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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Loher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Loher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Griswold
vs
Loher

178 cm
25
147 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
225 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Loher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold stuffs the takedown attempt from Loher. Loher gets slowly back to his feet.
Loher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griswold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griswold tests Loher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Griswold.
Griswold lands with a kick to the temple. Loher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Loher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Griswold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griswold lands with a hook. Loher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griswold throws a head kick but Loher moves out of range.
Loher shoots and misses
and Griswold counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark Griswold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Loher.
Griswold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loher. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griswold tries to avoid it but Loher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griswold to the ground. Griswold escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griswold scores with a leg kick.
Loher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Griswold. That one must have hurt.
Griswold lands a head shot.
Griswold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griswold slaps away a takedown attempt from Loher, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Griswold counters with a thumping low kick.
Loher is trying desperately to land a takedown but Griswold is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Loher.
Loher looks gassed!
Griswold connects with a nice looking jab.
Griswold is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griswold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loher's sensitive parts.

Griswold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Griswold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loher wants to get back to striking at distance but Griswold won't allow it.
Griswold prevents Loher from breaking the clinch.
Loher is trying to push Griswold away but Griswold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griswold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loher or not.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Griswold lands with a light punch inside.
Griswold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griswold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griswold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Griswold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Loher in his tracks for a moment.
Loher is trying to break the clinch but Griswold is controlling him.
Griswold lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Loher is trying to push Griswold away but Griswold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Griswold on the inside.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Loher shrugs off.
Loher tries to break free but Griswold pushes him back against the cage.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Loher shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Griswold.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Griswold digs a right hand underneath Loher's ribcage. Loher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griswold.
Loher wants to break free but Griswold has control.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Loher shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griswold.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loher's defenses.
Loher is looking to break free of the clinch but Griswold has double underhooks.
Griswold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loher backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griswold.
Loher is looking to break free of the clinch but Griswold has double underhooks.
Griswold lands with a right to the head.
Griswold scores with a shot to the side of Loher's head.

Loher is rocked!
Griswold lands a nice uppercut.
Loher is still on wobbly legs! Can Griswold finish him?
Griswold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Griswold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griswold throws a big uppercut that drops Loher! More strikes from Griswold and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Loher lies dazed against the cage as Griswold celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clark Griswold!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Cake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cake has chosen Stack Bundles - Far Rock America as his entrance music. Seymour Cake is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yue
vs
Cake

150 cm
22
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
216 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fei Yue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seymour Cake!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cake shoots in but no luck this time.
Yue throws a head kick that misses.

Yue shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yue showed some decent athleticism there.
Cake trying to control from the bottom.
Yue missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Cake kicks off Yue and gets to his feet.
Cake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yue pinned against the cage. Yue gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cake fails to land the takedown.
Fei Yue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seymour Cake.

Yue closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cake to the mat! Cake manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yue trying to control but Cake is working from the bottom.
Yue controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Yue decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No joy there for Yue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yue pinned against the cage. Yue gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Yue closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yue lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cake wants to stand but Yue is controlling the position.
Yue trying to control the position from guard on top but Cake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yue is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yue with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yue sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fei Yue just wasn't active enough.

Yue dives in and scores a takedown into Cake's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake controls Yue momentarily but Yue frees himself.
Yue advances position into side control!
Yue tries to advance to mount but Cake denies him.
You can see the frustration on Cake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cake looks to move to half guard but instead Yue has passed into mount! Damn!
Cake is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yue trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Cake really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Yue avoids the attempt from Cake to control.
You get the feeling that Cake really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cake tries to reverse the position but Yue maintains control.
Cake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yue controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yue with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fei Yue dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yue looking to score a takedown here. Cake is defending well but Yue drives through and ends up in Cake's guard.
Cake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fei Yue overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yue controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yue prevents Cake from getting back to his feet.
Yue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Seymour Cake.

Yue manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cake on his heels. He'll look to pass Cake's guard now, I'm sure.
Cake seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cake wants to stand up but Yue is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue wants to pass the guard but Cake is keeping the position.
Yue pushing down on Cake's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yue keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yue throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yue looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yue passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cake!
Cake is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue tries to control but Cake wriggling away.
Yue unloading with bombs!
Yue controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cake is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Cake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yue controlling the position easily from mount.
Cake tries to reverse the position but Yue maintains control.
Yue cracks Cake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yue connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yue with shots to the head and body - Cake looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yue prevents Cake from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yue looking to control but Cake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yue trying to control but Cake is having none of it.
Yue landing strikes from the mount.
Yue has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cake's face.

Yue looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yue 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.
Cake takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yue controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fei Yue dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Nice sprawl there from Yue as Cake shoots in.
Cake avoids the body shot from Yue.
Yue throws a head kick but Cake moves out of range.
Yue keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cake fails with the takedown

and Yue counters by clinching up.
Fei Yue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seymour Cake.

Yue jumps into guard, dragging Cake to the mat.
Yue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yue is trying to keep Cake in close.
Yue is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cake won't allow Yue to sweep him here.

Yue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cake defends well.
Cake wants to stand but Yue is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yue wants to stand and escape but Cake is having none of it.
Cake wants to pass the guard but Yue is keeping the position.
Yue wants to control but Cake passes easily into half guard.
Yue might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cake wants to stand up but Yue is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue wants to improve his position but Cake is controlling well.
Cake tries to stand and escape but Yue is controlling the position.

Yue actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue is refusing to be controlled, as Cake sits in half guard.
Yue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cake stalling.

Yue is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cake pulls his head out easily.
Cake is keen to just control but Yue is a slippery customer.
Cake tries to stand and escape but Yue is controlling the position.
Yue missing with punches from the bottom.
Cake trying to control the action but Yue is working from the bottom.
Seymour Cake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cake prevents Yue from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Seymour Cake.

Cake gets caught napping as Yue dives in and scores a takedown. Cake manages to retain guard.
Yue trying to control but Cake is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cake can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fei Yue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Yue stands up from Cake's guard - Yue perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fei Yue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yue 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

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

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Oudomphonephaivanh
vs
Ivey

182 cm
24
169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oudomphonephaivanh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivey.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ivey.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ivey.
Ivey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oudomphonephaivanh sprawls well. Oudomphonephaivanh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ivey gets slowly back to his feet.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a leg kick that knocks Ivey off balance momentarily.
Ivey fails to land the takedown.
Ivey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oudomphonephaivanh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Iveys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ivey shoots for a takedown but Oudomphonephaivanh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Oudomphonephaivanh moves into the clinch.
Ivey looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries to work over Ivey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivey or not.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with some punches.
Oudomphonephaivanh has a couple of punches blocked by Ivey.
Ivey tries to stall but Oudomphonephaivanh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oudomphonephaivanh is pressed up against the cage. Ivey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oudomphonephaivanh down to the mat. Oudomphonephaivanh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice cross by Oudomphonephaivanh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ivey is defended easily by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivey on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey closes the distance and clinches up with Oudomphonephaivanh, looking for a takedown. Ivey pushes Oudomphonephaivanh against the cage but Oudomphonephaivanh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oudomphonephaivanh defends it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Oudomphonephaivanh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ivey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oudomphonephaivanh defends it nicely.

Oudomphonephaivanh moves into range and clinches up with Ivey.
Oudomphonephaivanh looking to throw knees to the head but Ivey is blocking nicely.
Ivey is trying to pull guard but Oudomphonephaivanh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ivey stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Ivey is trying to force a seperation but Oudomphonephaivanh has the dominant position.

Ivey has hold of one of Oudomphonephaivanh's legs. Oudomphonephaivanh is fighting the takedown attempt but Ivey gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oudomphonephaivanh holds on and takes a little breather.
Ivey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ivey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oudomphonephaivanh's guard.
Oudomphonephaivanh is pulling down on Ivey's head to control his posture.
Ivey wants to stand and escape but instead Oudomphonephaivanh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oudomphonephaivanh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh just wasn't active enough.

Ivey gets tackled into the cage by Oudomphonephaivanh. Oudomphonephaivanh maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Ivey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oudomphonephaivanh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iveys head.
Oudomphonephaivanh gets underhooks to prevent Ivey's takedown attempt.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a right hand.
Ivey blocks an uppercut.
Oudomphonephaivanh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivey's elbow.
Ivey fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ivey is defended easily by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oudomphonephaivanh drops Ivey with a beautiful combination! Ivey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oudomphonephaivanh is looking for the KO!

Ivey is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a right and another and another! Ivey is in big trouble! Oudomphonephaivanh lands again and this time it's lights out for Ivey! A quality knockout there for Oudomphonephaivanh.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Romziel

192 cm
29
205 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

179 cm
24
183 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darius Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Romziel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas takes a swing at Romziel's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a hook but Romziel blocks it.
Thomas jabs Romziel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Romziel's defenses.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Romziel saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left and a right from Romziel both land. Nice combination.
Romziel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Romziel.
Thomas cracks Romziel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romziel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas swings for the body but Romziel moves out of range.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romziel.
Romziel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Romziel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romziel blocks the body kick.
Romziel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Darius Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Romziel's head but Romziel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Romziel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romziel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romziel misses with a looping right.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Romziel.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Romziel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romziel avoids the body shot from Thomas.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Romziel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Romziel counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Romziel throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Romziel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Romziel connects with a body shot.
Romziel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romziel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romziel.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Romziel off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Romziel.
Romziel throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romziel backs up against the cage.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romziel was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Romziel avoids it easily.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romziel manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romziel lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Romziel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thomas throws a leg kick
and Romziel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Darius Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romziel circles away quickly and effectively.
Romziel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thomas!
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romziel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romziel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Thomas.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romziel throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Romziel moved away.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Romziel is out of range.
Romziel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romziel scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.

It looks like Darius Thomas has been cut.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romziel dodges the punch combination from Thomas.

Romziel rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romziel fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Romziel has double underhooks.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Romziel throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romziel. Romziel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romziel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romziel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Romziel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Romziel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Romziel with an uppercut!
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Romziel backpedaling.
Darius Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Romziel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Romziel's head.

Romziel clinches.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Romziel has double underhooks.
Romziel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romziel lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Romziel has double underhooks.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romziel throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Romziel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas tries to break free but Romziel pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darius Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Romziel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Romziel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Romziel should have avoided that one.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romziel was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Romziel moved out of range nicely.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romziel.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romziel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Romziel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Romziel moves into the clinch.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas avoiding damage as Romziel throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romziel fails to land.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Romziel has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas tries to circle away but Romziel has him pinned against the cage.
Romziel keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Romziel tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Romziel misses with a body punch.
Romziel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romziel prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Romziel has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Romziel.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Romziel is controlling him.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Romziel backpedaling.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romziel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romziel connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romziel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Romziel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romziel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romziel keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romziel lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Romziel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darius Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romziel lands a knee to the body.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Romziel wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romziel.
Corey Romziel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Romziel working aggressively here.
Romziel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romziel lands with a left to the head.
Romziel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Romziel wants to stall.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romziel looking to slow down the pace here.
Romziel tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corey Romziel.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Thomas!
Darius Thomas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Living Colour - Cult Of Personality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Remo Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matthews
vs
Williams

176 cm
25
184 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
250 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Matthews!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matthews connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Matthews throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matthews lands a two punch combo.
Williams lands an overhand right.

It looks like Chris Matthews has been cut.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Matthews blocks the low kick.
Matthews shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Matthews off balance momentarily.
Matthews with a nice cross.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Williams misses.
Matthews misses with a low kick.
Matthews throws a lazy body kick
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Matthews takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
A low kick from Matthews misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Matthews looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matthews lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Matthews.
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.
That kick from Matthews tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matthews wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matthews.
Williams looks gassed!
Matthews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews scores with a nice body kick.
Matthews punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Matthews stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matthews looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matthews with a nice cross.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Remo Williams has been cut.
Matthews cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Matthews is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Matthews feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matthews.
Good shot there by Matthews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Matthews lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Matthews fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews thumps Williams with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Matthews.
Chris Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matthews.
Matthews cracks Williams with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Matthews.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matthews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Matthews dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matthews - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matthews. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Matthews connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
That kick from Matthews tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matthews lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matthews bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matthews.
Matthews connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Matthews looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Matthews connects with the punch.
Williams is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Matthews clinches up against the cage.
Matthews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matthews lands with a right to the head.
Matthews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matthews avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matthews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matthews lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Matthews on the inside.
Matthews missing with knees to the body.
Matthews lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matthews.
A right hook to the body lands for Matthews.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matthews working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matthews tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matthews pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Matthews.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matthews.
Matthews is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Matthews.
Matthews scores with a shoulder strike.
Matthews tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Matthews misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Matthews.
Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Matthews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
A body shot lands from Matthews.
Chris Matthews has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Matthews.
Matthews is working Williams over against the cage.
Matthews digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Matthews digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthews blocks an elbow strike.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Matthews.
A short right from Matthews on the inside.
Matthews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matthews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matthews lands a nice shot to the body.
Matthews avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Matthews.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matthews works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Matthews dominated that second 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matthews. Matthews obviously looking to wear him down.
Matthews scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Matthews.
Matthews with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Matthews has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Matthews.
A hook to the body from Matthews.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matthews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Matthews lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matthews stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Matthews.
Matthews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Matthews leaning against his opponent.
Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Matthews lands with a light punch inside.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Good body shot from Matthews.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matthews.
A right hook to the body lands for Matthews.
Matthews lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matthews scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Matthews.
Matthews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Matthews works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Matthews.
A hook to the body from Matthews.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Matthews lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matthews tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matthews is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matthews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Matthews digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams blocks a body shot from Matthews.
Matthews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthews tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Good body shot from Matthews.
A left hand lands to the body for Matthews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews scores with a nice hook to the head.

That has opened up Remo Williams's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matthews.
Matthews stalling the fight.
Matthews works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Matthews.
Matthews is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matthews lands with a left to the head.
Matthews tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthews.
Matthews scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Matthews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Matthews clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matthews buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matthews throws a nice outside leg kick.

Matthews sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Williams to the ground! Matthews dives into full mount looking to finish!

Williams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matthews controlling from mount.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Matthews finish him?
Matthews's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Matthews is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matthews looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Matthews prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Matthews unloads with some shots from mount but Williams bucks and avoids them well.
Matthews controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
Matthews can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Matthews thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matthews sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Matthews lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

The cut above Remo Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Matthews!
Chris Matthews retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Chris Matthews thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.