River connects with a right hand. Thuta shakes it off.
River ducks under a wild hook from Thuta.
River misses the shot to the body.
Thuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River .
River misses with a wild combination.
Thuta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River misses with a shot to the body
and Thuta counters with a head kick. That will keep River thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thuta throws a hook to the side of River 's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Thuta moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from River .
Thuta shapes to counter with a head kick.
River gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thuta counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
River with the inside leg kick.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thuta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River with the inside leg kick.
A jab from River does it's job there.
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from River misses.
Thuta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thuta manages to avoid it.
Thuta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Thuta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from River with a body shot.
Thuta 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.
River misses with a straight right.
River throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Thuta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thuta scores with a head kick.
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
River has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thuta prevents a body shot from River .
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River is looking to control Thuta's arms but Thuta gets an underhook and turns him. Now River has his back to the cage.
Thuta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River lands with a left to the head.
Thuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thuta throws a head punch that misses.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River works on Thuta's body with a couple of short punches.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Thuta controls his hands.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thuta throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clint River dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and River counters with a left to the body.
Thuta moves out of range as River strikes.
River cracks Thuta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thuta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from River .
River throws a right hand that misses
and Thuta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River misses with a body punch
and Thuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thuta can do to turn this around?
Thuta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thuta moves away.
Thuta slips under a jab.
Thuta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Thuta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thuta avoids the body shot from River .
River defending well as Thuta loads up on a big left hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thuta 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.#T1#
The crowd cheers as River lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thuta doesn't seem phased though.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thuta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Thuta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
River misses with a body kick.
Thuta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
River throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thuta counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for River .
Thuta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River . That did some damage!
Thuta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thuta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
Thuta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from River . That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River takes a swing at Thuta's ribcage but misses.
Thuta throws a counter combo.#T2#
River works Thuta's body with a nice hook.
River keeps Thuta at a distance using the push kick. #CL#
River drives through and clinches with Thuta against the cage.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thuta's elbow.
Thuta lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thuta up against the cage.
River blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Thuta.
Thuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
River wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thuta has him pressed against the cage.
Thuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thuta lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Thuta throws a punch but it's blocked by River .
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thuta is trying to force a seperation but River has the dominant position.
Thuta takes a shot to the head. #T3#
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thuta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River lands a right hand.
Thuta lands an uppercut.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River cracks Thuta with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
Thuta is breathing heavily.
Thuta blocks an uppercut.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Thuta controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from River .
Thuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thuta misses with a punch on the inside.
Thuta is looking to break free of the clinch but River has double underhooks.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thuta is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River .
River misses with the head strike.
Thuta is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thuta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thuta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River misses with some punches.
Thuta prevents a body shot from River .
Thuta lands a body punch.
Thuta blocks a body shot from River .
Thuta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
River tries to throw a body punch but Thuta avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thuta lands with a light punch inside.
River blocks an uppercut.
Thuta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thuta digs a right hand underneath River 's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Thuta backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Thuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River tries to clinch there but Thuta circles away.
Thuta thumps River with a low kick.
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 Clint River will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
River rushes Thuta and presses him up against the cage.
River effectively controlling the action here.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Thuta controls his hands.
Clint River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thuta.
Thuta misses with a punch to the body.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Thuta controls the action.
Thuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Thuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thuta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces River back to the cage. Thuta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
River throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Thuta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thuta tries to work over River 's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Thuta misses with a straight left.
River connects with the punch.
Thuta blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from River , right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Thuta misses.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Thuta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
River misses with a body kick.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thuta throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River looks to land a right hand but Thuta moved out of range.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thuta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T2#
Nice cross by River .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River misses with a wild body shot.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Thuta counter with a right hand.
River misses with a head kick.
Thuta throws a body kick that misses.
River scores with a body shot.
Good work by Thuta as he checks the leg kick.
Thuta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
River misses with a right hand
letting Thuta counter with a right hand.
Thuta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River misses with the body kick
and Thuta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thuta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Thuta counters with a left and a right that stings River .
Pyay Thuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
River slips a jab from Thuta.
River looks for the body kick but Thuta saw that one coming.
River throws a leg kick
and Thuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thuta 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.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thuta in his tracks.
River connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
River scores with a nice head shot.
Thuta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
River wants to clinch up but Thuta keeps it at a distance.
Thuta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River scores with a body shot. #T4#
River plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thuta checks a leg kick nicely.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River lands a body shot.
Thuta takes a swing at River 's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for River .
River tries to clinch but Thuta moves out of range.
Thuta feints a counter leg kick.
Thuta connects with a body shot that sends River 's belly button to the back.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Thuta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River , pushing him back against the cage.
Thuta lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thuta lands with a light punch inside.

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 Clint River .
Well River 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: GAMMA#1114 Ritori v Milo
Date: Nov 23, 2024

#R1#
River throws a shot from downtown. Christie moves away and avoids it.
Christie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a right hand to the body.
River jabs at Christie's body.
River blocks a jab.
Christie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been informed that River 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.
Christie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River misses with a looping left.
Christie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Christie misses with a body shot.
Christie throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christie moves away from the strike by River.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christie throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
Christie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Christie has managed to clinch.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Christie gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christie prevents a body shot from River.
River misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1##TD#
Christie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Christie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed River's head.
River is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christie scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. River defending well though.
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
River tries to kick Christie off but Christie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Christie 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.
Christie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
River is trying to stand up here but Christie is controlling him well.
Christie trying to control the pace.
Christie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed River's head. #T2#
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
River avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christie.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if River can do anything to dispel that myth.
Christie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christie thows a huge punch but River dodges it nicely.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christie lands with a punch from half guard.
Christie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie thows a huge punch but River dodges it nicely.
Christie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christie not doing much here. #T3#
Christie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christie throws a strike but River avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Christie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christie with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Christie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Christie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as River works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
River working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christie.
Christie lands a couple of elbows.
Christie trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
Christie connects with a couple of short punches.
River working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christie.
Christie throws a big elbow that misses.
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but River has wrist control.
River wants to stand and escape but Christie is having none of it.
River keeping moving, preventing Christie from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Christie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
River jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Christie down.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
River throws a jab when Christie was well out of range.
River thumps Christie with a low kick.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Christie scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from River.
Christie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Christie misses.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Christie's shoulder, as Christie tries to avoid the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River misses with a looping left.
Christie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River ducks under a wild hook from Christie.#T1#
River misses with a body kick.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christie moves away.
Charlie River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Christie should have avoided that one.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River tries to work over Christie's front leg with a kick but Christie checks it.
Christie misses with a body shot.
Christie misses with a body shot.
River with a jab.
Christie throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
Christie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christie digs a good hook to River's body.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christie misses with a looping left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christie avoids the body shot from River.
River tries to move into range but Christie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
River throws out a leg kick but Christie moves out of range and River only half commits.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christie moves out of range as River strikes.
Christie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Christie walks into a left hand.
Christie tries a head kick but it misses.
Christie stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River throws a leg kick but Christie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Christie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River misses with a few strikes there.
Christie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River's hands.
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Christie takes a step back to recover.
River ducks right into an uppercut from Christie.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Christie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Christie clinches with his opponent. #T3#
Christie blocks a body shot from River. #BC#
Christie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River misses with a looping left.
Christie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christie tries to clinch
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Christie.
River takes one to the chin there.
River ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Christie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River with a nice calf kick.
Christie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
River pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Christie back to the cage. River follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie lands with a shot to the body.
Christie throws a hook but River blocks it.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Christie moves out of range as River strikes.
Christie is looking to counter punch.
Christie scores with a sloppy right hand. River should have avoided that one.
Christie is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Christie looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Christie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christie throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christie.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Christie is just out of range.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charlie River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christie slips a straight right by River.
River swats away the attempt to clinch by Christie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
Christie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charlie River will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Christie lands with an uppercut that bounces River off the cage and back into range.
Christie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christie misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
A lazy body kick from River #TD#
and Christie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christie works over River with some ground and pound from guard.
Christie throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christie trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christie throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but River has wrist control.
Steven Christie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christie throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
Christie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of River's head.#T1#
Christie landing some decent shots from guard.
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Christie throws an elbow that misses. River uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christie's guard. Nice move by River!#REVB#
River has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Christie is proving hard to escape from.
Christie seems keen to control River's posture.
Christie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
Christie tries to strike from the bottom.
Christie tries to strike from the bottom.
Christie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
River takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T3##CL#
Christie instigates a clinch.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christie lands a right hand.
A short left from Christie.
River missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Christie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christie doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
Christie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Christie backs off River throws a huge counter combo but Christie manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Christie takes the fight into the clinch.
Christie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #TD#
Christie gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Christie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
River avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christie.
Christie thows a huge punch but River dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Christie there.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Christie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed River's head.
Christie 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.
Christie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed River's head.
Christie 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.
Christie is keen to just control but River is a slippery customer.
Christie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. River defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Christie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christie 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: GAMMA#1114 Ritori v Milo
Date: Nov 23, 2024

#R1#
Omegon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCain .
McCain throws out a loose jab but Omegon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from McCain .
McCain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #TD#
McCain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Omegon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Omegon trying to control the position from guard on top but McCain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omegon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Omegon passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain wants to stand back up but Omegon manages to pass into side control.
Omegon wants to control but McCain is keeping him busy. #T1#
Omegon grinds an elbow into McCain 's temple.
Omegon with the ground and pound but McCain regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Omegon uses his free foot to push down on McCain 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McCain .
Omegon scoring with strikes but McCain is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omegon lands with some strikes.
Omegon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Omegon landing shots from mount.
Omegon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McCain because Omegon loaded up on that one.
Omegon looking to finish with strikes here!
Omegon landing strikes, looking to finish! #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omegon raining down shots from the mount!
McCain blocking the ground and pound.
McCain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Omegon . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Omegon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Omegon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McCain because Omegon loaded up on that one.
Omegon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Omegon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCain is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Omegon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Omegon looking to control but McCain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Omegon lands a couple of good shots and McCain has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Omegon biding his time, looking for the opening.
McCain covering up well and avoiding damage.
Omegon looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Omegon lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Omegon scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. McCain is looking for a way out.
Omegon wants to control but McCain is keeping busy.
Omegon 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.
Omegon misses with a punch to the head. #T4#
Omegon is landing with strikes from the back.
Omegon looking to hold on to the position here but McCain rolls and ends up regaining guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omegon throwing strikes but missing.
Omegon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Omegon passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Omegon lands a nice short elbow.
Omegon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McCain !
Omegon controlling his opponent.
The referee warns McCain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Omegon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCain looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alpharuis Omegon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
McCain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Omegon 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.
Omegon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omegon .
Good standup being displayed there by Omegon as he connects with a hook.
Omegon lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for McCain .#CUT2#It looks like Alpharuis Omegon has been cut.
McCain with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCain . Omegon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omegon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCain 's head backwards.#TD#
Omegon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Omegon lands in his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Omegon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Omegon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCain can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omegon trying to control the position from guard on top but McCain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCain being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Omegon stops McCain from standing up.
Omegon wants to pass the guard but McCain is keeping the position.
Omegon slips nicely into half guard.
Omegon wants to free his trapped foot but McCain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Omegon wants to control but McCain is keeping him busy.
McCain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Omegon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Omegon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Omegon stops McCain from getting back to his feet.
McCain is not content to let Omegon control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Omegon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McCain is refusing to be controlled, as Omegon sits in half guard.
Omegon wants to free his trapped foot but McCain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Omegon is keen to just control but McCain is a slippery customer.#T3#
Omegon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Omegon lands with a punch from half guard.
Omegon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #ES2#
McCain has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Omegon is on him like a limpet, forcing McCain back against the cage.
McCain tries to throw a body punch but Omegon avoids it by throwing McCain back against the cage.
McCain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCain presses Omegon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Omegon manages to break the clinch.
McCain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Omegon to score with a decent uppercut.
McCain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Omegon lands with a hook. McCain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCain throws a lazy right hand but Omegon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Omegon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Omegon misses with a looping right.
Omegon slips under a jab from McCain .
McCain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Omegon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCain defends well and Omegon ends up having to push McCain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC#
Omegon manages to break the clinch.
McCain misses the jab.
Omegon connects with a body shot.
McCain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCain tries a head kick but it misses.
Omegon shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Omegon misses its intended target.
Omegon misses with an uppercut. McCain saw that one coming.
It seemed like McCain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Omegon blocks a jab.
Omegon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Omegon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCain 's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alpharuis Omegon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alpharuis Omegon 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Omegon lands an overhand right.
Omegon tests McCain 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Omegon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Omegon throws a hook to the side of McCain 's head but McCain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like McCain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Omegon will feel that in the morning.
McCain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Omegon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCain counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from McCain misses.
A slow jab from Omegon misses its intended target.
McCain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Omegon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCain .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omegon digs a good body shot into McCain 's ribs.
Omegon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCain throws out the jab.
Omegon misses with a hook. McCain ducked under it nicely.
McCain throws a leg kick which misses Omegon 's front leg but catches the back leg as Omegon tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCain on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Omegon . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Omegon .
McCain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Omegon lands a jab to the nose.
McCain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Omegon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab by Omegon .
McCain 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Omegon under the eye.
Omegon throws out a loose jab but McCain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCain connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omegon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Omegon misses with a looping left.
McCain slips under a jab.
McCain is trying to counter with his kicks.
Omegon just misses with a punch to the body.
McCain looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
McCain moves out of range of the strikes.
McCain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Omegon throws a body shot but no joy.
Omegon looks to throw the jab but McCain is out of range.
Omegon misses with a hook
and McCain counters with a big head kick but Omegon shrugs it off.
McCain drops Omegon with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Omegon ! McCain dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas McCain !
An out of breath Lucas McCain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: NYF 92: Perry vs Kakuzo II
Date: Nov 23, 2024

#R1#
Brussard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from River misses.
Brussard misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brussard flicks out a counter leg kick but River steps away.
Brussard throws a low kick but River avoids it.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a nice uppercut.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brussard manages to avoid it.
Brussard feints a counter leg kick.
Brussard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brussard avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brussard's hands.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brussard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Brussard is just out of range.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left and a right from River both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Brussard should have avoided that one. #T1#
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brussards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
River misses the body punch
and Brussard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River blocks the body kick.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Brussard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brussard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
River clinches with his opponent.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brussard tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Brussard back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Brussard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Brussard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brussard is defending well for now.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brussard is keeping busy.
Brussard managing to block the knees to the body from River. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brussard tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River blocks a body shot from Brussard.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brussard backwards.
River misses with a body punch.
Brussard misses with a punch to the body.
River misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brussard.
Brussard misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
A short right from Brussard on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Brussard tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River controlling the action here for a moment.
Brussard pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River works on Brussard's body with a couple of short punches.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brussard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River blocks a body shot from Brussard. #T3#
Brussard prevents a body shot from River.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Brussard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brussard looks winded!
Brussard swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brussard misses with a body punch.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brussard backwards.
Brussard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brussard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brussard lands with a short shot to the head.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brussard or not.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River tries to work over Brussard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.
Brussard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brussard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brussard throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T4#
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
River with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Brussard controls the action.
Brussard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River blocks a body shot from Brussard.
River controlling the action here for a moment.
Brussard misses with a body punch.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brussard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brussard is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brussard tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brussard blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill River dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Brussard misses the jab.
River misses with a wild combination.
Brussard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brussard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Brussard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brussard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brussard can do to turn this around?
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brussard moves away.
Bill River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brussard counters with a right hand to the body.
Brussard has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
River is looking to land body kicks.
Brussard takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Brussard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River cracks Brussard with an open hand slap.
Bill River is winning the standup battle so far.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brussard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
River lands a lovely overhand right.
Brussard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from River.
River digs a good body shot into Brussard's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T2#
River misses with a body punch
and Brussard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brussard tries a quick counter leg kick but River is wise to it.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brussard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brussard throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
River throws a good cross that connects.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and Brussard counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River cracks a nice hook into Brussard's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Brussard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Brussard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brussard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brussard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Brussard on the wrong end of a kick to the body. #CL#
River darts in and clinches Brussard up against the cage.#T3#
River is looking to control Brussard's arms but Brussard gets an underhook and turns him. Now River has his back to the cage.
A short right from Brussard.
A short right from River on the inside.
Brussard misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Brussard tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
Brussard lands a hook to the side of the head.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brussard is defending well for now.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brussard backwards.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brussard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brussards head.
Brussard tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brussard misses with the head strike.
Brussard tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Brussard lands a shot to the body.
River lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
River blocks a body shot from Brussard.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brussard avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River working Brussard over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brussard misses with some punches.
Brussard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River wants to stall.
Brussard is working River over against the cage.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River misses with the head strike.
Brussard misses with the head strike.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brussard is breathing heavily.
Brussard misses with a punch on the inside.
River tries to throw a body punch but Brussard avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Brussard swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill River dominated that second round.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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#
River jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for River.
Brussard looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
Brussard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brussard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good work by Brussard as he checks the leg kick.
Brussard throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brussard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River tries to clinch but Brussard is having none of it.
Brussard throws an off balance right hand
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brussard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
River works Brussard's body with a nice hook.#T1#
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brussard manages to avoid it.
River works the jab nicely.
Brussard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Brussard counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River lands with a nice combination. Brussard backs away looking to recover.
River throws out a powerful jab.
River throws a series of strikes that have Brussard backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.#ROC#Brussard is rocked!
River lands with an uppercut that bounces Brussard off the cage and back into range.
Brussard is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Brussard down. #CL#
Brussard gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch. #T2#
River lands a body shot.
Brussard seems to have recovered his senses.
Brussard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brussard.
Brussard misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brussard.
Brussard lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Brussard working aggressively here.
Brussard misses with some punches.
Brussard blocks a body shot from River.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brussard scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
Brussard tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brussard avoids it.
Brussard tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River slows down the pace here.
River pushes Brussard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brussard fails to land.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brussard avoids it.#T3#
Brussard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from River on the inside.
Brussard scores with a hook to the body.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brussard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brussard tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brussard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brussard backwards.
Brussard avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Brussard struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Brussard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brussard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brussard blocking some punches.
Brussard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from River. #T4#
River tries to work over Brussard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by River.
A shot in the inside from River.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brussard.
Brussard blocks a body shot from River.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brussard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brussard up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River misses with a body punch.
River lands with a right to the head.
Brussard prevents a body shot from River.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brussard.
Krypton Brussard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brussard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well River 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: DMMA 372
Date: Nov 17, 2024

#R1#
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Kofel misses with a straight left.
A jab from Kofel misses.
Xylon Kofel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kofel checks a leg kick nicely.
We've been informed that Kofel 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.
Mahomes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kofel momentarily.
Kofel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Kofel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Kofel with the counter takedown but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mahomes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes misses with a looping left.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahomes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes scores with a spinning back kick!
Mahomes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kofel throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Kofel throws a chopping leg kick but Mahomes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mahomes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahomes misses with a body kick. #T1#
Kofel moves out of range of the body kick from Mahomes.
Mahomes checks a low kick from Kofel.
Mahomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahomes with a nice cross.
Mahomes thuds his right hand into Kofel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kofel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kofel looks to land a left hand but Mahomes moved out of range nicely.
Kofel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kofel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahomes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Mahomes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahomes is just out of range.
Mahomes looks to land a left hand but Kofel moved out of range nicely.
Kofel throws the left hand but Mahomes avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Kofel throws a front kick that sends Mahomes stumbling back into the cage.
Mahomes throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Kofel lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T2#
Mahomes misses the jab.
Kofel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes missing with a left hand there. Kofel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Kofel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Mahomes punishes Kofel's body with a nice straight punch.
Kofel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mahomes defends well and Kofel ends up having to push Mahomes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mahomes lands with a nice body punch.
Kofel misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes is looking to land body kicks.
Kofel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahomes can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Mahomes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good exchange - Kofel coming out on top.
Kofel connects with a right hand. Mahomes shakes it off.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Kofel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mahomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kofel.
Mahomes moves away from the strike by Kofel.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Mahomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kofel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mahomes defends it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Kofel.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick that misses.
Kofel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kofel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kofel takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes tries to score with a low kick but Kofel moves his leg out of the way.
Mahomes tried to score with a low kick but Kofel checks it.
Kofel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mahomes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahomes 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 Kofel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kofel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kofel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Kofel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Mahomes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kofel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kofel avoids the head kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes scores with a push kick.
Kofel moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick. #CL2#
Kofel moves into range and clinches up with Mahomes.
Kofel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahomes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Kofel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kofel misses with a looping right.
Kofel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Kofel blocks the low kick.
Mahomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kofel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kofel connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Kofel tenderised Mahomes's leg. Mahomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kofel punishes Mahomes's body with a nice straight punch.
Mahomes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kofel takes a step back to recover.
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 Patrick Mahomes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Mahomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kofel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kofel connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kofel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL2#
Kofel drives through and clinches with Mahomes against the cage.
Kofel tries to pull guard but Mahomes holds him up against the cage and eventually Kofel drops back down to his feet.
Kofel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahomes is stalling here.
Mahomes blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahomes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Kofel breaks the clinch.
Mahomes with a hook.
Mahomes looks for the body kick but Kofel saw that one coming.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Mahomes saw it coming and moves away.
Kofel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Kofel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kofel avoids it.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Mahomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahomes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kofel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patrick Mahomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Kofel.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kofel.
A combination from Kofel does no damage.
Kofel throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes throws a push kick but Kofel slaps the foot to one side.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Kofel.
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kofel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Kofel.
Mahomes blocks a jab.
Kofel looks to land a left hand but Mahomes moved out of range nicely.
Kofel thuds a left hand into Mahomes's body.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Kofel.#T2#
Mahomes wants to slow Kofel down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahomes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
Mahomes throws a nice looking combination but Kofel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kofel throws an overhand right that lands on Mahomes's shoulder, as Mahomes tries to avoid the shot.
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahomes lands a right hook to the body.
Kofel with a nice calf kick.
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
Mahomes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick.
Kofel throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
It appears Mahomes was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mahomes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
A big right from Kofel misses.
Mahomes misses with a wild combination.
Mahomes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Mahomes lands a really nice looking cross but Kofel seems unphased.
Kofel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Kofel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahomes misses its target.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a hook.
Kofel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kofel connects with a body shot that sends Mahomes's belly button to the back.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Kofel scores with a nice strike.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes walks into a jab.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes. #T4#
Mahomes lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahomes wants to land a leg kick but Kofel is out of range.
Kofel throws a body punch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Kofel throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Kofel cracks Mahomes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kofel throws an off balance right hand
and Mahomes counters with a nice body shot.
Kofel scores with a body shot.
Mahomes missing with a left hand there. Kofel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Kofel. Beautiful body shot.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
Kofel throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Kofel coming out on top.
Mahomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.
Mahomes tries to land a front kick but Kofel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mahomes looks for the body kick but Kofel saw that one coming.
Kofel avoids the head kick by Mahomes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes leaves Kofel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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 Patrick Mahomes 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahomes lands with an overhand left.
Mahomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
Kofel throws a solid leg kick but Mahomes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kofel.
Kofel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahomes swats away the attempt to clinch by Kofel.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Mahomes saw that one coming.
Kofel moves out of range of the body kick from Mahomes.
And Kofel tries to counter it with a takedown but Mahomes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mahomes misses with a hook.
Mahomes throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel lands an overhand right.
Mahomes misses with a body kick.
Kofel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kofel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahomes circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahomes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Kofel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mahomes defends it well.
Mahomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.#T1#
Mahomes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kofel with a nice calf kick.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Kofel's leg but Kofel calmly moves out of range.
Kofel shoots in but no luck this time.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
Mahomes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kofel.
Mahomes misses the jab.
Kofel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kofel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahomes. That did some damage!
Mahomes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kofel is able to avoid easily.
Mahomes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Kofel moved away.
Kofel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Kofel checks a low kick from Mahomes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kofel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahomes connects with a single shot there.#T2#
Mahomes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kofel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahomes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Kofel.
Mahomes lands a slapping body shot.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Kofel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Mahomes.
Kofel misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Kofel misses.
Kofel is looking to slow Mahomes down with leg kicks.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Kofel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kofel lands a nice hook to Mahomes's body. Mahomes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahomes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes throws a head kick but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes jabs Kofel to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Mahomes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kofel checks it well.
Mahomes connects with a looping right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kofel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mahomes defends it well.
Kofel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahomes throws out a powerful jab.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kofel.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kofel.
Mahomes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick from Mahomes.
Kofel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kofel is looking to slow Mahomes down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahomes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick that misses.
Kofel clobbers Mahomes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T4#
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Kofel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Kofel blocks the leg kick.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mahomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahomes.
Kofel misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kofel.
Kofel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kofel checks a low kick from Mahomes.
Kofel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes misses with a low kick.
Kofel moves out of range of the strikes.
Xylon Kofel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kofel with a poor takedown
letting Mahomes counter with a right hand.
Patrick Mahomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xylon Kofel.
Mahomes defending well as Kofel loads up on a big left hand.

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 Patrick Mahomes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahomes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!

Event: C361: Jiang vs Rome
Date: Nov 17, 2024

#R1#
Rome's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jiang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rome scrambles back to his feet.
Rome fails with the takedown
and Jiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rome lands a nice hook to Jiang's body. Jiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jiang clobbers Rome with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jiang scores with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Rome has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rome shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jiang as he avoids it easily.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Rome shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jiang napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Jiang throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rome avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang throws a push kick but Rome slaps the foot to one side.
Rome darts in looking for a takedown but Jiang gets double underhooks and turns Rome into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Jiang tries to work over Rome's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Jiang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rome lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Jiang. No joy for Rome on that attempt.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Rome on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rome or perhaps it was just good defense by Jiang, which made it look bad.
Jiang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rome rather than just go for the knockout.
Rome shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jiang pinned against the cage. Jiang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Jiang misses its intended target.
Rome shoots in for a double leg but Jiang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jiang leaves Rome with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2#
Jiang lands a nice looking body kick.
Curtis Rome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rome moves forwards but Jiang connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Rome has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Jiang breaks from the clinch.
Jiang lands a leg kick that knocks Rome off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rome ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Rome throws a counter high kick but Jiang was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rome fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jiang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rome checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rome shoots in for a takedown but Jiang shows good takedown defense.
Rome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jiang defends well and Rome ends up having to push Jiang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T3#
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rome goes for a takedown attempt but Jiang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rome checks a low kick from Jiang.
Rome on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jiang defends well and Rome ends up having to push Jiang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rome is trying to drag Jiang to the mat but Jiang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Rome is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang scores with a shot to the side of Rome's head.
Jiang lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
Rome tries for a takedown but Jiang manages to get underhooks. #TD#
Rome ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rome no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Rome looking for a guillotine here but Jiang defends easily. #SUB#
Rome has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jiang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rome.#SU2#
Jiang stands up and beckons Rome to his feet.
A big right from Rome misses.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body. Rome takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rome tries for a takedown but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Jiang dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Jiang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jiang wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Rome shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jiang is trying to defend but Rome finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB#
Rome seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jiang has recovered full guard.
Rome wants to pass the guard but Jiang is keeping the position.#ES2#
Jiang pushes Rome off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang stuffs the takedown.
Jiang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jiang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rome counters with a three punch combo that has Jiang backing up. Jiang nods at Rome to acknowledge the strikes.
Rome has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jiang.#T1##TD#
Rome drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rome goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jiang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rome's guard! Nice work there by Jiang! #SUB#
Rome has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jiang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rome is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Rome throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jiang uses it to pass to side control.
Rome is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jiang is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rome can't escape the position. #T2#
Rome bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiang wants to stand but Rome is controlling the position.
Da Jiang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rome wants to pass the guard but Jiang is keeping the position.
Jiang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rome. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rome throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jiang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jiang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rome forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Rome is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jiang has managed to free his arm - good work. #ES2#
Jiang makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Da Jiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rome thinks about countering with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rome checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #TD#
Rome shoots in and bounces Jiang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rome is controlling him. #T4#
Rome passes into half guard. #SUB#
Rome is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jiang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rome. #SUB#
Rome is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Rome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jiang sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Da Jiang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rome's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Rome tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jiang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rome somewhat.
Nice shot lands for Jiang.
Jiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rome. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Jiang as Rome shoots in.
Jiang scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jiang sprawls well. Jiang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rome gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome slips a jab from Jiang.
A quick step to the side and Rome tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Rome with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jiang counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rome tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jiang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rome somewhat.
Rome avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jiang catches Rome with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rome on the wrong end of a nice hook.#TD#
Rome shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Jiang kicks Rome 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!
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Rome.
Rome moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Rome with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jiang counters with an inside leg kick.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Rome saw that one coming.
Rome shoots in but Jiang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jiang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang 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 Rome has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rome and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rome closes the distance and clinches up with Jiang, looking for a takedown. Rome pushes Jiang against the cage but Jiang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rome shoots for a double leg takedown but Jiang sprawls well. He's pushed Rome's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rome doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Jiang counter with a right hand.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body. Rome takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Rome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Rome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRome.
Rome changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jiang tries to avoid it but Rome manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jiang to the ground. Jiang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jiang takes a swing at Rome's ribcage but misses.
Jiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rome.
Rome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Jiang misses.
Jiang misses with a two punch combination.
Jiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jiang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Jiang.
A low kick from Jiang misses
and Rome counters with a nice uppercut.
Rome misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jiang counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Rome is rocked!#T4##TD#
Rome scores with a takedown into Jiang's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rome trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiang is looking to stand up but Rome isn't so interested in that idea.
Jiang keeping full guard, as Rome tries to pass.
Rome is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Jiang really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Rome has his takedown stuffed
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rome has his takedown stuffed
and Jiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Rome closes the distance and clinches up with Jiang, looking for a takedown. Rome pushes Jiang against the cage but Jiang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jiang avoids it really well and circles away.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Rome 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.
Rome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rome ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
A left lands for Jiang.
Rome backs away from a small jab... but Jiang lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Rome crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Jiang with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Da Jiang!
Da Jiang is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Da Jiang 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: CCC 90
Date: Nov 17, 2024

#R1#
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Chhu is just out of range.
Chhu misses with a hook
and Bull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bull lands a body shot.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Chhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chhu walks into a jab.
Chhu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull misses with a hook. Chhu ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bull thuds a left hand into Chhu's body.
Nice body punch from Bull.
Chhu throws a poor cross that misses
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull swings for the body but Chhu moves out of range.
Chhu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Chhu misses
enabling Bull to counter with a crisp jab.
Bull cracks Chhu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Bull lands with a straight right. Chhu didn't see that one coming.
Chhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chhu thows a body kick. Bull tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Chhu is just out of range.
Chhu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bull slips under a jab from Chhu.
Bull cracks Chhu with an open hand slap.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Chhu.
The fighters circling - Chhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Bull scores with a sloppy right hand. Chhu should have avoided that one.
Bull misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chhu throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#It looks like French Bull has been cut.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull misses with a left hand
and Chhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chhu.#CL2#
Chhu rushes Bull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull gets through Chhu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bull lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Bull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.#T3#
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chhu avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Chhu is just out of range.
Chhu feints a counter leg kick.
Bull is looking to wear down Chhu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chhu swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Bull is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bull is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Bull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chhu doesn't seem phased though.
Bull lands a nice shot that snaps Chhu's head back.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Chhu.
Chhu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.#T4#
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Chhu.
Bull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chhu has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bull.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD2#
Chhu cracks Bull with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bull looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chhu finish him?
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Bull scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chhu doesn't seem bothered though.
Bull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chhu connects with an inside leg kick.
Chhu misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Chhu only half commits to the counter leg kick.#KD2#
Chhu lands a big head kick that sends Bull tumbling to the mat! Chhu takes a step backwards and waves Bull back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Bull is rocked!
Chhu misses with a hook to the body
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Bull misses
and Chhu counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drangme Chhu!
Drangme Chhu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: C356: Traumen vs Jiang
Date: Nov 03, 2024

#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
Traumen tries to counter by clinching up but Jiang breaks away and moves out of range.
Jiang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Traumen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jiang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jiang blocks a head kick by Traumen. #CL2#
Jiang pushes Traumen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traumen slows down the pace here.
Jiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traumen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traumen tries to work over Jiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traumen lands a right hand.
Jiang gets through Traumen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
Traumen managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Traumen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang lands a left hand. #T1#
Traumen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Traumen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jiang up against the cage.
Traumen avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
Jiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jiang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Traumen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jiang can turn it around.
Traumen avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Traumen controls his hands.
Traumen managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang. #BC#
Traumen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Traumen blocks the leg kick.
Traumen tests Jiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Traumen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2##CL2#
Jiang moves into the clinch.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen misses with some punches.
Jiang slowing the pace effectively.
Traumen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traumen working aggressively here.
Traumen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Traumen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traumen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traumen taking a breather.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Jiang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Traumen or not.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Jiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Jiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traumen.#T3#
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang moves out of range of the body kick from Traumen.
Jiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang feints and then cracks Traumen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traumen down.
Traumen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Traumen misses.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Traumen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang digs a good body shot into Traumen's ribs.
Traumen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Jiang moves forwards but Traumen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Traumen is out of range.
Traumen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Traumen's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jiang throws a push kick but Traumen slaps the foot to one side.
Jiang punishes Traumen's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang 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 Traumen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Traumen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Traumen misses with a head kick. #T4#
Traumen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jiang's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traumen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Traumen rather than just go for the knockout.
Jiang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Traumen throws a leg kick which misses Jiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiang tries to avoid it.
Traumen throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Traumen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jiang throws a push kick but Traumen slaps the foot to one side.
Traumen connects with a body shot.
Traumen misses with a kick to the body.
Traumen is looking to chop away at Jiang's legs.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traumen.
A cross from Traumen lands.
Traumen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Traumen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Traumen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jiang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Traumen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Lucas Traumen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Traumen throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Traumen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiang.
Traumen is looking to counter the offense by Jiang and move into the clinch.
Traumen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jiang.
Jiang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Traumen's head.
Lucas Traumen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jiang misses with a leg kick.
Jiang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jiang looks to land a body kick but Traumen moved away.
Jiang throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Traumen counters by clinching up.
Jiang stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Traumen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Traumen blocks it with crossed arms.
Traumen working aggressively here.
Traumen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Traumen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traumen trying to stall but Jiang improves his position.
Jiang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Jiang cracks Traumen with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traumen.
Nice body punch from Jiang - that landed with a thud.
Jiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Jiang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Traumen just leaning against Jiang, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Jiang.
Nice body punch from Jiang - that landed with a thud.
Jiang gets through Traumen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Traumen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traumen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Jiang misses with a body punch. #T2#
Jiang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Traumen avoids the damage to the body.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Traumen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jiang is trying to maintain a safe position but Traumen gets an underhook and turns Jiang into the cage.
Traumen blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Traumen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang throws the left hand but Traumen avoids the punch easily.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Traumen with a hook.
Traumen throws a solid leg kick but Jiang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Traumen.
Traumen ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Jiang blocks a head kick by Traumen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Traumen looks to land a body kick but Jiang moved away.
Jiang throws a hook to the side of Traumen's head but Traumen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T3#
Jiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Traumen loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Traumen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang with the inside leg kick.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traumen.
Traumen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traumen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Traumen tries to counter by clinching up but Jiang breaks away and moves out of range.
Traumen lands a nice shot that snaps Jiang's head back.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Jiang moves into the clinch.
Jiang digs a right hand into Traumen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traumen's gas tank.
Jiang lands a right hand.
Traumen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang is looking to control Traumen's arms but Traumen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jiang has his back to the cage.
Jiang is trying to stall.
Traumen blocks a body shot from Jiang. #T4#
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Traumen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage 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!
Jiang scores with a hook to the body.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jiang.
Traumen trying to control the position but instead, Jiang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Traumen into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Traumen lands a left hand.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Traumen avoids it.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Traumen controls his hands.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Traumen pushes Jiang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jiang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Jiang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Traumen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Traumen tries to circle away but Jiang has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Jiang 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!#R3#
Traumen lands the left hand.
Traumen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiang.
As Jiang tries to get set, Traumen tries to push him back and clinch up but Jiang manages to avoid the attempt.
Traumen with a nice calf kick.
Traumen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Traumen scores with a head kick. Jiang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Traumen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang feints and then cracks Traumen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traumen down. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traumen.
Traumen prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
Jiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Traumen misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traumen misses with the head strike. #T1#
Jiang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Traumen blocking some punches. #BC#
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Traumen.
Traumen blocks a jab.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jiang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
Jiang digs a good body shot into Traumen's ribs.
Jiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traumen.
Traumen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jiang thows a body kick. Traumen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Traumen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Traumen throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traumen throws out the jab. #T2#
Traumen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Traumen misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Traumen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Traumen. Beautiful body shot.
Traumen throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traumen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jiang takes a swing at Traumen's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for Jiang.
Jiang misses with a head kick.
Traumen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
Traumen misses with a body kick.
Jiang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Traumen lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Traumen checks a leg kick.
Traumen throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Jiang fakes the leg kick and cracks Traumen in the body.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Traumen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jiang can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Traumen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Traumen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Traumen dodges the punch combination from Jiang.
Traumen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traumen slips a straight right by Jiang.
Traumen tries to counter by clinching up but Jiang breaks away and moves out of range.
Jiang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jiang throws out a leg kick but Traumen moves out of range and Jiang only half commits.
A punch lands to the side of Jiang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Traumen looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Traumen throws a leg kick but Jiang checks it.
Traumen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Traumen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traumen moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
A shot to the body from Traumen misses
and Jiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traumen throws a lazy body kick
and Jiang counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick from Jiang misses.
Traumen works the jab nicely.
A big left from Traumen misses.
Traumen throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Traumen backing away here, and Jiang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Traumen misses with a looping left.
A big left from Traumen misses.
It seemed like Jiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jiang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Traumen lands a head shot.
Jiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Traumen.
A big left from Traumen misses.
Jiang throws a hook but Traumen avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Da Jiang just about did enough to take it.
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#
Jiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Traumen misses with a hook.
Jiang tries to counter with a clinch but Traumen shakes him off and moves away.
Jiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Traumen looks to land a body kick but Jiang moved away.
Jiang throws a head kick but Traumen moves out of range.
Traumen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiang throws a big shot that misses.
Traumen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jiang throws a hook to the side of Traumen's head but Traumen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traumen throws a low kick, looking for Jiang's leg but Jiang calmly moves out of range.
Traumen thows a leg kick but Jiang checks it
and Jiang counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Traumen looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Traumen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Traumen throws a head kick that misses.
Traumen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Traumen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Traumen moves out of range as Jiang throws a body kick.
Traumen throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Traumen missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traumen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jiang.
Jiang connects with a body shot that sends Traumen's belly button to the back.
Traumen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Traumen tries a head kick but it misses.
Traumen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Jiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Traumen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
Jiang scores with a head kick. Traumen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jiang cracks Traumen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Traumen misses. #T2#
Jiang takes a swing at Traumen's ribcage but misses.
Traumen 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traumen moves out of range of the strikes.
Traumen misses with a looping left.
Traumen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Traumen lands a nice looking body shot.
Traumen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Traumen throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Traumen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Traumen just misses with a punch to the body.
Traumen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Traumen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Traumen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jiang manages to circle out of the way.
Traumen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T3#
Jiang scores with a leg kick.
Jiang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Traumen throws a leg kick which misses Jiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiang tries to avoid it.
Jiang wants to slow Traumen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traumen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Traumen cracks Jiang with a good jab.
Traumen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Traumen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jiang. That one must have hurt.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Traumen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jiang is out of range and Traumen settles back down.
Traumen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Traumen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Traumen 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.
Jiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traumen ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Traumen throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Traumen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Traumen throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Traumen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jiang scores with a jab.
Jiang works Traumen's body with a nice hook.
Jiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Traumen looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Traumen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traumen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jiang.
Jiang misses with a head kick.
Traumen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Traumen throws a leg kick
and Jiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Jiang dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
Jiang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Traumen.
Jiang swings for the body but Traumen moves out of range.
A jab from Traumen misses.
Traumen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Jiang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Traumen scores with a leg kick.
Traumen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Traumen tries to land a front kick but Jiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Traumen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jiang counters with a good low kick that Traumen was not able to check.
Traumen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jiang feints and then cracks Traumen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traumen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Jiang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Traumen, pushing him back against the cage.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
Traumen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Traumen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traumen blocking some punches. #T1#
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Jiang misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Traumen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses.
Traumen throws a big counter combination but Jiang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Traumen scores with a shot to the body.
Jiang throws out a powerful jab.
Traumen lands with an uppercut that bounces Jiang off the cage and back into range.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traumen moves away.
Traumen throws a leg kick which misses Jiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiang tries to avoid it.
Traumen looks to land a combination. Jiang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Traumen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Traumen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Traumen.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Traumen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Traumen.
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Traumen. Jiang shrugs it off though. #T2#
Traumen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Jiang rushes Traumen and presses him up against the cage.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traumen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Traumen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jiangs head.
Traumen working aggressively here.
Jiang taking a breather.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Jiang looking to slow down the pace here.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traumen misses with the head strike. #T3#
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Traumen.
Knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang misses with some punches.
Jiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Traumen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traumen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Lucas Traumen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traumen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
Jiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang misses with some punches. #BC#
Traumen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Traumen circles away and keeps his distance.
As Jiang tries to get set, Traumen tries to push him back and clinch up but Jiang manages to avoid the attempt.
Traumen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jiang. Jiang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Traumen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.#T4#
Traumen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jiang is looking to land body kicks.
Jiang digs a good body shot into Traumen's ribs.
Jiang connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traumen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traumen throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Jiang throws out a loose jab but Traumen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traumen ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Traumen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiang is just out of range.
Jiang throws out a counter right but Traumen avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Jiang. Those never looked like landing.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Traumen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Traumen digs a good body shot into Jiang's ribs.
Traumen missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

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 Lucas Traumen.
I think Jiang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Da Jiang!
A very excited looking Da Jiang 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: C358: Cheese vs Roberto II
Date: Nov 03, 2024

#R1#
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Keji counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2#
Keji breaks the clinch.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Keji counters by clinching up.
Keji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas just leaning against Keji, taking a breather.
Thomas tries a body shot but Keji blocks it.
Thomas prevents Keji from breaking the clinch.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Keji controls his hands.
Keji is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keji is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Keji escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Keji counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas delivers a nice body kick.#KD#
Thomas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Keji sprawling to the canvas! Keji rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thomas finish him?! #ROC#Keji is rocked!#T1#
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Keji.
Thomas thumps Keji with a low kick.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keji looks winded!
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Keji out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Thomas !
Our winner, Derrick Thomas , 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: GAMMA#1108 Janko v Wusan
Date: Nov 02, 2024

#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from River .
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sampaio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
River connects with a leg kick.
Sampaio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Sampaio to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by River .
River fakes the leg kick and cracks Sampaio in the body.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sampaio with a nice calf kick.
Sampaio misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from River misses.
A low kick lands for Sampaio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River scores with a nice body kick.
River misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick from River , right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
An inside leg kick lands from River .
River falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sampaio counters with a series of strikes. River will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sampaio feints and then cracks River 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
River lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by River .#CL2#
River rushes Sampaio and presses him up against the cage.
River working aggressively here.
Sampaio misses with a hook from the clinch.
River tries a body shot but Sampaio blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sampaio.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River prevents a body shot from Sampaio.
River taking a breather.
Sampaio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
River lands with a short shot to the head.
Sampaio tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Sampaio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River blocks a body shot from Sampaio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River .
Sampaio blocks a body shot from River .
Sampaio lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Sampaio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River holding his opponent close, against the cage.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampaio struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Sampaio controls the action.
Sampaio leaning his opponent against the cage.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sampaio lands a shot to the body.
Sampaio has a couple of punches blocked by River .
Sampaio misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
Sampaio throws a head punch that misses.
Sampaio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for River to work.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River gets through Sampaio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River .
Sampaio is breathing heavily.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sampaio prevents a body shot from River .
River lands a body shot.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for River .
River is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sampaios head. #T4#
River lands a left hand.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by River .
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River lands with a right to the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River misses with a body punch.
River lands a body shot.
River scores with a hook to the body.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from River .
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from River .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clint River 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#
River connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from River misses.
River is looking to slow Sampaio down with leg kicks.
River lands a right hook to the body.
Sampaio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sampaio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sampaio misses with a straight left.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sampaio.
A nice inside leg kick there by River . That's going to slow Sampaio down. #CL2#
River clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Sampaio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River 's elbow.
Sampaio struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sampaio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
River misses with a body punch.
Clint River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sampaio's elbow.
Sampaio can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sampaio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River 's elbow.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sampaio can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Sampaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River misses with a body punch.
River lands a body shot.
River tries to throw a body punch but Sampaio avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River pushes Sampaio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by River .
River pushes Sampaio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from River .
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River digs a right hand into Sampaio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sampaio's gas tank.
River lands a body shot.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River lands a body shot.
Sampaio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sampaio prevents a body shot from River .
A short right hand to the side of the head by River .
A short right from River on the inside.
Good body shot from River .
A nice left hand lands by River .
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by River . #ROC2#Sampaio is rocked!
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Sampaio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from River .
River lands a nice uppercut.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River lands a nice shot to the body. #KD2#
River drops Sampaio onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sampaio is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
River misses with a punch to the body.
River leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from River on the inside. #T3#
River has Sampaio pushed against the cage.
River tries to work over Sampaio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from River . #KD2#
River drops Sampaio onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sampaio is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sampaio being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
River cracks Sampaio with a nice body shot.
Sampaio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampaio seems to have got his legs back now.
Sampaio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for River .
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River lands a shot to the body.
River lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from River .
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from River .
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Sampaio controls his hands.
River dips a shoulder and cracks Sampaio with a mighty uppercut! Sampaio falls back against the cage and River unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sampaio 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 - River screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint River !
A relieved looking Clint River 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: GAMMA#1108 Janko v Wusan
Date: Nov 02, 2024

#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Harklie.
Harklie takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harklie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire throws out a counter right but Harklie avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Harklie.
Harklie throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire flicks out a counter leg kick but Harklie steps away.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuire.
Harklie lands with a straight right. McGuire didn't see that one coming.
Harklie shoots in for a takedown but McGuire shows good takedown defense.
McGuire thumps Harklie with a low kick.
McGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#KD2#
McGuire drops Harklie with a beautiful combination! Harklie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McGuire is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Harklie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire throws a pinpoint strike between Harklie's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Harklie crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and McGuire scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lathem McGuire!
Lathem McGuire seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: UCF 80: Adunga Jr v Wilder
Date: Nov 02, 2024

#R1#
Butcher throws a head kick but Wick moves out of range.
Wick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Wick tries to counter by clinching up but Butcher breaks away and moves out of range.
Joe Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Butcher misses #CL#
and Wick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher is working Wick over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Wick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wick leaning against his opponent.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher lands a right hand.
Wick misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick digs a right hand into Butcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butcher's gas tank. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Butcher.
Wick lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Wick.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Wick.
Butcher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Wick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butcher.
Nice body punch from Wick.
Wick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Butcher can turn it around.
Wick missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wick's elbow.
Wick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wick lands a right hand.
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wick.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
Butcher looks winded!
Butcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Wick.
Wick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wick tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Butcher's ribcage.#T3#
Wick leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Butcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Wick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Butcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
A hook to the body from Wick.
Wick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Wick - that landed with a thud.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wick's elbow. #BC2#
Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wick thuds a left hand into Butcher's body.
Butcher tries to move into range but Wick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wick connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
Butcher tries to keep at a distance but Wick has taken the fight into the clinch.#T4#
Wick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
A body shot lands from Wick.
Wick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Wick lands a body shot.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Wick.
Wick lands a body punch.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wick tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wick lands a nice knee to the body.
Wick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wick landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wick.
A knee to the head by Wick.
Wick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Wick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Wick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Butcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wick connects with a single shot there.
Wick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Wick ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Wick misses the jab.
Wick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butcher is out of range and Wick settles back down.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wick jabs at Butcher's body.
Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wick.
Wick blocks the body kick.
Wick jabs Butcher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Wick does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
Wick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Wick rushes Butcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wick. #T1#
Wick tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Wick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wick stalling in the clinch but Butcher improves position.
Still in the clinch, Wick scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wick.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe Wick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #ROC#Butcher is rocked!
Butcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Butcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Wick finish him?
Wick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher seems to have recovered his senses.
Wick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
Wick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Wick lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher looking to slow down the pace here.#T2##KD#
Wick drops Butcher with a big knee straight up the middle! Butcher is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wick lands with a big right hook that stumbles Butcher - he's out on his feet here! Wick follows up with another monster hook that separates Butcher from consciousness! Butcher falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Wick stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Wick!
Joe Wick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: NYF Fight Night 47
Date: Nov 02, 2024

#R1#
River lands with a nice body punch.
River takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
River loads up on a big right hand but Brewer slips the punch.
Brewer lands with a good body shot.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
River blocks a low kick nicely.
Brewer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and River is able to avoid easily.
River misses with a body shot.
Bill River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer throws a leg kick but River checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
River's corner calls for a 1-2. River obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick lands for Brewer.
Brewer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brewer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brewer checks a leg kick.
Brewer only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Brewer misses the target.
A punch combination from River misses.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
River throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Brewer checks the leg kick.
Brewer tries a quick counter leg kick but River is wise to it.
River scores with a hook to the body. Brewer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brewer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brewer cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
River tests Brewer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brewer defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River feints and then cracks Brewer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brewer down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River misses with a body shot.
River slips under a jab.
River throws a lazy body kick
and Brewer counters with a stiff right hand.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Brewer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Brewer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by River.
Brewer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but River checks it well.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Brewer.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River lands with an uppercut that bounces Brewer off the cage and back into range.
Brewer scoring well with a low kick there.
River misses with an uppercut
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brewer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brewer misses with a straight right.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Brewer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River checks the leg kick.
Brewer throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Brewer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Brewer counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
River cracks Brewer with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
River rushes Brewer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
River crunches a lovely knee into Brewer's ribcage.#TD2#
Brewer jumps into guard, dragging River to the mat.
Brewer is controlling River's posture.
River wants to stand but Brewer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brewer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4##SU#
River stands up from Brewer's guard - River perhaps looking for a knockout.
River lands with a hook. Brewer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brewer lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Brewer moves out of range of the strikes.
Brewer ducks right into an uppercut from River. #CL#
Brewer tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewer tries to pull guard but River forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brewer is looking to break free of the clinch but River has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
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 Bill River will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Brewer checks a leg kick.
River throws a looping overhand right but Brewer ducks down to avoid it.
River misses with a right hand
and Brewer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Brewer scores with a shot to the body.
Brewer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Brewer swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River drops his hands momentarily and Brewer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brewer throws a low kick but River avoids it.
River was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands a nice hook to Brewer's body. Brewer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Brewer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brewer looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Brewer throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Brewer takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT#It looks like Leroy Brewer has been cut.
River misses with a few strikes there.
River moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River scores with a body shot.
Brewer misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Brewer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
River with the inside leg kick.
Brewer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. River catches Brewer right on the button with a cross.
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!
River throws a good cross that connects.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brewer can do to turn this around?
Brewer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Brewer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brewers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A leg kick checked by Brewer.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brewer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewer.
Brewer misses the jab.
A jab from River misses.
Brewer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Brewer misses.
River misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
River punishes Brewer's body with a nice straight punch.
River is looking to clinch.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
River throwing a counter right hand but Brewer manages to avoid it.
River misses the body punch
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Brewer.
River connects with a body shot.
River misses with a body shot.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brewer counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a looping right.
River jabs at Brewer's body.
River misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Brewer misses.
River lands a nice shot that snaps Brewer's head back.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brewer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brewer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
River tries to clinch but Brewer is having none of it.
River slips a jab from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a leg kick.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brewer is out of range.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
River ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
River scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a jab to the head.
Brewer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brewer throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River cracks Brewer with an open hand slap.
Brewer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Brewer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brewer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
River clinches up against the cage.
River tries a knee to the head but Brewer blocks it.
River misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer is looking to break free of the clinch but River has double underhooks.
River is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brewer managing to block the knees to the body from River.
A shot in the inside from River.
Brewer tries to pull guard but River won't allow it.
River digs a right hand underneath Brewer's ribcage. Brewer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill River dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brewer'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.#R3#
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River misses with a kick to the body.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Brewer circles away.
Brewer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bill River is winning the standup battle so far.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewer.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
River throws out a leg kick but Brewer moves out of range and River only half commits.
River tries to bum rush Brewer with a series of wild strikes but Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brewer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from River misses.
Brewer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brewer scores with a nice head shot.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brewer moves out of range of the strikes.
Brewer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brewer works River's body with a nice hook.
River scores with a hook.#T1##CL#
River moves into range and clinches up with Brewer.
Brewer is trying to force a seperation but River has the dominant position.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brewer.
Brewer working hard to break the clinch.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow.
River scores with a knee to the head.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables River to keep the fight standing.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
Brewer working hard to break the clinch.
Brewer is looking to break free of the clinch but River has double underhooks.
Brewer has had enough of the clinch but River keeps him there for the moment.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brewer is defending well for now.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brewer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but River has him pressed against the cage.
River working Brewer over with knees to the body.
Brewer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from River.
Brewer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bill River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Brewer.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from River.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brewer backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Brewer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
River tries to work over Brewer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but River turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Brewer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Brewer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from River misses. #CL#
River moves into the clinch.
Brewer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
River scores with a hook to the body.
Brewer struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables River to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by River.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but River has him pressed against the cage.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Brewer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River lands with an uppercut that bounces Brewer off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Brewer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Brewer misses its intended target. #T4#
Good leg kick by Brewer.
River tried to score with a low kick but Brewer checks it.
River throws a good cross that connects.
Brewer lands a slapping body shot.
River throws a low kick, looking for Brewer's leg but Brewer calmly moves out of range.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
River moves into the clinch.
Brewer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
River misses with a body punch.
River lands a left hand.
Brewer is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from River.
Brewer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as River walks away with a smile on his face. Brewer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brewer avoids the body shot from River.
Brewer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from River finds it's way round the side to connect with Brewer's head.
River tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brewer is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill River clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brewer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Brewer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with a thumping low kick.
Brewer misses with an uppercut.
Brewer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River darts in trying to clinch
and Brewer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River scores with a body shot.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brewer momentarily.
Nice body punch from Brewer.
River misses with a low kick as Brewer jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brewer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brewer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
Brewer tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
Brewer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance. #CL#
River rushes Brewer and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Brewer jumps into guard, dragging River to the mat.
River wants to get up but he can't break Brewer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
River stopping the sweep attempt from Brewer.
River trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brewer's guard.#T2#
River trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brewer wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
River misses with a straight left.
River thuds his right hand into Brewer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
River misses with an uppercut. Brewer saw that one coming.
River misses the shot to the body.
Brewer avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T3#
Brewer throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
River throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.#CL#
River closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
River will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brewer up against the cage.
Brewer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but River has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #TD2#
Brewer jumps guard.
River wants to stand but Brewer has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T4##SU#
River stands and steps away. Brewer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brewer throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Brewer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bill River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brewer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Brewer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brewer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
River throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
A punch combination from River misses.
River throws an off balance right hand
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
River rushes Brewer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brewer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as River walks away with a smile on his face. Brewer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brewer throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
Brewer avoids the head kick by River. #T1#
River defending well as Brewer loads up on a big left hand.
River throws a lazy right hand but Brewer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brewer loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River misses with a body punch
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Brewer slips under a jab from River.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brewer! But no joy.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Brewer misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River misses with a leg kick
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a shot to the body.
River throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brewer.
Brewer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Brewer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brewer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from River lands.
Brewer throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Brewer tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Brewer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leroy Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brewer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brewer swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
River avoids the body shot from Brewer.
River is looking to counter the offense by Brewer and move into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brewer.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with an inside leg kick. #T3#
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River tries to clinch there but Brewer circles away.
River lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Brewer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
River throws a leg kick but Brewer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
Brewer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brewer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brewer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brewer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brewer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brewer misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
River misses with a body punch
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River slips a straight right by Brewer.
River jabs at Brewer's body.
River misses with a straight left.
Brewer thows a left - swing and a miss!
River scores with a nice head shot.
Brewer with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Brewer's head back.
River throws a leg kick
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. River darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brewer moves out of range of the body kick.
River scores with a jab to the jaw.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River looks to throw the jab but Brewer is out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:47

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 29, 2024

#R1#
McGuire is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Li could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McGuire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li landing some decent shots from guard.
Li controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Li works over McGuire with some ground and pound from guard.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but McGuire has wrist control.
Li working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGuire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Li is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Li postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Li not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li throwing strikes from guard but McGuire blocks nicely.
Li showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Li shoots for a takedown but McGuire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T3##CL2#
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Li back into the cage.
Li avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
McGuire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGuire throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
McGuire with a knee to the head. #T4#
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuire scores a nice knee to the body.
McGuire landing knees to the head.
McGuire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Li in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGuire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo McGuire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGuire landing knees to the head.
McGuire looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuire lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like XiaoXiao Li has been cut.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #ROC2#Li is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuire has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Li - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from McGuire, and another! Li is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bo McGuire!

Event: C354: Erdogan vs Chai
Date: Oct 27, 2024

#R1#
Arroyo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Arroyo misses. #CL#
Jiang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Jiang won't allow it.
Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
Arroyo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Da Jiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Arroyo.#TD2#
Arroyo pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Arroyo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jiang has passed into half guard!
Arroyo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Jiang moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Arroyo.#SU#
Jiang stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T1#
Jiang tries to work over Arroyo's front leg with a kick but Arroyo checks it.
Arroyo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Jiang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Jiang closes the distance and pushes Arroyo back into the cage.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo.
A shot in the inside from Arroyo.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.
Jiang controlling the action here for a moment.
Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jiang slows down the pace here.
Jiang is trying to stall. #T2#
Arroyo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jiang smiles and moves away.
Arroyo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jiang under the eye.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Jiang looks to clinch
and Arroyo counters with a three punch combo that has Jiang backing up. Jiang nods at Arroyo to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang throws a leg kick that misses.
As Jiang backs off Arroyo throws a huge counter combo but Jiang manages to avoid it all.
Jiang looks to throw the jab but Arroyo is out of range.
Jiang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arroyo.
Jiang doesn't manage to clinch there - Arroyo circles away.
And Arroyo responds with a good body kick, but Jiang manages to step out the way in time.
Jiang throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiang.#T3#
Jiang tries to clinch there but Arroyo circles away.
Arroyo checks a leg kick nicely.
Arroyo moves out of range of the leg kick from Jiang.
Arroyo throws a good cross that connects.
Jiang tries to clinch up
and Arroyo counters with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo scores with a nice strike.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Jiang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jiang swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Jiang lands a glancing blow to the side of Arroyo's head.
Jiang tries to clinch up
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo works the jab nicely.#T4#
Jiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiang connects with a leg kick.
Jiang 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!
Jiang scores with the left hand. Arroyo knows he should have avoided that one.
Jiang scores with a jab. Arroyo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jiang.
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Arroyo checks it.
Arroyo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arroyo. That did some damage!
Jiang slips under a jab from Arroyo.
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 Da Jiang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Arroyo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jiang is out of range and Arroyo settles back down.
Arroyo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Arroyo as he connects with a hook.
Arroyo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang 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 Arroyo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arroyo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arroyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arroyo! But no joy.
Jiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Jiang off the cage and back into range.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jiang with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Jiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arroyo's hands.
Jiang misses with a body shot. #T1#
Jiang tries to clinch up
and Arroyo counters with an outside leg kick.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arroyo thuds his shin into the meat of Jiang's side.
Jiang checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Jiang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick. #CL#
Jiang clinches with his opponent.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arroyo avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Arroyo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Jiang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arroyo avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Arroyo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jiang.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arroyo avoids it.
Arroyo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jiang is leaning against Arroyo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Jiang holds him up against the cage and eventually Arroyo drops back down to his feet.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Jiang won't allow it.
Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Da Jiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Arroyo.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arroyo avoids it.
Nice body punch from Jiang.
Arroyo is breathing heavily.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo. #T3#
Jiang lands a body shot.
Jiang lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.
A short right from Jiang.
Jiang has Arroyo pushed against the cage.
Jiang gets through Arroyo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jiang lands a good knee to the midsection. Arroyo won't want to take too many of those.
Jiang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Arroyo jumps guard but Jiang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Arroyo's ribcage.
Da Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
Jiang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arroyo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jiang lands a nice knee to the body.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Jiang.
Jiang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Jiang.
Arroyo pushes Jiang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiang just leaning against Arroyo, taking a breather.
Jiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Arroyo avoids the damage to the body.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Jiang dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang tries to land a leg kick but Arroyo saw it coming and moves away.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Jiang off balance momentarily.
Jiang misses with a looping left.
Arroyo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang 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.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arroyo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang lands a glancing blow to the side of Arroyo's head.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiang throws a lazy body kick
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiang is just out of range.
Arroyo misses the jab.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Arroyo counters with a right hand to the body.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick and Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Jiang backing away here, and Arroyo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
A nice side step and Arroyo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arroyo throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
Arroyo throws a solid leg kick but Jiang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arroyo.
Jiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arroyo's sensitive parts.
Javier Arroyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Jiang looks to throw the jab but Arroyo is out of range.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick
and Arroyo counters with a left to the body.
Jiang lunges at Arroyo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arroyo's hand.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arroyo can do to turn this around?
Arroyo takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo stuns Jiang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Arroyo blocks the low kick.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arroyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arroyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Arroyo tries a quick counter leg kick but Jiang is wise to it.
Arroyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jiang 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jiang.
Jiang connects with a body shot.#T3#
Jiang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arroyo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang is looking to control Arroyo's arms but Arroyo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jiang has his back to the cage.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Arroyo gets through Jiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arroyo lands a left hand.
Jiang lands a good knee to the midsection. Arroyo won't want to take too many of those.
Arroyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Jiang holds him up against the cage and eventually Arroyo drops back down to his feet.
Arroyo blocking some punches.
Jiang landing knees to the body. #T4#
Arroyo gets through Jiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jiang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arroyo tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Arroyo back against the cage.
Jiang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jiang lands a shot to the body.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jiang lands a body shot.
Jiang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Arroyo's ribcage.
Arroyo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jiang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arroyo's elbow.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arroyo avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.

And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiang 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!
Our winner, Da Jiang, 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: CCC 85
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with River but River pushes him off and we're back to square one.
River defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev shoots in but River avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belyaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Belyaev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
River regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
River escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belyaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
River looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
River is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but River is keeping the position.#T1#
Belyaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
River preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belyaev looking to pass the guard.
River controlling Belyaev's posture. #SUB2#
Belyaev lying in River 's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. River decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Belyaev taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James River !
James River thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: UCF 79: Hunter v McCarthy
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
Doctore misses with an uppercut
and Bits counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doctore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bits jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bits pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doctore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doctore !
Doctore cracks Bits with an open hand slap.
Doctore throws a wild body kick that Bits sees coming a mile off.
Bits misses with a low kick.
Doctore staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doctore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doctore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bits misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bits on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Bits throws a hook but Doctore avoids it easily.
Doctore lands a glancing blow to the side of Bits's head.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bits misses its intended target.
Bits misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with an inside leg kick.
Doctore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doctore lands a jab to the head.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Bits swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doctore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bits.
Doctore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doctore with a nice calf kick.
Bits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore .
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Bits.
An inside leg kick lands from Doctore . #T2#
Doctore defending well as Bits loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doctore scoring well with a low kick there.
Bits blocks the body kick.
Doctore slips a jab from Bits.
Doctore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bits misses the jab.
Doctore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bits.
It seemed like Bits was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doctore 's corner calls for a 1-2. Doctore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doctore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bits counters with a nice uppercut.
Doctore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bits throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore .
Bits checks a low kick from Doctore .
Bits appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bits 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.
Bits swats away the attempt to clinch by Doctore .
Doctore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Nice cross by Doctore .
An inside leg kick lands from Doctore .
Doctore swings for the body but Bits moves out of range.
Bits throws out a counter right but Doctore avoids it with no problem.
Bits fails to land with a series of punches.
Doctore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doctore .
Good leg kick by Doctore .
Bits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bits on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doctore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bits.
Doctore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Doctore has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Bits manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doctore .
A head kick by Doctore misses
and Bits counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bits moves out of range of the body kick.#T4#
Doctore throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bits to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Doctore coming out on top.#CL#
Doctore closes the distance and pushes Bits back into the cage.
Doctore lands a shot to the body.
Bits throws a head punch that misses.
Doctore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bits throws a punch but it's blocked by Doctore .
Bits's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bits misses with some punches.
Bits prevents a body shot from Doctore .
Bits misses with a body punch.
Doctore is trying to stall.
Doctore lands with a short shot to the head.
Bits lands a body punch.
Bits lands a right hand.
Doctore missing with knees to the body.
Bits working aggressively here.
Doctore is trying to stall.
Bits wants to break free but Doctore has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oenomaus Doctore dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Doctore has managed to clinch.
Doctore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #BC2#
Bits's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bits pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bits throws a poor cross that misses
and Doctore counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Doctore .
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Doctore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bits.
A jab from Doctore finds it's way through Bits's defenses.
Bits moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bits. Doctore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doctore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doctore scores with a shot to the body. #CL#
Doctore clinches.
Doctore leaning against his opponent. #BC2#
Bits's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Doctore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Bits misses.
A quick step to the side and Doctore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doctore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doctore throws a body kick that misses.
Doctore throws the kick towards the body but Bits avoids it.
Doctore scores with a jab. Bits acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doctore scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Doctore coming out on top.
Bits keeps the fight on the outside.
Bits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore .
A swing and a miss from Bits.
Bits takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doctore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bits's sensitive parts.
Bits checks a leg kick.
Bits looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Doctore misses with an uppercut
and Bits counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Bits scores with a four punch combination!
Doctore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bits takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doctore works over Bits's head and body with a nice combination.
Doctore lands a front kick.
Doctore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bits with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doctore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bits can do to turn this around?
Bits takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doctore throws a sloppy head kick and Bits moves out of range easily.
Bits circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Doctore .
Doctore misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Bits on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Doctore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doctore lands with a right hand.
Bits throws a big shot that misses.
Doctore scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Bits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Doctore .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bits checks a leg kick.
Doctore tries to clinch but Bits moves away
and Doctore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doctore scores with a kick to the body.
Doctore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bits throws out the jab.
Doctore connects with a looping right hand.
Doctore cracks a nice hook into Bits's ribs.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doctore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bits moves away from the strike by Doctore .
Doctore cracks Bits with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bits misses with a looping right.
Bits with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doctore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doctore .
Bits misses with a looping right.
Doctore looks for the body kick but Bits saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore moves out of range of the strikes.
Bits blocks a jab.
Doctore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bits was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oenomaus Doctore 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#
Doctore thows a leg kick but Bits checks it
and Bits counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doctore feints and then cracks Bits's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bits down.
Bits shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bits doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doctore lands a nice hook to Bits's body. Bits takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bits has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doctore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doctore lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Bits blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Doctore misses
and Bits counters with a nice uppercut.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
Bits throws out a counter right but Doctore avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Bits gets tackled into the cage by Doctore . Doctore maintains the clinch.
Bits blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bits's efforts to push away.
Bits has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doctore seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bits can turn it around.
Doctore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Doctore lands with a right to the head.
Bits takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bits wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doctore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bits is looking to break free of the clinch but Doctore has double underhooks.
Doctore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bits's elbow.
Doctore lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doctore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bits avoids it.
Doctore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bits avoids it.
Bits lands a nice shot to the body.
Doctore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Bits's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bits throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
Doctore scores with a shot to the body.
Doctore throws a body punch but Bits moves out of range. #T2#
Doctore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doctore misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Bits misses.
Bits misses with a left hand
and Doctore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oenomaus Doctore is winning the standup battle so far.
Bits misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doctore looks to land a left hand but Bits moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bits. Doctore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bits needs to keep his hands up - Doctore had a free shot at his head there.
Doctore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bits.
Doctore throws a sloppy body shot
and Bits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bits on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doctore scores with a head kick. #T3#
Bits throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
Doctore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doctore thuds a left hand into Bits's body.
Bits throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doctore throws a big counter combination but Bits scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doctore scoring well with a low kick there.
Doctore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bits doesn't seem bothered though.
Doctore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doctore lands a leg kick that knocks Bits off balance momentarily.
Doctore connects with an inside leg kick.
Doctore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doctore throws a jab but it's blocked by Bits.
Bits just misses with a punch to the body.
Bits with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
Bits throws a hook but Doctore blocks it.#CL#
Doctore takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doctore tries to work over Bits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doctore wants to stall.
Bits blocks an uppercut.
Bits blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doctore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bits in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doctore lands a nice shot to the body.
Bits throws a head punch that misses.
Bits lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bits managing to block the knees to the body from Doctore .
Bits lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doctore backwards.
Doctore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doctore scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oenomaus Doctore clearly takes that round.
That's time! Doctore 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
A left lands for Doctore .
Doctore connects with a leg kick.
Doctore throws a lazy body kick
and Bits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore misses with a head kick.
Bits now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bits avoids a kick to the body.
Bits throws a hook but Doctore avoids it easily.
Doctore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bits's head.
Doctore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doctore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bits throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Doctore . That snapped Bits's head back.
Bits throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bits takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doctore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Bits misses with an uppercut. Doctore saw that one coming.
Doctore misses with a jab to the body
letting Bits counter with a right hand.
Bits rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doctore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doctore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bits appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doctore ducks right into an uppercut from Bits.
Doctore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doctore jabs Bits right on the nose. Bits blinks but takes it well.
Doctore moves away from the strike by Bits. #CL#
Doctore moves into the clinch.
Doctore tries to work over Bits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doctore lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Bits pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bits on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bits on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doctore .
A looping hook to the body misses from Bits. Doctore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bits pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bits moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Bits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doctore lands with a cross.
Doctore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bits.
Bits lands with a good body shot.
Doctore swinging wildly here.
Doctore with a nice calf kick.#T3#
Doctore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bits counters with a nice uppercut.
Doctore scoring well with a low kick there. #CL#
Doctore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bits, pushing him back against the cage.
Bits blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bits.
Bits misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Bits escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bits moves out of range of the leg kick from Doctore .
Bits avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bits takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bits avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Bits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore .
Doctore thuds a left hand into Bits's body.
Doctore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bits manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doctore throws a leg kick
and Bits counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doctore slips a jab and a cross from Bits.
A slow jab from Doctore misses its intended target.
Bits swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doctore slips under a jab from Bits.
Bits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doctore .
As Doctore backs off Bits throws a huge counter combo but Doctore manages to avoid it all.
Doctore misses with a combination
and Bits counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bits!
Doctore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oenomaus Doctore had his way with Tim Bits in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Doctore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bits's hands.
Tim Bits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bits scores with a hook to the body. Doctore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bits connects with a leg kick.
Doctore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bits is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick from Doctore .
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Bits was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bits tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doctore was well out of range. Poor timing from Bits.
Doctore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bits was well out of range. Poor timing from Doctore .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bits tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bits moves away.
Bits lands the left hand.
Doctore blocks a jab.
Bits has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doctore .#T1#
A big right from Bits misses.
Doctore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doctore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Doctore clinches up against the cage.
Doctore works on Bits's body with a couple of short punches.
Bits lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doctore backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doctore obliges.
Oenomaus Doctore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bits is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Doctore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doctore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Doctore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doctore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doctore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bits's elbow.
Doctore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doctore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bits wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T2#
Doctore lands a good knee to the midsection. Bits won't want to take too many of those.
Doctore pushes Bits back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doctore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bits up against the cage.
Doctore landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Doctore . #BC2#
Bits breaks the clinch.
Doctore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bits takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bits throws a right hand that misses
and Bits takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doctore lands a nice looking body shot.
Doctore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doctore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doctore connects with a body shot that sends Bits's belly button to the back.#T3#
Doctore cracks Bits with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doctore cracks Bits with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bits throws a hook to the side of Doctore 's head but Doctore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doctore .
Doctore throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bits to counter with a crisp jab.
Doctore lands a nice hook to Bits's body. Bits takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doctore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doctore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doctore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bits takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doctore blocks a leg kick.
Doctore connects with a jab.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Bits misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Bits 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doctore wants to clinch up but Bits keeps it at a distance.
Bits misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a straight right hand.
Bits looks to land a left hand but Doctore moved out of range nicely.
Doctore tries to counter by clinching up but Bits breaks away and moves out of range.
Doctore tries to clinch up
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doctore moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Doctore .
Doctore misses with a body shot
and Bits counters with a nice body shot.
Doctore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oenomaus Doctore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doctore 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45

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

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