Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: SYN 1156 Bollomard vs. Hideki
Date: Mar 29, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Inhanamoto misses with a jab to the body
and Inhanamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Ryu Inhanamoto has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Namkhai.
Namkhai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Inhanamoto blocks it well.#CL#
Inhanamoto closes the distance and pushes Namkhai back into the cage.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand.
Namkhai takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Temujin Namkhai has been cut.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Namkhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inhanamoto.
Namkhai tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
A shot in the inside from Inhanamoto.
Namkhai lands a shoulder strike.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namkhai misses with some punches. #T1#
Namkhai working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Namkhai.
Namkhai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Inhanamoto or not.
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Namkhai.
Namkhai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Namkhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inhanamoto blocks a body shot from Namkhai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inhanamoto.
Namkhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Namkhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Namkhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inhanamoto's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inhanamoto.
Namkhai can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
Namkhai tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Inhanamoto misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Namkhai misses with a punch to the body.
Namkhai digs a right hand into Inhanamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inhanamoto's gas tank.
Inhanamoto is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Namkhai lands with a left to the head.
Inhanamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Namkhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Namkhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
Inhanamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Namkhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inhanamoto works on Namkhai's body with a couple of short punches.
Namkhai lands with a right to the head.
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch.
Inhanamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Namkhai misses with a body punch.
Namkhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Inhanamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards.
Namkhai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Namkhai misses with a body punch. #T3#
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Namkhai.
Nice body punch from Inhanamoto.
Namkhai blocks a body shot from Inhanamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards.
Namkhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot.
Inhanamoto lands an elbow that stopped Namkhai in his tracks for a moment.
Inhanamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Namkhais head.
Inhanamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inhanamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namkhai tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand.
Inhanamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Namkhai takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Namkhai's defenses. #T4#
Inhanamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto pushes Namkhai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Namkhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Inhanamoto on the inside.
Inhanamoto lands an elbow that stopped Namkhai in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#That has opened up Temujin Namkhai's cut even more.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Namkhai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Namkhai.
Inhanamoto is working Namkhai over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Inhanamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inhanamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Namkhai.
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Namkhai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Namkhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inhanamoto's elbow.
Inhanamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Namkhai controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Inhanamoto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Namkhai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Namkhai lands a slapping body shot.
Namkhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Namkhai responds with a good body kick, but Inhanamoto manages to step out the way in time.
Namkhai misses with a kick to the body
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Inhanamoto.#T1#
Inhanamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Namkhai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inhanamoto lunges at Namkhai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Namkhai's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inhanamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Namkhai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Namkhai checks a leg kick nicely.
Namkhai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Inhanamoto blocks it well.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Namkhai thows a leg kick but Inhanamoto checks it
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Inhanamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Namkhai.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Namkhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inhanamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Namkhai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Inhanamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inhanamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Namkhai in his tracks. #T3#
Inhanamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Inhanamoto instigates a clinch.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Namkhai.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Namkhai lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Namkhai can do to turn this around?
Namkhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Namkhai digs a right hand underneath Inhanamoto's ribcage. Inhanamoto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Namkhai misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Namkhai breaks the clinch. #CL#
Inhanamoto rushes Namkhai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
A short uppercut from Namkhai.
Inhanamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Namkhai.
Inhanamoto tries to work over Namkhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inhanamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Namkhai.
Inhanamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Inhanamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.
Namkhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Inhanamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Namkhai tries to throw a body punch but Inhanamoto avoids it by throwing Namkhai back against the cage.
Inhanamoto presses Namkhai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Namkhai lands a nice uppercut.
Namkhai presses Inhanamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Inhanamoto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Inhanamoto is looking to clinch but Namkhai is avoiding it.
And Namkhai responds with a good body kick, but Inhanamoto manages to step out the way in time.
A shot to the liver by Inhanamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Inhanamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Namkhai moves out of range easily.
Namkhai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Inhanamoto tries a low kick but Namkhai avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Namkhai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namkhai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryu Inhanamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Namkhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inhanamoto throws out the jab. #T1#
Nice shot lands for Inhanamoto.
Namkhai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook to the body
and Namkhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Namkhai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Namkhai misses with a right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Inhanamoto lands with a cross.
Inhanamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Namkhai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inhanamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inhanamoto misses with a body shot.
Namkhai flicks out a counter leg kick but Inhanamoto steps away.#CL#
Inhanamoto instigates a clinch.
Inhanamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Namkhai misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Namkhai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inhanamoto.
Namkhai tries to throw a body punch but Inhanamoto avoids it by throwing Namkhai back against the cage.
Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inhanamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Namkhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Namkhai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inhanamoto backwards.
Namkhai dodges an elbow strike from Inhanamoto.
Ryu Inhanamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Namkhai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inhanamoto's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Namkhai.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch.
Namkhai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Namkhai takes a shot to the head.
Namkhai throws a head punch that misses.
Temujin Namkhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
A body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
Namkhai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Inhanamoto.
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!
Namkhai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Inhanamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inhanamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inhanamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Inhanamoto lands an elbow inside that Namkhai shrugs off.
Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Namkhai tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Inhanamoto on the inside.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
Namkhai misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Inhanamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inhanamoto 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Inhanamoto!
Ryu Inhanamoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#1150 Hawk v Wang
Date: Mar 29, 2025

#R1#
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Benjamin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjamin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mesquita lands a really nice looking cross but Benjamin seems unphased.
Mesquita bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Benjamin is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Benjamin misses the target.
Mesquita lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mesquita to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mesquita. Benjamin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benjamin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Benjamin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita throws a hook to the side of Benjamin's head but Benjamin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benjamin throwing a counter right hand but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Mesquita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benjamin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mesquita tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mesquita tests Benjamin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mesquita misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benjamin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mesquita really felt that one!
Benjamin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Benjamin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mesquita looks to land a left hand but Benjamin moved out of range nicely.
Benjamin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benjamin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.#T2#
Benjamin tries to work over Mesquita's front leg with a kick but Mesquita checks it.
Benjamin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mesquita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benjamin counters with a nice body kick.
Benjamin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita swings widly with a right hand
and Benjamin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benjamin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mesquita fails with the takedown.#T3#
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benjamin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown but Benjamin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mesquita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Luuk Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benjamin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benjamin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benjamin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjamin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mesquita lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mesquita lands with a straight right. Benjamin didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Benjamin moves away from the strike by Mesquita.
It looked like Benjamin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mesquita.
Mesquita throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin moves away and avoids it.
Benjamin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjamin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Benjamin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mesquita throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjamin.
Benjamin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mesquita swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benjamin misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely.
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 Luuk Benjamin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benjamin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A low kick from Benjamin misses
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Mesquita connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Benjamin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benjamin misses with a low kick.
Mesquita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benjamin.
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mesquita punishes Benjamin's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin misses with a straight left.
Benjamin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Mesquita.
Luuk Benjamin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Mesquita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benjamin is fending him off so far but Mesquita persists. Nope, Benjamin circles away and we're back to standing.
Mesquita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benjamin on the side of the head.
Mesquita lands a glancing blow to the side of Benjamin's head.
Mesquita lands a jab to the nose.
Mesquita connects with a looping right hand.
Benjamin connects with a solid leg kick.
Mesquita throws the left hand but Benjamin avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Benjamin misses its target.
Benjamin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mesquita misses with a wild body shot.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Benjamin counters with an outside leg kick. #T2#
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Benjamin.
A big right from Mesquita misses.
Benjamin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benjamin connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mesquita shoots for a double leg takedown but Benjamin sprawls well. He's pushed Mesquita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut
and Benjamin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Benjamin.
Benjamin throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.#T3#
Mesquita defending well as Benjamin loads up on a big left hand.
Mesquita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin.
Mesquita moves out of range of the body kick from Benjamin.
Benjamin throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin stuffs the takedown attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Luuk Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Benjamin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mesquita blocks the body kick.
Mesquita throws out a counter right but Benjamin avoids it with no problem.
Mesquita throws a hook but Benjamin avoids it easily.
Benjamin throws a counter high kick but Mesquita was just alert enough to avoid it.#T4#
Mesquita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjamin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mesquita scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mesquita throws a lazy uppercut
and Benjamin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benjamin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mesquita throws a poor cross that misses
and Benjamin counters with a three punch combo that has Mesquita backing up. Mesquita nods at Benjamin to acknowledge the strikes.
Luuk Benjamin is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita misses with a body shot.
Mesquita misses the body punch
enabling Benjamin to counter with a crisp jab.
Benjamin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 Luuk Benjamin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Benjamin misses with a double jab.
Mesquita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin lands a leg kick that knocks Mesquita off balance momentarily.
Mesquita checks the leg kick.
Benjamin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mesquita cracks a nice hook into Benjamin's ribs.
Mesquita misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benjamin counters with a head kick. That will keep Mesquita thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benjamin.
Benjamin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Mesquita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut.
Benjamin takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Mesquita 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mesquita misses with a looping left.
Mesquita scores with a shot to the body.
Benjamin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Mesquita smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benjamin throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benjamin with a body shot.#T2#
Mesquita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin is looking to counter punch.
Mesquita cracks Benjamin with an open hand slap.
Benjamin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut
and Benjamin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita jabs at Benjamin's body.
Benjamin ducks right into an uppercut from Mesquita.
Benjamin leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benjamin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Benjamin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjamin throws a counter high kick but Mesquita was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mesquita throws out a powerful jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benjamin - that will leave a mark!
Mesquita takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mesquita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benjamin lands a body shot.
Mesquita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benjamin walks into a stiff left hand from Mesquita.
Mesquita moves forwards but Benjamin connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
Mesquita misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Benjamin misses the target.
Nice body punch from Mesquita.
Mesquita connects with a right hand. Benjamin shakes it off.
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!
Benjamin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Benjamin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Benjamin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charles Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Mesquita.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benjamin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Mesquita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benjamin 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: The 408 - (205) R5
Date: Mar 24, 2025

#R1#
Herzog misses with a body shot.
Herzog misses with a double jab
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Herzog misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a left and a right that stings Herzog.
Nice straight punches there by Herzog. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Herzog.
Sato lands a jab to Herzog's midsection.
Herzog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Damien Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Sato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Herzog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herzog has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A left lands for Sato.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Herzog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T1#
Donk. Herzog catches Sato right on the button with a cross.
Herzog misses with a hook.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Herzog swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Herzog thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Sato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Herzog throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato is looking to counter punch.
Herzog misses with a combination
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herzog stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Herzog swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Herzog is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato slips a jab from Herzog.
Sato was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herzog manages to avoid it.
Herzog throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Herzog misses.
Herzog loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
It looked like Sato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Herzog.
Herzog missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herzog misses with a hook to the body
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Herzog misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Herzog misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Herzog darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Herzog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
It looked like Sato was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Herzog cracks Sato with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as Herzog blocks the low kick.
Herzog lands with a straight right. Sato didn't see that one coming.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Herzog circles away.
Herzog throws a predictable looking body shot #KD#
and Sato counters with a head kick that drops Herzog to the mat! Herzog scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Herzog is rocked!
Herzog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Herzog is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Herzog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herzog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
A counter left hand to the body from Sato misses its target.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Herzog misses
and Sato scores with a counter punch that sends Herzog to the canvas! Sato smells blood - he's punishing Herzog with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Herzog has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Sato!
A relieved looking Akira Sato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Damien Herzog was interviewed post fight and said 'I am truly humbled by this experience, we fought like hell out there and the better fighter came out on top. Just know I’ll keep striving to be as great as my counterparts, peace and love'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 24, 2025

#R1#
Yergin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Navarro could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yergin digs a good hook to Navarro's body.
Yergin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2#
Yergin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Navarro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yergin has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yergin.
Yergin is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Yergin.
Navarro is breathing heavily.
Yergin lands a body shot. #TD2#
Yergin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Yergin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Navarro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yergin is tightening it up a little... Navarro has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Navarro reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Navarro taps out! Nice BJJ there by Yergin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Daniel Yergin!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 24, 2025

#R1#
Kaiserinho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaiserinho throws the left hand but Navarro avoids the punch easily.
Kaiserinho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Navarro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edouardo Kaiserinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiserinho misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Kaiserinho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Navarro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaiserinho.
A counter left hand to the body from Navarro misses its target.
Navarro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#It looks like Edouardo Kaiserinho has been cut.
Navarro slips a straight right by Kaiserinho.
Navarro throwing a counter right hand but Kaiserinho manages to avoid it.
Kaiserinho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Navarro with a nice cross.
Kaiserinho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT2#It looks like Diego Navarro has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaiserinho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaiserinho tries to clinch but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
A slow jab from Kaiserinho misses its intended target.
Navarro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Navarro does it's job there.
Kaiserinho throws a lazy uppercut
and Navarro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaiserinho thinking.
Kaiserinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Navarro moves away.
Navarro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Navarro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaiserinho misses the shot to the body.
Navarro cracks Kaiserinho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaiserinho.
Kaiserinho misses with a straight left.
Kaiserinho misses with an uppercut
and Navarro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaiserinho misses with a lunging right hand
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaiserinho is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T2#
Kaiserinho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaiserinho misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Navarro misses the target.
Kaiserinho misses the jab.
Navarro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Kaiserinho misses
letting Navarro counter with a right hand.
Kaiserinho moves in looking to clinch but Navarro pushes him off.
Navarro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaiserinho misses the body punch
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaiserinho misses with an uppercut
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaiserinho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaiserinho needs to keep his hands up - Navarro had a free shot at his head there.
Kaiserinho misses with a shot to the body
and Navarro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaiserinho misses with a left hand
and Navarro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaiserinho misses with an uppercut
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Kaiserinho misses with a lunging right hand
and Navarro counters with a straight right hand.
Kaiserinho misses with a wild body shot.
Navarro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kaiserinho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kaiserinho! Navarro dives in looking to finish! Kaiserinho is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Navarro!
A very excited looking Diego Navarro 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: C404: Shida vs Chai II
Date: Mar 23, 2025

#R1#
Shida moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Ghost Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chai tests Shida's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#It looks like Takeda Shida has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Shida.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Chai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a combination that misses
and Shida counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai throws a hook but Shida avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Shida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Shida misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.#T1#
Shida scores with a jab.
Shida walks into a left hand.
Shida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chai throws a lazy head kick
and Shida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shida.
Shida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shida throws out a leg kick but Chai moves out of range and Shida only half commits. #T2#
Chai looks to land a combination but Shida avoids it well.
Shida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shida throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Shida throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shida.
Shida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shida walks into a straight right hand from Chai.#T3#
Shida slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shida is looking to counter punch.
Shida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shida scores with a nice strike.
Shida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
Shida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shida takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai flicks out a counter leg kick but Shida steps away.
Chai scores with a push kick.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chai lands with a hook. Shida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ghost Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takeda Shida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Chai wants to slow Shida down by chopping away at his legs.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai feints and then cracks Shida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shida down.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Shida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Shida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Shida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai throws a fast counter high kick but Shida manages to duck under it in time.
Shida 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.
Nice uppercut there from Shida.#T1#
Chai slips a straight right by Shida.
Chai avoids the head kick by Shida.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Shida slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chai works Shida's body with a nice hook.
Chai works Shida's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Shida takes one on the button.
Chai scores with a jab. Shida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shida blocks a head kick by Chai.
Shida throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai throws a hook but Shida avoids it easily.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T3#
Chai wants to land a leg kick but Shida is out of range.
Shida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shida.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Shida seems unphased.
Chai misses with a hook
and Shida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shida went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crunch! Shida slams his shin into Chai's torso.
Shida throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Chai misses with a looping left.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Shida off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shida.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shida connects with a crisp jab.
Shida swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ghost Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takeda Shida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Chai misses with a looping right.
Shida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shida staying out of range there.
Shida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghost Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shida counters with a low kick, right behind Chai 's knee.
Chai tries to bum rush Shida with a series of wild strikes but Shida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shida cracks Chai with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses the body punch
letting Shida counter with a right hand.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Chai throws a hook but Shida blocks it.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Shida slips a jab from Chai.
Shida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a right hand that Shida ducks under and follows up with a left that Shida also avoids with ease.
Shida lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shida throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Chai throws a jab when Shida was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Shida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai throws a push kick but Shida slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shida with the inside leg kick.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Shida. #T3#
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
Chai jabs Shida right on the nose. Shida blinks but takes it well.
Chai lands a jab.
Shida avoids the head kick by Chai.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shida looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T4#
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Shida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shida jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shida defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Shida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Shida moved away.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ghost Chai really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takeda Shida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shida.
Shida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Shida.
Shida moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Shida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
Chai misses with a hook
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Shida fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chai just manages to avoid it.
Chai lands with a straight right. Shida didn't see that one coming.
Shida misses with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shida might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chai slips a jab from Shida.#T2#
Chai digs a good body shot into Shida's ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shida throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai throws a hook but Shida blocks it.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Shida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Shida misses
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Shida seems unphased. #T3#
Shida ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shida.
The fighters circling - Shida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shida manages to avoid it.
Shida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai throws the left hand but Shida avoids the punch easily.
Shida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Shida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai throws a front kick aimed at Shida's knee but Shida avoids it well. #T4#
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shida was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Jab, jab by Shida - just one landing.
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ghost Chai dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Takeda Shida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Chai throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shida misses with a leg kick
and Shida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shida's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Shida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
Chai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai looks to land a combination but Shida avoids it well.
Shida looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T1#
Shida misses with the combination.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Shida misses its target.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai throws a body punch but Shida moves out of range.
Shida throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Takeda Shida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Shida's defenses.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Shida counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2#
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shida - that will leave a mark!
Chai is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shida. That's going to slow Chai down.
A jab from Chai misses.
Shida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shida throws a nice looking combination but Chai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shida.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Shida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shida misses with a combination
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Shida.
Shida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T4#
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chai takes a swing at Shida's ribcage but misses.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Shida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghost Chai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shida manages to avoid it.
It looked like Shida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shida throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shida with a hook.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghost Chai!
Ghost Chai is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ghost Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SYN 1155 Chai vs. Obama
Date: Mar 23, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Pedersoli lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Rose takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pedersoli lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pedersoli thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedersoli stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pedersoli's corner calls for a 1-2. Pedersoli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.#T1#
Pedersoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pedersoli throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pedersoli manages to circle out of the way.
Pedersoli thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Pedersoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Rose slips a jab from Pedersoli.
A swing and a miss from Pedersoli.
Rose tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pedersoli manages to circle out of the way.
Pedersoli connects with a crisp jab.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pedersoli.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T3#
Pedersoli is looking to score with low kicks.
Rose seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Carlo Pedersoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersoli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Pedersoli settles back down.
Pedersoli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedersoli.
Pedersoli takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pedersoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pedersoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
As Pedersoli tries to get set, Rose tries to push him back and clinch up but Pedersoli manages to avoid the attempt.
Pedersoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
A jab lands there for Pedersoli.#CUT2#Thomas Rose's cut is getting worse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pedersoli manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Pedersoli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Rose's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pedersoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Pedersoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pedersoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pedersoli throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose tries to counter by clinching up but Pedersoli breaks away and moves out of range.
Pedersoli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Pedersoli settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedersoli lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose moves out of range as Pedersoli strikes.
Rose tries to counter by clinching up but Pedersoli breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Rose on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pedersoli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pedersoli scores with a hook.
Pedersoli lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
Pedersoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pedersoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2#
Pedersoli throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pedersoli lands a nice looking body kick.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pedersoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Pedersoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3#
Pedersoli scores with a jab to the body.
Pedersoli throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedersoli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2#Thomas Rose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Pedersoli misses the target. #T4#
Pedersoli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pedersoli looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pedersoli lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedersoli misses with a two punch combination.
Pedersoli misses with a straight left.
As Pedersoli tries to get set, Rose tries to push him back and clinch up but Pedersoli manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Pedersoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Pedersoli throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thomas Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedersoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose is looking to counter the offense by Pedersoli and move into the clinch.
Pedersoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pedersoli manages to circle out of the way.#T1#
Pedersoli throws a big shot that misses.
Pedersoli works the jab nicely.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlo Pedersoli!
Carlo Pedersoli thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WOVA Fight Night: Requiem
Date: Mar 22, 2025

#R1#
Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picard.
Pequeno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picard.
Pequeno swings widly with a right hand
and Picard counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Ze Pequeno has been cut.
Picard missing with a left hand there. Pequeno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pequeno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Picard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Picard swings widly with a right hand
letting Pequeno counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Boniface Picard has been cut.
Pequeno loads up on a big right hand but Picard slips the punch.
Pequeno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picard.
Pequeno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Picard doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picard misses the jab.
Pequeno is looking for a counter combo.
Picard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pequeno finds it's way round the side to connect with Picard's head.
Picard misses with a double jab.
Picard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pequeno.
Picard looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Picard misses with a body shot.
Pequeno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Pequeno misses.
Pequeno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picard.
Pequeno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picard.
An attempted straight right counter from Pequeno misses the target.
Picard misses with a wild combination.
Picard misses with a looping right.
Picard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Boniface Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pequeno throws a shot from downtown. Picard moves away and avoids it.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Picard. #T2#
Picard thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Pequeno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pequeno slips a straight right by Picard.
Pequeno moves out of range of the strikes.
Pequeno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from Picard finds it's target.#CUT2#Ze Pequeno's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circling - Picard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pequeno is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picard throws a big shot that misses.
Picard throws a hook but Pequeno blocks it.
Picard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Picard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pequeno moves out of range as Picard strikes.
Pequeno is looking for a counter combo.
Picard lunges at Pequeno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pequeno's hand.
Pequeno swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Picard.
Picard cracks Pequeno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pequeno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#Ze Pequeno's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pequeno throws a looping overhand right but Picard ducks down to avoid it.
Picard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pequeno.
Pequeno slips under a jab from Picard.
Pequeno misses with a looping left.
Picard scores with a hook.
Picard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pequeno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pequeno throws a left and a right that both miss #KD2#
and Picard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pequeno! Picard lets Pequeno back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Pequeno is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picard weaves into range and cracks Pequeno right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Pequeno goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Picard is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boniface Picard!

Event: Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 3A
Date: Mar 21, 2025

#R1#
Carter defending well as Tavara loads up on a big left hand.
Tavara throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Tavara works the jab nicely.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Tavara.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tavara avoids the body shot from Carter.
Tavara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavara tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavara misses the target.
Carter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tavara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Tavara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Tavara misses.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malo Tavara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Tavara lands a big uppercut and Carter crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Carter looks OK. Tavara waves Carter back to his feet!#ROC2#Carter is rocked!
Carter gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tavara gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Carter is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malo Tavara!
During a confident post fight interview, Malo Tavara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C401: Duran vs Queiroz II
Date: Mar 16, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Vale Queiroz throws a series of punches but Duran avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Duran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vale Queiroz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Vale Queiroz throws a looping overhand right but Duran ducks down to avoid it.
Duran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vale Queiroz. Vale Queiroz obviously looking to wear him down.
Duran moves out of range as Vale Queiroz throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vale Queiroz lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Vale Queiroz misses its intended target.
It looked like Duran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vale Queiroz misses the jab.
Duran swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vale Queiroz throws a sloppy head kick and Duran moves out of range easily.
Duran is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Vale Queiroz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vale Queiroz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vale Queiroz lands a head kick. Duran smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#It looks like Bo Duran has been cut.
Vale Queiroz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vale Queiroz throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Duran misses the target.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
Vale Queiroz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vale Queiroz tests Duran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vale Queiroz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.#CL2#
Vale Queiroz closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vale Queiroz.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vale Queiroz's elbow.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran works on Vale Queiroz's body with a couple of short punches.#T4##BC#
Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vale Queiroz loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Duran appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vale Queiroz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vale Queiroz scores with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Vale Queiroz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vale Queiroz misses with an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz feints and then cracks Duran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duran down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Vale Queiroz misses with a straight right.
Vale Queiroz throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range. #CL2#
Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch successfully.
Duran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
Duran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran lands with a left to the head.
Vale Queiroz presses Duran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Duran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz misses with a two punch combination.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Vale Queiroz takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Duran was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duran throws a counter high kick but Vale Queiroz was just alert enough to avoid it.#CL2#
Duran gets tackled into the cage by Vale Queiroz. Vale Queiroz maintains the clinch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz pushes Duran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T2#
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duran.
A body shot lands from Duran.
A right hook to the body lands for Vale Queiroz.
Duran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vale Queiroz.
Duran throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
A head punch on the inside from Vale Queiroz fails to land.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran lands an uppercut.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Duran breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Vale Queiroz misses
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Vale Queiroz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vale Queiroz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vale Queiroz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Duran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
A counter left hand to the body from Duran misses its target.
Vale Queiroz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Duran misses the target.#T4#
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Vale Queiroz.
Duran moves out of range of the strikes.
Vale Queiroz jabs Duran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vale Queiroz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duran eats them both and turns towards Vale Queiroz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#KD2#
Vale Queiroz drops Duran with a beautiful combination! Duran stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vale Queiroz is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vale Queiroz lands a high kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Vale Queiroz misses with a head kick.
Duran blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Duran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vale Queiroz scoring well with a low kick there.
Vale Queiroz misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Duran misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Duran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Vale Queiroz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vale Queiroz looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Vale Queiroz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vale Queiroz throws a right hand that Duran ducks under and follows up with a left that Duran also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Duran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick but Duran moves out of range.
Duran feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Vale Queiroz misses the target. #T2#
Vale Queiroz feints and then cracks Duran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duran down. #CL2#
Vale Queiroz clinches with his opponent.
Duran prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz. #BC#
Duran breaks the clinch.
Vale Queiroz throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Duran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Vale Queiroz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duran is looking for a counter combo.
Vale Queiroz throws a combination that misses #KD#
and Duran counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vale Queiroz! Duran lets Vale Queiroz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#That has opened up Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut even more.
Duran checks the leg kick.
Vale Queiroz misses with an uppercut
and Duran counters with a body kick.
That kick from Vale Queiroz tenderised Duran's leg. Duran is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Vale Queiroz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vale Queiroz wants to clinch but Duran slips to the side#KD#
and Duran counters with a nice right hand that sends Vale Queiroz toppling to the canvas! Vale Queiroz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Duran finish him?!#ROC#Vale Queiroz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duran counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bo Duran!
Bo Duran retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Bo Duran thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMMA#1145 Hawk v Alexey
Date: Mar 15, 2025

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Markov. That snapped Fleximario's head back.
Markov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fleximario. That one must have hurt.
Markov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fleximario counters with a thumping low kick.
Fleximario fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fleximario buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Markov throws a poor cross that misses
and Fleximario counters with a nice body kick.
Fleximario misses the shot to the body.
Markov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fleximario has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Markov looks winded!
Nice jab there from Fleximario.
Markov moves out of range of the body kick.
Markov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fleximario.
Crunch! Fleximario slams his shin into Markov's torso.
Fleximario scores with a leg kick.
Markov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fleximario can pounce on him.
Fleximario cracks a nice hook into Markov's ribs.
Fleximario fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Markov.
Fleximario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markov moves away.
Fleximario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markov. #T2#
Markov slips under a jab from Fleximario.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fleximario.
Fleximario throws a leg kick but Markov moved away.
Fleximario moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fleximario looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fleximario turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleximario misses with a straight left.
Markov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fleximario misses with a body shot.
Fleximario getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T3#
Markov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fleximario misses with a wild body shot.
Markov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fleximario throws the kick towards the body but Markov avoids it.
Hawk Fleximario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fleximario dips to his left and cracks Markov with an uppercut!
Fleximario throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fleximario misses with a straight right.
Fleximario is looking to wear down Markov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fleximario scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Markov avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Markov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fleximario buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fleximario cracks a nice hook into Markov's ribs.
Markov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fleximario.
Fleximario lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleximario throws the kick towards the body but Markov avoids it.
Fleximario fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markov manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fleximario.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hawk Fleximario dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Good shot there by Fleximario.
Good work by Markov as he checks the leg kick.
Markov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Markov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk Fleximario is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleximario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markov.
Fleximario blocks a jab.
Fleximario lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleximario lands a nice hook to Markov's body. Markov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fleximario connects with a solid leg kick.
Fleximario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markov can do to turn this around?
Fleximario moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Markov loads up on a big right hand but Fleximario slips the punch.
Fleximario is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Markov.
You can see that Markov has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Markov moves out of range of the body kick from Fleximario.
Fleximario bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Markov is breathing heavily.
Fleximario misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fleximario takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fleximario here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fleximario moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fleximario throws a lazy right hand but Markov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Fleximario backs off Markov throws a huge counter combo but Fleximario manages to avoid it all.
Fleximario connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Markov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fleximario has got the better of the exchanges.
Fleximario lands with a nice body kick. #T2#
Markov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fleximario is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Markov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleximario fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Markov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fleximario scores with a jab.
Fleximario explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fleximario fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markov manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Markov! But no joy.#T3#
Markov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Markov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fleximario lands with a cross.
BOOM! Fleximario lands a beautiful left hook that drops Markov. Markov tries to recover but Fleximario is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Markov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hawk Fleximario!
Hawk Fleximario retains his super heavyweight title!
Hawk Fleximario decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: C399: Dewitt vs Shida II
Date: Mar 09, 2025

#R1#
Shida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shida throws a lazy uppercut
and Dewitt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shida avoids the head kick by Dewitt.
Despite the aggression on Shida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Dewitt.
Shida throws a big shot that misses.
Dewitt lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dewitt moves out of range as Shida strikes.
Dewitt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
Nice body kick there by Dewitt.
Shida misses with a head kick.
Dewitt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Dewitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
Shida connects with a solid leg kick.
Dewitt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shida swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2#
Shida misses with a lunging right hand
and Dewitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dewitt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Shida.
Dewitt is looking to counter punch.
Shida misses the body punch
and Dewitt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dewitt misses with a looping left.
Dewitt lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dewitt tries to clinch but Shida is having none of it.
Shida looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T3#
Shida misses with a double jab
and Dewitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dewitt works Shida's body with a nice hook.
Dewitt throws a lazy head kick
and Shida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shida throws a lazy right hand but Dewitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dewitt thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dewitt looks to clinch
letting Shida counter with a right hand.
Dewitt misses with a shot to the body
letting Shida counter with a right hand.
Dewitt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T4#
Shida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dewitt counters with a right hand to the body.
It looks like Dewitt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#CL#
Dewitt has Shida up against the cage in a clinch.
Dewitt tries to throw a body punch but Shida avoids it by throwing Dewitt back against the cage.
Dewitt tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dewitt working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC2#
Shida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dewitt staying out of range there.#CL#
Dewitt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shida, pushing him back against the cage.
Dewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Howie Dewitt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Dewitt lands with a nice body kick.
Shida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Dewitt.
Shida throws a sloppy body shot
and Dewitt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dewitt misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida connects with an inside leg kick.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dewitt.
Shida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shida misses with a body shot. #T1#
Shida misses with a two punch combination.
Dewitt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dewitt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dewitt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shida.
Shida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shida misses with the body kick
enabling Dewitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Dewitt tries to clinch up but Shida circles away and keeps his distance.
Dewitt pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Shida misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Shida misses
and Dewitt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dewitt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
Shida swings for the body but Dewitt moves out of range.
Dewitt thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dewitt stuns Shida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dewitt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Howie Dewitt has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dewitt thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shida misses with a double jab
and Dewitt counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Shida avoids the body shot from Dewitt.
Shida is looking for the big counter here.
Dewitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shida.
Dewitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shida can pounce on him.
Dewitt wants to clinch.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dewitt lands with a nice body punch.
Shida throws a hook but Dewitt avoids it easily.
Shida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dewitt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shida in his tracks.
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 Howie Dewitt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Howie Dewitt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Dewitt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shida throws a poor cross that misses
and Dewitt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dewitt. Shida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dewitt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dewitt. #CL#
Dewitt has Shida up against the cage in a clinch.
Dewitt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Dewitt lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Shida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dewitt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dewitt slips a jab from Shida.
Dewitt tries to clinch up but Shida circles away and keeps his distance.
Dewitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Shida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeda Shida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dewitt slips a jab from Shida.
Dewitt wants to clinch.#T2#
Shida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dewitt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dewitt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dewitt.
Dewitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dewitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Shida misses.#T3#
Shida delivers a nice body kick.
Shida throws a jab when Dewitt was well out of range.
Dewitt tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Dewitt clinches with his opponent.
Shida blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Shida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dewitt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dewitt throws a lazy head kick
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Both fighters circling a little - Dewitt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dewitt tries to clinch
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida throws the left hand but Dewitt avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida lands with a nice body punch.
Shida ducks under a wild hook from Dewitt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Takeda Shida really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howie Dewitt's cut.
That's time! Dewitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Dewitt tries to clinch but Shida is having none of it.
Shida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dewitt misses with a looping left.
Shida throws a poor cross that misses
and Dewitt counters with a two punch combo.
Dewitt throws a head kick that misses.
Shida throws an overhand right that lands on Dewitt's shoulder, as Dewitt tries to avoid the shot.
Dewitt thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Dewitt moves into the clinch.
Dewitt misses with the head strike.
Dewitt lands with a light punch inside.
Shida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Shida tries to circle away but Dewitt has him pinned against the cage.
Dewitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dewitt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shida is looking to break free of the clinch but Dewitt has double underhooks. #BC2#
Shida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Shida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dewitt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dewitt.#T2#
Dewitt tries to clinch up.
Dewitt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shida misses with an uppercut.
Dewitt wants to clinch.
Shida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
Dewitt wants to clinch
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Dewitt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shida.#CL#
Dewitt has closed the distance and engaged Shida in a clinch. #BC2#
Shida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dewitt avoids the head kick by Shida.
And Dewitt counters with a quick kick to the body but Shida blocks it.
Dewitt darts in trying to clinch
letting Shida counter with a right hand. #T4#
Dewitt tries to clinch but Shida moves out of range.
Shida steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dewitt moves to clinch but Shida breaks away
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dewitt looks to clinch
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shida.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Takeda Shida dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Howie Dewitt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Shida looks to throw a body kick
and Dewitt counters with a nice body shot.
Dewitt blocks a low kick nicely.
Shida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dewitt wants to clinch
and Shida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida avoids the head kick by Dewitt. #CL#
Dewitt pushes Shida up against the cage in a clinch.#T1##BC2#
Shida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dewitt tries to land a body kick
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
Shida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dewitt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dewitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shida throws a leg kick
letting Dewitt counter with a right hand.
Shida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dewitt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
A shot to the body from Dewitt misses
and Shida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Dewitt finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shida looks to land a right hand but Dewitt moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Dewitt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Shida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dewitt's head.
Shida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dewitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dewitt wants to clinch.
It seemed like Shida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick from Dewitt lands but Shida takes it in his stride. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
Dewitt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shida defending well as Dewitt loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt slips under a jab.
Shida swats away the attempt to clinch by Dewitt.
Shida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dewitt with a body shot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeda Shida!
Takeda Shida is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Takeda Shida thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Howie Dewitt had this to say: 'That is NOT how you do it. I need time to think about my future.'.

Event: SYN 1150 Oneil vs. Pedersoli
Date: Mar 09, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A slow jab from Pedersoli misses its intended target.
Oneil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pedersoli sprawls and moves away.
Pedersoli misses with a looping left.
Pedersoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oneil.
Oneil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pedersoli connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Pedersoli misses.
Oneil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oneil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pedersoli.#T1#
Pedersoli throws a low kick but Oneil avoids it.
Oneil tries to counter with a takedown but Pedersoli is quick to defend against it.
Pedersoli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pedersoli duly obliges.
Pedersoli scores with a nice body kick.
Pedersoli throws a hook but Oneil avoids it easily.
Oneil has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oneil staying out of range there.#T2#
Pedersoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pedersoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oneil slips under a jab from Pedersoli.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedersoli.
The fighters circling - Pedersoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Pedersoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedersoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedersoli throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Oneil counters with a shoot takedown. Pedersoli fights it but they end up in guard.
Oneil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oneil wants to control from the top but Pedersoli keeps moving.
Oneil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oneil scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oneil is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T4##ES2#
Pedersoli uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Pedersoli.
Oneil feinted with a counter takedown.
Pedersoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oneil was well out of range. Poor timing from Pedersoli.
Oneil appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pedersoli digs a good hook to Oneil's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedersoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oneil was well out of range. Poor timing from Pedersoli.
Oneil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pedersoli sprawls and moves away.
Pedersoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Pedersoli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Pedersoli feints and then cracks Oneil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oneil down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pedersoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedersoli misses with a straight right.
Oneil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pedersoli sprawls and moves away.
Carlo Pedersoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersoli lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oneil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedersoli. Pedersoli obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Pedersoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oneil feinted with a counter takedown.
Pedersoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pedersoli misses with a double jab #TD#
and Oneil counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pedersoli!
Oneil trying to control the position but Pedersoli is working away. #T2#
Oneil lands a nice forearm strike. #SUB#
Oneil has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Pedersoli is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Oneil yanks on the arm and Pedersoli is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Oneil.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Oneil!
David Oneil retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking David Oneil 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: GAMMA#1143 Super v Kurt
Date: Mar 08, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Salajudin Ii as he connects with a hook.
Salajudin Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salajudin Ii has his takedown stuffed
and Zweihander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zweihander tests Salajudin Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salajudin Ii throws a hook but Zweihander avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salajudin Ii takes a swing at Zweihander's ribcage but misses.
Kurt Zweihander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salajudin Ii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Zweihander drops Salajudin Ii with a straight right hand, right on the button! Zweihander follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Zweihander!
A relieved looking Kurt Zweihander 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: The 408 - (205) R4
Date: Mar 07, 2025

#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Sato.
Tierney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Tyler Tierney has been cut.
Sato throws a right and a left that Tierney avoids nicely.
Tierney throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Sato throws a big counter head kick but Tierney avoids it with no problem.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Tierney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tierney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Good standup being displayed there by Sato as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Tierney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato lands with a right hand.
Sato misses with a wild combination.
Tierney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tierney throws out the jab.
Tierney slips under a jab.
Tierney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sato.
Sato lands a right hook to the body.
Tierney scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2#
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Tierney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tierney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tierney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tierney feints a jab promting Sato to slip. Tierney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've been told by Tierney's head coaches at Ironbound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tierney ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tierneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Sato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Tierney is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Tierney moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Tierney misses.
Tierney ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Tierney is looking to counter punch.
Sato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tierney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Tierney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T4#
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Tierney tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tierney on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#Tyler Tierney's cut is getting worse.
Sato throws a low kick but Tierney avoids it.
Tierney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tierney misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tierney.
Sato throws a counter combo.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Tierney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akira Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tierney blocks a head kick by Sato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Tierney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sato.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Tierney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Tierney scores with a punch to the head.
Sato slips under a jab from Tierney.
Sato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tierney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato misses with a hook.
Tierney on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Sato throws a hook to the side of Tierney's head but Tierney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tierney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Tierney.
Tierney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sato with a nice cross.
A head kick from Sato lands but Tierney takes it in his stride.
Tierney lands a glancing blow to the side of Sato's head.
Tierney takes one to the chin there.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Tierney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Tierney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tierney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tierney.
Sato throws out a counter right but Tierney avoids it with no problem.
Tierney looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Sato misses.
Tierney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Tierney ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tierney counter with a right hand.
Tierney slips a jab from Sato.
Tierney is looking to counter punch.
Tierney slips under a jab.
Tierney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tierney.
A counter left hand to the body from Tierney misses its target.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tierney.
Tierney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T4#
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tierney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sato thinking.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Tierney moved out of range nicely.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tierney at a distance.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Tierney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Tierney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Tierney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tierney wants to clinch
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Sato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Tierney'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. 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##KD2#
Sato drops Tierney with a beautiful combination! Tierney stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sato is looking for the KO!
Tyler Tierney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato misses with a body shot
and Tierney counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tierney defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Tierney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tierney doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tierney tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Tierney.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Tierney.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Sato there.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Tierney's shoulder, as Tierney tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tierney misses the target.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tierney at a distance.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Sato lands a left and a right that send Tierney crashing to the mat, dazed. Sato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Tierney is rocked!#CUT2#Tyler Tierney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato knocks out Tierney with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Sato before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Sato picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Sato!
A very excited looking Akira Sato 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: Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 2A
Date: Mar 05, 2025

#R1#
Pereira fails with the takedown
letting Tavara counter with a right hand.
Pereira with a poor takedown
and Tavara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavara.
Pereira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tavara steps in with a hook that catches Pereira right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Tavara follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pereira looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malo Tavara!
Our winner, Malo Tavara, 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: C397: Duran vs Hogg
Date: Mar 02, 2025

#R1#
Vale Queiroz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#It looks like Artemis Entreri has been cut.
Entreri lands a nice hook to Vale Queiroz's body. Vale Queiroz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice looking body shot.
Vale Queiroz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Vale Queiroz avoids the body shot from Entreri.
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Vale Queiroz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Entreri connects with a leg kick.
Vale Queiroz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Vale Queiroz counters with a stiff right hand.
Artemis Entreri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entreri misses with a shot to the body
and Vale Queiroz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Entreri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vale Queiroz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Entreri misses with a shot to the body
and Vale Queiroz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Vale Queiroz lands but Entreri takes it in his stride. #ROC2#Entreri is rocked!
Entreri throws a lazy uppercut
and Vale Queiroz counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Entreri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Entreri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vale Queiroz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Entreri's knee momentarily.
Entreri is breathing heavily.
A jab from Entreri misses.
Vale Queiroz scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Entreri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vale Queiroz - the referee stops the clock and Entreri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vale Queiroz. Entreri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vale Queiroz fakes the body blow, causing Entreri to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Entreri goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
During a confident post fight interview, Erasmo Vale Queiroz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Artemis Entreri stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nice shot man, we'll roll it back some time.'.

Event: SYN 1148 Kamara vs. Macaco II
Date: Mar 02, 2025

#R1#
Bollomard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Bollomard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bollomard is defended easily by Brown.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bollomard loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Bollomard throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bollomard thinking.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
Donk. Brown catches Bollomard right on the button with a cross.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Bollomard's head but Bollomard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bollomard ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Bollomard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Bollomard misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bollomard doesn't seem phased though.
Bollomard throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Brown has one foot on Bollomard's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get 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!#CL2#
Brown rushes Bollomard and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bollomard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Bollomard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bollomard misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Bollomard jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Bollomard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Bollomard working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily. #SU2#
Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL2#
Brown gets a clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Bollomard struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD#
Bollomard successfully pulls guard.
Brown wanted to stand there but Bollomard had control of the position. #SU2#
Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bollomard moves away and avoids it.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Bollomard is just out of range.#CL#
Bollomard darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Bollomard wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bollomard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Brown misses with a body punch. #T4#
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bollomard backwards. #BC#
Bollomard breaks the clinch.
Bollomard looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bollomard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bollomard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown slips a jab from Bollomard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jair Brown 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#
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bollomard moves away.
Bollomard misses with a hook.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown lands a body shot.
Bollomard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Bollomard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Jacques Bollomard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Bollomard wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bollomard is controlling him.
Bollomard trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Bollomard won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bollomard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Bollomard drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Bollomard off! Bollomard jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bollomard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bollomard wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown throws a jab when Bollomard was well out of range.
Brown throws a head kick but Bollomard moves out of range.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot #TD#
and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Bollomard is controlling him well.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bollomard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bollomard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bollomard 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.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bollomard manages to mount him!
Brown tries to buck Bollomard off but he can't manage it. #T3#
Bollomard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bollomard controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Bollomard is working for a guillotine from mount but Brown frees his head quite easily.
Bollomard landing strikes from the mount.#CUT#It looks like Jair Brown has been cut.
Bollomard working Brown over with strikes here.
Brown tries to buck Bollomard off but he can't manage it.
Bollomard cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown taking shots to the head.
Bollomard landing punches. #T4##ES2#
Brown somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Bollomard misses the body punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Bollomard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bollomard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bollomard wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bollomard stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Bollomard is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown is looking to escape.#SUB#
Bollomard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Bollomard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
That's time! Bollomard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Bollomard ducks down to avoid it.
Bollomard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown cracks Bollomard with a good jab.#CUT2#It looks like Jacques Bollomard has been cut.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Brown lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bollomard moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown motions for Bollomard to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Bollomard misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bollomard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Bollomard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
Jair Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown slips a jab from Bollomard.#T2#
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jair Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bollomard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bollomard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bollomard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Bollomard's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bollomard thuds a left hand into Brown's body.#T3#
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bollomard.
Bollomard throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Bollomard passes into half guard.
Bollomard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown is trying to stand.
Bollomard wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy. #T4#
Brown is trying to stand back up but Bollomard is controlling him
Bollomard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Bollomard there.
Bollomard stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bollomard connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Bollomard is controlling him well. #SUB#
Bollomard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Bollomard is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bollomard manages to move to mount!
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jacques Bollomard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bollomard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Bollomard lands with a nice body punch.
Bollomard lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Brown misses.
Bollomard tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Brown moves to clinch but Bollomard breaks away #TD#
and Bollomard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bollomard from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bollomard lands a couple of digs.
Bollomard stops Brown from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bollomard stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown is trying to buck Bollomard off.#T1#
Bollomard throws a strike aimed at the side of Brown's head but Brown avoids it well.
Brown tries to escape but Bollomard is in control.
Bollomard working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Bollomard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bollomard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
Bollomard working the body and head with strikes.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brown!
Bollomard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bollomard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bollomard with good strikes from the mount here!
Bollomard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bollomard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bollomard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bollomard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #ROC#Brown is rocked!
Bollomard with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Bollomard finish him?
Bollomard loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Brown scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bollomard land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bollomard stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Bollomard!
Jacques Bollomard thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SYN 1147 Inhanamoto vs. Bomber
Date: Mar 01, 2025

#R1#
Chai misses with a shot to the body
and Inhanamoto counters with a series of strikes. Chai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inhanamoto is looking to counter punch.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Inhanamoto slips the punch.
Chai thuds his right hand into Inhanamoto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Inhanamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai cracks Inhanamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Ryu Inhanamoto has been cut.
Inhanamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Inhanamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
Inhanamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a body shot but no joy. #KD2#
Chai cracks Inhanamoto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Inhanamoto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Chai finish him?
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inhanamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Inhanamoto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
Inhanamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inhanamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.#CUT2#Ryu Inhanamoto's cut is getting worse.
Chai cracks Inhanamoto on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Inhanamoto falls backwards against the cage. Chai follows up with more strikes that drop Inhanamoto to his knees. Chai keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Inhanamoto! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronze Bomber Chai!
Bronze Bomber Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 142
Date: Mar 01, 2025

#R1#
Guerrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Korpi lands a leg kick that knocks Guerrera off balance momentarily.
Guerrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerrera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Korpi.
Aatami Korpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korpi misses with a few strikes there.
Guerrera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decent striking displayed by Korpi there.#CL2#
Guerrera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Korpi, pushing him back against the cage.
Korpi taking a breather.
Korpi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Korpi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korpi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korpi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Korpi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Aatami Korpi has been cut.
Korpi blocks the elbow strike.
Guerrera lands a good knee to the midsection. Korpi won't want to take too many of those.
Guerrera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korpi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korpi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guerrera backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrera trying to land knees to the body.
Korpi takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Guerrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guerrera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Korpi's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guerrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Korpi's brow.
Korpi blocks an elbow strike from Guerrera.
Guerrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Korpi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korpi wants to get back to striking at distance but Guerrera won't allow it.
Guerrera misses with a knee to the head.
Guerrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Korpi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korpi blocks an elbow strike from Guerrera.
Guerrera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Korpi's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korpi. #BC#
Korpi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guerrera moves out of range as Korpi strikes.
Guerrera throws a hook but Korpi blocks it.
A shot to the body from Korpi misses
and Guerrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#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!
Guerrera throws a lazy right hand but Korpi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guerrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korpi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Korpi throws a nice looking combination but Guerrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guerrera! But no joy.
Guerrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korpi.
Guerrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korpi throws a right hand that misses
letting Guerrera counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Korpi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guerrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guerrera slips under a jab.
Korpi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guerrera scores with a decent looking hook.
Korpi just misses with a punch to the body.
Korpi misses the shot to the body.
Korpi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guerrera.
Guerrera 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.#T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Korpi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Korpi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korpi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Korpi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guerrera throws out the jab.
Korpi throwing a counter right hand but Guerrera manages to avoid it.
Korpi misses with an uppercut.
Korpi throws a jab but it's blocked by Guerrera.
Korpi scores with a body shot.
Guerrera lands a nice shot that snaps Korpi's head back.
Guerrera lands a nice hook to Korpi's body. Korpi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Korpi throws a hook but Guerrera avoids it easily.
Guerrera throws a right hand that Korpi ducks under and follows up with a left that Korpi also avoids with ease.
A jab from Korpi misses.
Korpi moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korpi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T4#
Korpi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guerrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Korpi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guerrera throws a looping overhand right but Korpi ducks down to avoid it.
Korpi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Guerrera throws a series of punches but Korpi moves out of range.
Guerrera misses with a wild body shot.
Guerrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Korpi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Korpi fails to land with a series of punches.
Guerrera tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Guerrera has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerrera missing with knees to the body.
Korpi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrera tries to land knees in the clinch but Korpi avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Korpi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Santos Guerrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aatami Korpi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Korpi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korpi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guerrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korpi scores with the left hand. Guerrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Korpi misses with a double jab.
Korpi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Guerrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guerrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korpi misses with a jab to the body
and Guerrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korpi misses with a combination
and Guerrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korpi throws a looping overhand right but Guerrera ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Korpi looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerrera is just out of range.#T1#
Korpi scoring well with a low kick there.
Korpi throws a hook but Guerrera avoids it easily.
Guerrera throws a body punch but Korpi moves out of range.
Guerrera misses with a straight left.
Korpi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aatami Korpi is winning the standup battle so far.
Korpi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guerrera at a distance.
Guerrera lands with a straight right. Korpi didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Korpi does no damage.
Guerrera takes one to the chin there.
Korpi darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Guerrera darts in and clinches Korpi up against the cage.
Korpi struggles to land a body shot inside as Guerrera controls his hands.
Guerrera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guerrera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korpi avoiding damage as Guerrera throws knees to the body. #T2#
Guerrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korpi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guerrera lands an elbow inside.
Guerrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Korpi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrera throws an elbow that misses.
Korpi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Korpi is trying to break free.
Guerrera prevents a body shot from Korpi.
Guerrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korpi throws a head punch that misses.
Santos Guerrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guerrera.
Korpi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guerrera is keeping busy.
Guerrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guerrera lands a nice knee to the body.
Guerrera trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrera throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC#
Korpi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
A jab from Korpi misses.
A lazy left from Korpi finds it's target.
Guerrera misses with a body shot.
Guerrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korpi throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Guerrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korpi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guerrera checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Korpi misses.
Guerrera tries to counter with a clinch but Korpi shakes him off and moves away.
Korpi cracks Guerrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Korpi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Guerrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korpi throws a lazy right hand but Guerrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Korpi.
Guerrera wants to counter with a clinch but Korpi pushes him away.
Guerrera misses with an uppercut. Korpi saw that one coming.#T4#
A big right from Korpi misses.
Guerrera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Korpi just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Guerrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korpi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Korpi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Korpi misses with an uppercut. Guerrera saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Guerrera 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korpi. Guerrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korpi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerrera lands with a good body shot.
Guerrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korpi was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrera.
Korpi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Korpi misses with a lunging right hand
and Guerrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korpi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Guerrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Korpi misses.
A nice side step and Guerrera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korpi lands a nice hook to Guerrera's body. Guerrera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 Aatami Korpi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aatami Korpi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Nice straight punches there by Korpi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Korpi.
Korpi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korpi connects with the punch.
Guerrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Korpi punishes Guerrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Korpi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guerrera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Korpi cracks a nice hook into Guerrera's ribs.
Guerrera ducks under a wild hook from Korpi.
Korpi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korpi sets himself, and Guerrera steps forward looking for the clinch! Korpi avoids it this time.
The crowd cheers as Guerrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Korpi doesn't seem phased though.
Korpi throws a jab but it's blocked by Guerrera.
Guerrera slips under a jab from Korpi.
Guerrera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Guerrera.#T1#
Guerrera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Korpi.
Guerrera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guerrera digs a good body shot into Korpi's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Korpi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guerrera blocks a head kick by Korpi.
Guerrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korpi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Korpi misses its intended target.
Korpi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Korpi.
Guerrera throws a body punch but Korpi moves out of range.
Korpi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guerrera connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korpi catches Guerrera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Korpi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korpi moves away.
Guerrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrera is looking to clinch but Korpi is avoiding it.
Guerrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Korpi.
Guerrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Korpi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guerrera checks it well.
Guerrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Guerrera backs away, Korpi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Guerrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korpi was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrera.
Korpi lands a lovely overhand right.
Korpi misses with a leg kick.
Guerrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrera wants to counter the offense by Korpi and move into the clinch position.
Korpi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Korpi throws a sloppy head kick
and Guerrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Korpi lands with a hook. Guerrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Korpi throws out a powerful jab.
Korpi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guerrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerrera defending well as Korpi loads up on a big left hand.
Korpi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guerrera throws out the jab.
Korpi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korpi throws a looping overhand right but Guerrera ducks down to avoid it.
Guerrera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Korpi misses with a hook.
Korpi throws a right hand that misses
and Guerrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Korpi staying out of range there.
Guerrera throws a hook to the side of Korpi's head but Korpi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Korpi throws a right hand that misses
and Guerrera counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Korpi does no damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guerrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Korpi - the referee stops the clock and Guerrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Korpi. Guerrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Guerrera. Those never looked like landing.
Guerrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Korpi throws a lazy right hand but Guerrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guerrera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Korpi defending well as Guerrera loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Korpi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Korpi.
Nice shot lands for Guerrera.
Guerrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guerrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korpi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aatami Korpi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korpi 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: GAMMA#1139 Super v Alexey
Date: Feb 22, 2025

#R1#
Salajudin Ii with a poor takedown
letting Markov counter with a right hand.
Markov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Markov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salajudin Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Markov is just out of range.
Markov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Salajudin Ii ducks under a wild hook from Markov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salajudin Ii looks for a takedown but Markov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Salajudin Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salajudin Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Markov. #T1#
Markov throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Super Salajudin Ii has been cut.
Markov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salajudin Ii's head backwards.
Alexey Markov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Markov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salajudin Ii moves away from the strike by Markov.
Salajudin Ii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Salajudin Ii swings for the body but Markov moves out of range.
Markov moves out of range as Salajudin Ii strikes.
Salajudin Ii shoots in for a takedown but Markov shows good takedown defense.
A countering left hand to the body from Markov misses.#T2#
Markov with a hook.
Salajudin Ii misses with a takedown #KD2#
and Markov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Salajudin Ii! Markov lets Salajudin Ii back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Salajudin Ii is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salajudin Ii. Markov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salajudin Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Markov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Markov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salajudin Ii cracks Markov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Markov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salajudin Ii moves away.
Markov has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salajudin Ii is defended easily by Markov.
Markov looks to score with a jab to the body but Salajudin Ii is just out of range.
Salajudin Ii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Markov sprawls and moves away.
Markov misses the shot to the body.
Salajudin Ii tries to counter with a takedown but Markov is quick to defend against it.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Markov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salajudin Ii moves away.
Salajudin Ii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Salajudin Ii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Markov swivels and escapes.
A nice combination there by Markov.
Salajudin Ii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Markov defends it nicely.
Markov throws a body punch but Salajudin Ii moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Markov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Salajudin Ii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Markov with a jab.
Salajudin Ii misses with a shot to the body
and Markov counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Salajudin Ii! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Markov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Markov!
Our winner, Alexey Markov, 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.

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