PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Satsuya Kondou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by cant stop now. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kondou
vs
Romero

188 cm
19
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satsuya Kondou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Romero!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Kondou tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Kondou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero misses with a hook.
Kondou tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance.
Kondou slips under a jab.
Kondou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Kondou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kondou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Jonny Romero has been cut.
Kondou slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Jonny Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kondou moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romero looks gassed!
A bit of stalling here from Kondou.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou has Romero pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kondou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou wants to stall.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou is stalling here.
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero lands a left hand.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Romero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romero up against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kondou - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou is struggling to control the position.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Satsuya Kondou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Romero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kondou slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Kondou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Kondou lands but Romero takes it in his stride.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kondou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kondou slips under a jab from Romero.

Kondou pushes Romero up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero pushes Kondou back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Kondou tries to tie him up.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a right hand.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou taking a breather.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satsuya Kondou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou leaning his opponent against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou looking to slow down the pace here.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou taking a breather.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero gets through Kondou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Romero.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou controlling the action here for a moment.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Kondou tries to tie him up.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Romero working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Kondou into the ropes.
Romero avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou looking to stall.
A short right from Romero.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Satsuya Kondou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Romero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kondou takes one to the chin there.

Kondou rushes Romero and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero lands a left hand.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou taking a breather.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kondou is defending well for now.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou leaning against his opponent.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Kondou takes a shot to the head.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Romero lands a left hand.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou is stalling here.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou looking to slow down the pace here.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Kondou's head.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Satsuya Kondou clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Romero'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.

Kondou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Kondou is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Kondou.
Kondou slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kondou closes the distance and clinches.
Kondou taking a breather.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero gets through Kondou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou stalling against the ropes.
Kondou is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Kondou into the ropes.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Romero.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kondous head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou stalling in the clinch.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou is trying to stall.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kondous head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Kondou into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Kondou tries to tie him up.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Satsuya Kondou had his way with Jonny Romero in that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kondou throws a front kick that sends Romero stumbling back into the ropes.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Kondou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero swinging wilding here.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Kondou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kondou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou is stalling here.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero gets through Kondou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Romero.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou is pushing Romero up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kondou.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou is pushing Romero up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Jonny Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kondou takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Kondou tries to tie him up.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!

Satsuya Kondou wins by unanimous decision!